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bluemagic Loyal user 271 Posts |
Humor and, or comedy in your act.what is your view on trying to be funny?are there rules that you try to follow?
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MR Effecto Inner circle 2836 Posts |
I just myself. I the coolest nerd I know.
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Devious Inner circle 2120 Posts |
Very briefly,
There are no hard and fast rules unless you are working a comedy club wherein, you must make them laugh several times every few minutos or you are out the door, exit stage right buddy! Find out who you are and what makes you laugh. Try to convey those ideas during your performance, whilst laughing all the way to the bank if executed properly. Your participants will pick up on your genuine laughter as it's infectuous, if you are sincere in your delivery. If you are using canned jokes, your timing will be a dead giveaway... Not that it isn't possible, just that it requires much effort through real live performances mostly. Comedy is one of the few art forms that are laughed at, save for magic. Watch videos of comedians on Youtube or dvds to see how they both build and establish rapport. Watch to see how they not only connect, but maintain those connections, through callbacks, blocking, prop management, and of course, the "Hee-Hees". Pay particular attention to any callbacks that they may use. If you decide to use callbacks this can help your act by virtue of it becoming the backbone of your script. Angel Salazar from the film Scarface, (He played the short guy at the end with the Tommy Gun), is one of the best at laughing at himself and making you laugh as well, because he is really laughing and not pretending to laugh. You can find his comedy bits on YouTube. He is a great guy in person as well. Most of all as stated earlier, just be yourself unless you can be IRON MAN then always be IRON MAN, but if you can't be him, be yourself. Your participants will love you for it! The only problem is that if "yourself" isn't that interesting, your magic MUST be! That said, I have found that some of the magic, that I've seen in my travels is NOT that interesting, however, I was entertained because the character personality carried the show with his wit and charm. So said, magician still received a great tip from this participant, and in the end he was the one that "Hee-Heed"(See Call Back), all the way to the bank! |
Devious Inner circle 2120 Posts |
Don't forget to visit this Forum
for more comprehensive discussions on using comedy in your presentations. |
bluemagic Loyal user 271 Posts |
Thank you that helps,I think I'm on right track.
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NYCTwister Loyal user 267 Posts |
Timing and a quick mind are the two most important things that come to my mind.
While it's important to have tried and true routines to get things started, it's the ability to adapt to the particular moment, the particular audience, that really make the difference as to whether or not you're funny. Busking, being on the street and saying this is what I do, give me money, is probably the best, if most brutal way to find out if you're funny. (Assuming you do it for a living.) Every performing situation is unique and only happens once, even if it seems like the same old thing. With each particular audience there are ways to go that gives THEM the best experience. That's what I have to find.
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Yellowcustard Inner circle New Zealand 1334 Posts |
Every thing above is pretty spot on.
But here are a few things I found helped me and I hope they help you find your answer. When my street show got uo and running and I had my routine set I decide to work on two things hat line and gags. My routines did have gags in them but I wanted to add a few more and use some jokes that come up time to time in your shows. Like when a someone just walks throw your pitch, You stare at them them look at the audience and say "its OK its just a stage there going through" So wrote a few on liners on my phone note book and kept reading them on the way to the pitch so they were fresh in my head. I also pick a line and focus on getting it in on most shows. Over time I am more faimalur with the lines so I know how to deliver them and there at the front of my brain ready to fire out. Also I see some street busker fire put down line out all the time. Like "hi sir are you a gambling man? of course you are you put that shirt on" There is nothing wrong with this but I feel if you are going to put someone down put back up above were you got them from. Also don't be afraid to put your self down. in my act I have a few set lines that shoot at me. Like I do a mistake in my rope routine and I fix it. As this fix sinks in I follow with "if mistake dint happen I would not be conceived" Do find your way and there are books out there full of jokes and one liners some are good some are bad but its good to see what make you laugh and adapt for your show. I would suggest ,That reminds me by Micheal Close http://www.michaelclose.com/joke-book/12......oke-book Hope this all helps good luck.
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ROBERT BLAKE Inner circle 1472 Posts |
Read STAND UP - Ian Keable. how to find comedy in combination with magic. I love the CHARACTER SITUATION COMEDY.
also write down the jokes/comedy, you do, what get the best reaction. then look and see what kind of comedy that is. obviously people laugh hard at those jokes. so if you know what kind they are you can start looking - writing these kind of jokes. |
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