Hi everyone my names tom I'v just turned 24 and really want to try my hand at stand up comedy but I could do with some help getting into the scene here's what iv done so far
Iv started writing my own jokes some are good and some could do with re working and the rest need to be taken back to the drawing board I'd say I have about 5 mins of material the ones that work the best are the story's iv taken from real life experience and made funny.
So iv tested the jokes/funny stories on friends and family and seem to of had good results so im looking for an open mic night to start with iv tried open mic finder but it's not gave me much luck iv emailed the local university but got no response as well as a good amount of googling and searching fb all I can seem to find is the comedy clubs in Manchester and Liverpool which are the 2 largest cities in my area I have however found 1 open mic opertunity but from what the host has said is they only ever have music acts and don't sell any alcohol can someone please point me in the right direction
Finally if/when I find something sutibla the part I'm struggling with most is introducing myself on stage and grasping the audience attention so I thought I'd add what I'm hoping to use as my opening joke on the night it's not the best iv writen but I'm hoping it will get a few grins and smirks and get me into the right track so I'll post it for you to all critic for me as I want to test some material but don't want to give my best away
Soo Last time I was on a stage about 15 years ago I got the lead role in the schools Christmas play I really wanted the lead role and was made up when I got it but in reality I was the only 9 year old fat enough to get stuck up the f**king chimney
It's designed to break the ice for me and hopefully kick any early nerves I have also it's short and sweet so I can get into some of my better material