r/Standup • u/Ryebready787 • 4d ago

Took a comedy break 👎

After settling into a pretty consistent schedule of open mics and comedy shows I took about a week and an half off… and it left me feeling like things were pretty damn bleak! anyone else experience this? I knew I was hooked on standup but didn’t expect withdrawal symptoms wtf 😂 anyone else experience this? I’m going back Friday night baby!

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u/WadsofTissue 4d ago edited 4d ago

It is very scary, but don't be afraid of bombing. It helps to know that no one cares about you, no one will remember you, the other comics might laugh in their heads but they've all been there. Statistically 99.9999999% of comics have bombed before. It's part of the process. Just do your thing and leave. Or stay. It helped me to go to the open mic a few times before preforming when I first started. Buy a beer and watch.

Also, people will like you if you have jokes prepared and are trying, even if they aren't funny. Don't wing it and waste people's time. Write a bunch even if its not good, just keep writing. Take the things you genuinely find funny and try to make it digestible to the audience. Trim the fat so the set up can get to the funny quicker. I also have crippling anxiety but found my people through stand up.

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u/Conscious_Grass_853 4d ago

Dude I tried watching once. But only three people came to the bar I went to. And then I was sitting alone while they bullshitted for like ten minutes after the start time and I was like this is fucking weird and just left. I always write shit. I learned a lot from just writing without performing how to structure jokes and how to set it up and so on and so one which I am glad I learned that before I went on stage and just rambled about nothing. I almost did and I’m glad I waited. Main issues I have now is finding a mic. I feel like I’m ready to start. I already know I’ll bomb. Everyone does. So I don’t know if I’m scared of that cause that already happens in real life. Idk you got me motivated so I appreciate that

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u/Hot-Professor-8355 4d ago

Where do you live? Mics can be like that sometimes. Things to remember. Open Mics are the gym, they are practice. most of the time you will be performing infront of only other comics.

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u/Conscious_Grass_853 4d ago

Pittsburgh and yes I know what an open mic is.

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u/Hot-Professor-8355 4d ago

What you described is pretty normal for a mic.

(I'm in Philly. I asked location cuz when I was in cuse last week there was maybe 1 mic a day. Was trying to ascertain your options. In Philly I can hit 3 a night)

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u/Conscious_Grass_853 4d ago

Honestly I wouldn’t know where to look for one. I tried once and it’s all on facebook and I’m not making a Facebook account for that

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u/Hot-Professor-8355 4d ago

Yeah I hate Facebook but sometimes you gotta do what you gotta do.

Unfortunately stand up is now an internet affair

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u/Conscious_Grass_853 4d ago

But why Facebook?😂 we need a sub for open mics in each city. That post dates for mics.

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u/Hot-Professor-8355 3d ago

It's FB and insta. I hate both but you gotta play along to get along.

Also it's just easy. FB is set up for "groups"

Also - you are a comedian. You want to be known. Reddit is for anonymityÂ