I'm still busy catching up after over a month on the road, but find public performance for genuine expression so valuable I can't help using the open-mic opportunity to practice.…
At this past weekend's performance a couple developments. The first is that I no longer feel like a beginner. I'm far from mastery, but I'm not sweating just to go…
Several people from the audience said they liked the second part of this performance, saying it spoke to them, or something like that. I should be writing my next book,…
I'm happy with my latest performance despite the flub in the last seconds. My stage delivery didn't get as many laughs as the times I practiced the routine with friends,…
I lost my place for a few seconds, but otherwise, I think, improving. While I hope to improve my skills at making people laugh, my long-term goal is to develop…
Following My first public open mike stand-up comedy performance, I went back for a second try, this time trying for more than one long joke. I have a long way…
I didn't always love performing. Before writing a sketch and performing in the sketch comedy class play in business school, called Follies, I avoided the stage. That performance experience became…
I finished this week: Carmaggeddon, by Daniel Knowles: I bought a cheap used car after getting my first license at 15 years old. The experience led me to never own…