Sunday, February 10, 2008

Stand Up/Text #2

I've been studying stand-up performance as a way of preparing for a solo show I'm in the process of writing. I'll be performing ten minutes of the material in April. Why stand-up? Because I'm looking for a contrast to the solo-show stereotype of emotionally over-wrought personal revelations. Sorry to generalize. What about Bridge and Tunnel or Dai you say? I would say those shows are exceptions to the rule.

Youtube is great for this kind of research. Here's what I've been watching:

Brian Regan here, here, here, here, and here.

Rich Hall here, here, here, and here. Notice the resemblance to Moe Szyslak.

Then, of course, there's Bill Hicks. Here's a roughly 30 minute set. Enjoy.

Addendum: One more Bill Hicks show here.

Question: When you click on these links are you getting any sound?

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