Well, I did it. I've written a new stand-up routine consisting of new jokes, the best jokes from last year's set (I only performed it seven times Oop North so they're still technically fresh) and stuff I posted on Twitter that got positive reactions.
I've cherry-picked forty of the several hundred jokes I've written in the past year or so, and though I haven't timed it yet, the routine will be somewhere between five and ten minutes long.
Now I just have to remember all the gags and rehearse the fuck out of them, and try and develop a personality/style that best complements them.
When I did stand up (OK, the one time I did it) I had that problem. I rehearsed for ages but still ended up writing stuff on the back of my hand, and because of nerves I even managed to miss stuff of my hand. I managed to get it all out though, I don't really remember it, I just have the youtube video to prove it.
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@mattfishwick
http://ilovemattfishwick.com
Thanks Matt, I'm looking forward to getting back into it.
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