Well folks, I had fun on NY’s Got Talent. I was thrilled that friends Judy, Meghan,
Steven, Jaye, Gordon, and Kathryn (plus a friend of hers) came to the
show.
I arrived to learn I would be up first. As comics know, it’s not easy to go
first in
terms of the audience not being in laugh mode yet and having not even gotten
through their first drink yet. Yet it
was good for me to not have too much time to anticipate and get nervous.
I was pleased with my performance. That’s all I have control over. The
host was funny. The 3 judges consisted of a young male comic,
a woman who is a producer and has projects going on, and a woman who sounded
British who also has projects going on.
The comic was very positive in his feedback. He acknowledged the difficulty of going
first. He thought I had a theme
throughout my set and that I did a good job.
The next judge was on the same page as I am. She told me I have balls and that I spoke on
much of what the world needs to hear. She credited me for being female and doing
this in such a male-dominated field. She
said she’d like to hear more from me. (I’d
love to work on a project with her.) The
British one thought I “stretched out the penis” too much. Is that even possible?
Then I sat with my friend Judy and enjoyed the rest of the
show.
I was the only female in this round of comics. One of the comics went way over the time we
were given. Nobody said anything about
that. I found some not that funny. Some were funny. What became clear as we listened to the
feedback from the judges is that the women who were producers seemed to have an
idea in mind of what they were looking for.
One mentioned someone’s set being good as sitcom material.
The audience was told to vote for two people. The ballots were collected,
and convening
happened in another room. During that
time, I walked over to the different tables where guests of mine were
seated. As I did, audience members were
high-fiving me and giving me compliments. I got the feeling my friends were not the only
ones who voted for me. I was feeling
hopeful and then caught myself. I was in
a similar situation a couple of months ago.
And I had to learn that there are other factors not shared with us. I can’t be whatever I’m not. I can just work on being funny. I was.
That may not be the deciding factor. I don’t know what happens with the ballots. We don’t hear numbers. I didn’t want to get too hopeful because I
didn’t want to look disappointed when they announced the winners.
The host, Cooper, returned and had us come back up on stage. He did a funny recap of what the judges told
each of us.
Winners were announced.
I wasn’t one. I agreed with one
of their
selections. If I could have
voted, I would have voted for him and for me.
Two of my guests were at a table with two people who didn’t know
me. My guests told me that those guys voted
for me. In terms of the audience, I did
my job.
Whatever the agendas, I wanted the judges to have a way to
remember
me for future possibilities. I
made sure I gave each of them my card.
They thanked me. I maintained my
professionalism. It all was
cordial.
Four of my guests and I went out to a good Irish Pub
afterwards that had
food (I was soooo hungry), and they knew how to make my
Long Island Ice Tea. The five of us do
not get together regularly, so being together and sharing stories and laughing
and all of that was sooo much fun.
I felt so appreciative of those who came to the show (I had
other friends
who wanted to come but couldn’t, and I appreciate their desire
and their good wishes very much). I felt
very good about the night.
Now, moving right along, on Tuesday, March 19th at
8pm, I’m in a show
called “Own the Stage.”
There is a variety of talent – singers, comics, poets, rappers. There will be two rounds. Everyone will perform. Then the audience decides who goes on to the
second round on the same night. So some
will perform a different piece/set in the second round. Then a few judges will
decide on one winner. I am in it to be
in the show. I have no expectation of
winning. The group producing this is
Char’Actors. The winner will get $250, 4
months of free acting classes, and a role in their upcoming film. Again, there will be people in the audience
(the judges and others) who could be influential in one’s path. If this appeals to you, here’s the link.
It will be at Taj II Lounge
48 West 21st Street
Doors open at 6:30
Show at 8pm
(no matter what the Eventbrite says)
