Thread: Standup routine

Thanks for the feedback guys.

Gina, the whole hairy ass thing was supposed to be a satire on the many insecurities over their sexuality that men have, what's gay, what isn't, that sort of thing. Yea, I was a bit worried about posting these on the internet, but I doubt anyone will steal them

I will never perform these, I couldn't. I had a speech impediment as a kid, it is all but gone now but I sometimes have trouble just speaking aloud. I also don't have the confidence. I don't have the charm or the composure to actually do it. I think I would really need to have confidence to be able to perform story based jokes.

I know what you mean about the length. For these to work, they need more jokes in them. I like story based jokes, onces which are paved with little jokes, these ones need some more, or preferabbly shortened. I have been going over some of them in my head and I realise just how long winded some of this stuff is.

Your feedback has been very useful guys. The pimp routine, I have been rewritting this in my head constantly. Going to edit it and rework some of the jokes. I think as a story based one, this has the most promise as it has more jokes laden across it.

Now, working as a satirist, I wonder how you go about doing that. I could never perform standup as a living, even if I reworked my material enough, the nerves of standing up would really get to me, but I'd love to be a comedic writer/satirist.

I am glad to see some aspiring comic's replying to this. Who are your influences? I think part of the reason my routines are stretched out a bit is that I am a big fan of Stewart Lee, who is famous for sometimes labouring his buildup, you can only get away with that if you are established I feel. I love Ricky Gervais as a standup, his use of sarcasm is excellent. Big fan of Bill Hicks, social critics are my favourite type of comedian, not always the most funny, but they challenge you to think.