COMIC'S COMIC

I am not a “comic’s comic”. These are comedians that other comedians always wanna see or will stick around to watch or stay around to see when they do a set. A comedians' favorite. In other words, I am not typically a comedian that other comedians stay to watch. 

When I started, I always tried to entertain the people who paid to see the show, not the comedians in the back of the room. There are comedians who play to the back of the room, which sometimes feels like “inside baseball” to me and the patrons of the show.  Those are jokes catered to comedians that non-comedy fans typically don't understand. You will see a joke not hit with the general crowd but hear everyone in the back laughing, to the point where the patrons will turn around to see what they are missing.

I was never bothered by it, but recently it started to bother me, since it feels like I am being slighted. Especially when there is a smaller crowd and the comedians laughing for their comedian (the comic’s comic) help to fill the laughs in an otherwise smaller show. To be fair, I don’t really go out of my way to watch other comedians sets, unless I need to or hear things about someone I should watch, but when possible, I always stay in the room to listen.  Unless its a comedian I really love. Hyppocritcal I know. Recently a comedian went up while we were all the other comedians were in the green room. It was a small show, but all the comedians went to watch him. I was the comedian closing the show after this comedian, so when he got off stage, they all left. It would not have been a big deal except for the comedians were 1/3 of the audience.

Recently on the road, I did play for the back of the room (the comedians), and it did feel great, I am not gonna lie. I still think the paying audience is who should be the focus, but I hope to also win over the comedians someday. #standup #comedy #comedian #formerlawyer