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| More snow coming today. Now that's something the young and the old could relate to. |
But it got me thinking. Maybe I could do that. I was shocked that I had that thought even more than I was shocked that Evelyn did it. I had no idea what I would talk about or what my jokes would be, but I was intrigued. It's a kind of performance that I would like to try. My mind swirled with who my audience would be, what kind of stories they would like, and would I be funny to a younger audience because of my with my lack of knowledge of their world. Material did not come easily. In fact, none of it every made it to paper (screen), but even after a few days of thinking about it, I was still interested.
That was until one day when I realized that I didn't stay up late enough to perform in any club. That was it. If I don't get my sleep, I am a really unhappy person. And the idea of performing was not enough to that override the lack of sleep factor. So I tabled the idea. So much for my stand up comic career.
Unless... I can find an afternoon audience of older people. Maybe I'd start with the story of how I couldn't do this in a regular comedy club because they're open too late. Maybe?!
Oh, that would be perfect - an afternoon comedy show, with a target audience of older people, who would probably get the joke about being unable to stay up late enough to do a regular, late night comedy show! Unless they are all insomniacs like me! :D I think you should do it! Put in a few jokes about mishaps with modern technology and the every day realities of getting older, and you'll have a good routine, I think. Perhaps something you could do, as a volunteer, at a senior citizen's center? Or, at the library?
ReplyDeleteI was thinking along similar lines. You should have an "in" at a library ...
DeleteI'll have to give this some more thought. Maybe I'll start with my sisters and branch out from there.
DeleteI can't handle life without adequate sleep either. But I can't believe you considered getting up in front of an audience to tell jokes. That takes a lot of courage and confidence. Telling jokes is an art. I would love to see or hear your routine!
ReplyDeleteWell, I'll have to get some jokes first. I don't know if I could be funny or not. I have a lot of what I consider are witty comments, that other's don't always get.
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