Hi I'm trying to find advice on the best way to open a Comedy act as the unsure start always affects the rest of my gig
Thanks
Opener
At the risk of sounding patronising, start with something funny, get the audience laughing within the first 10-20 seconds you are on stage and it will relax the audience and buy you a lot of good will.
The usual advice is open with your second strongest joke and close on your best.
Cool..thanks for the reply......out of opinion would u say it was best to intoduce myself first..or just grab the Mic and crack straight on with the joke?
Quote: d umbo @ March 19 2013, 2:20 PM GMTCool..thanks for the reply......out of opinion would u say it was best to intoduce myself first..or just grab the Mic and crack straight on with the joke?
The compere will have announced your name so, personally, I would crack on with a quick "Hello/Good evening" and then go straight into a joke/bit of material.
I can't stand acts who come on stage, take ages to introduce themselves, then ask the audience a question such as "Is everyone having a good time?" when they clearly have no interest in the answer, hurry up and get to the funny!
Go out with your flies undone - always good for a laugh.