I had a great set in the F.U.C. show (Funny Underground Comedy) at Broadway Comedy Club
on Saturday. My "penis-free zone" absolutely rocked the room. The natural high that puts
me on lasted through much of the next day.
I liked knowing two of my adult students and an adult daughter
of one of
them were in the audience (wish we had taken photos), and I enjoyed watching and meeting a couple
of comics I never knew before.
Several of that night’s performers are not in these
photos. From left to
right: Nichole Spain, Chris Vaccarelli, Mindy
Matijasevic, Aaron Smith, and Joe Cuomo.
Many of you may not know this,
but whenever I am going to perform
(whether as a stage actress, a storyteller, or a
comic), I am quite nervous. Doing
stand-up has made poetry readings feel easy.
Different challenges with each thing.
Great satisfaction with each as well.
I still find comedy the hardest because the writing is my own, I’m up
there alone, I have to have all the material in my head already, and I’m
expected to be funny. So when I hear the
laughter, it is an amazing feeling. But
hours before, when I am agonizing to some degree, I ask myself why I do this
and remind myself how no one is making me do this.
After the show, I was talking
with one of the comics who I had found hilarious.
I told him about what I go through.
He said he had just done the same that day. He had asked himself why he does this. Then when the laughter happens, he is
answered.
I love the honesty of this! Thanks so much, Mindy! I really want to hear you do Comedy. In a way, I feel that is deeper than anything else. I think you know this too. What joy! To do what you love and be rewarded with laughter!
Thanks, Kathryn, for appreciating. These days, I haven't been producing my own comedy shows. I have been performing in other people's shows lately. It would be nice to see you in the audience.