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[quote] On 2007-04-15 14:04, Circus Bambouk wrote: I've gotten great lines by purposely packing different props into my show. I used to use a small bowl for a juggling routine, I packed a hotel desk bell instead. Works the same for the trick, but I was able to improv 2 really solid jokes first time out about the bell. The bell stays. Scotty Meltzer did a great comedy writing workshop at Motionfest. I'm revisiting a lot of those nuggets of wisdom as I remount an old ren faire show of mine. The best bit of advice, in my opinion, (and I'm paraphrasing) "Unless a line gets a solid laugh, establishes character or gets more money in the hat, cut the line. Cut your show in half. Cut the crap." I had so much 'crap' packed into a 22 minute show, I had to rush through it. I feel like I can let it settle and breathe now. I'm very happy with that technique. -Brian Posted: Apr 15, 2007 2:08pm Oh yeah, if I'm bored, I give myself an assignment. Back at the PA ren faire we used to sit around the bonfire and play '185' (give yourself a general topic, say, snack foods. Joke structure: 185 snack foods walk into a bar. The bartender says, sorry, I can't serve 185 snack foods. The snack foods reply: punchline). The more we played, the better we got. The more we found our own styles. Celly used to kill with tons of adjectives on the set-up (185 mongolian transvestite bowlegged snack foods...) that all made sense on the punch. Most of my assignments have nothing to do with material I want to use onstage, just keeps me fresh. -B [/quote]
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