It happened - I'm SHAMELESS 😳
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The last couple posts I’ve talked in depth about navigating the difficult shit and finding the light at the end of the tunnel.
It almost feels like Pity Porn.
And just like real porn it’s occasionally beneficial but too much of it makes you weird.
So let’s talk about Killing Shame. I think I’ve done it.
It’s dead.
In Today’s Email 👀 (Read Time: 4 mins)
The shame is dead: something’s wrong
[Video] Abu gets Heckled: People love heckler videos
Comic To Watch: The Mexican Indian
Something’s wrong with me
I am barely feeling shame on stage doing the weirdest shit. About 6 shows ago I kinda bombed in Dubai and it felt weird.
I didn’t want to get back on stage again.
Last week I did 4 shows and your boy is BACK!
Here’s a list of some of the weird shit I did:
A set where I didn’t say a single word for the first 2 minutes
5 minutes of crowdwork at a bar where no one was interested in the show
Wore a Kandura (Arab attire) and brown shoes that didn’t match while performing
Went into the crowd, met people, shook hands, KISSED PEOPLE
IT GOT WEIRD - And I feel amazing.
The weirder it got, the more enjoyable it became.
The crowd can feel it to, everyone in the room senses the tension you create by being weird AND the key is to OWN it.
Most comics will do something weird that they think is funny and immediately retreat back to their normal self because it FEELS FUCKING ODD to stay there - it’s valid.
But the GOLD lies beyond in the ODD.
By staying in the ODD you get to convince the audience that this may not be an ACT.
YOU ARE WEIRD - they believe it - and now IT’S ON.
“PULL THE TRIGGER - KILL THE SHAME”
The audience and you arrive at a place none of you have been to before, it’s unknown, it’s scary but they trust you now and believe you’re about to show them something special.
This might be one of the most amazing places a comic can be at because it requires the audience to put blind trust in you and ONLY then can they enjoy the humor and LAUGH like no one’s listening.
The first few minutes are crucial for the audience to trust that you can make them laugh and only then will they truly laugh.
That’s why opening a show is the toughest spot and so are the first few minutes of your set to an unknown audience.
So try being weird this week. That’s your homework.
Ask if you could get your coffee for free when you order at Starbucks next
Maintain eye contact with people when you walk down the street (fight the urge to look away, you win if they look away first)
just in case you do this and the other person is ALSO WEIRD and calls you out just say you thought they were someone you knew (circa 4 hour work week)
Ask that cute girl/guy at your gym for their number
(BONUS POINTS FOR BEING WEIRD WHEN DOING THESE)
Me vs. Heckler (Video of the week) 💣
This was the settings, I reached the show last Sunday and there was a woman in the crowd drunk out of her mind screaming and yelling at the most random times.
She wasn’t saying anything rude, she just laughed loudly when there were no punchlines, screamed randomly and was a total distraction.
Comics tried to befriend her, security tied to shut her up, they tried to do crowdwork with her but nothing worked.
I’ve been in these situations before and I’ve talked about how I destroyed a heckler but the audience turned against me because I got too mean.
Here’s my interaction with her - how’d it go?
COMIC TO WATCH 😈
Speaking of energy, this man puts THE MOST electrifying live show I’ve been to in my life. Meet Rene Vaca.
This dude used to do open mics with my friends in 2019 and now he’s touring the country as the most popular Mexican comic.
How did he rise so quickly? It’s because of the LEG. He does something no one else does, he involves the crowd in a way that gets people literally rolling on the floor.
Check out his IG and scroll through some videos - you will not be disappointed.
That’s all for this week folks!
If you’ve read this far, I love and appreciate you. Fuck the rest.
- talk soon killers!