Update time!
I did my first ever stand up routine last night. It was so nerve racking the entire day leading up to it, but after I got on stage, it wasn't so bad. The crowd was good. I found I got more laughs poking fun at my bad punchlines and joke structure than from my actual jokes.
Justin, that's totally awesome that you're getting paid for speaking now. I definitely want to keep going with this. Now I want to learn the structure of being funny because I feel alright in front of an audience. Just curious, what did you do for work and money while you were working on your speaking skills?
Amit, that's pretty much what I did. I signed myself up before I had anything prepared. I'd rather go unprepared then never go at all
How in the heck did you go from no laughs to a great 30 minute routine? Did the book you mentioned help out a lot? I really want to learn about joke structure and comedy writing because that is my biggest area to grow in.
Thanks for the support guys!