Ikky Sticky

I don’t get it, material one week kills, the next week it falls flat on its arse. It wasn’t a bad gig, I just usually do a hell of a lot better, I’m quite upset by how well it went.

One week the stuff rips the roof off, the next week, I get a few chuckles and some laughter, its confusing, I don’t know if the material sucks, or if I delivered it badly, or if was a bad crowd, everything is just too subjective in this business.

But i’ll do a rewrite again.

Kneecap to the random

its hard coming up with blog titles that have nothing to do with the content of the post. Today’s title comes from @awlbiste thank you!

Anyway new act competitions are a godsend, I know I said earlier how much I need to avoid them, but thanks to advice given to me by @comedyteddy, I’ll be doing a lot more of them, he also told me that: “Bitterness is key to being a comedian & competitions are a valuable source of it.”

So to that end I’m currently in the heats for the old speckled hen new act of the year competition, that’ll be played out on the 25th of September, and i’ve applied to do the FHM new act of the year competition. Off the back of take the mic and a few stand appearances I’ve got a few more open spots lined up, well in talks right now anyway, once they are completed I’ll add them to gig list.

Lets hope I can continue with the gig momentum and get a job while I’m at it.

Damn You Chris Henry

Glasgow Comedian Chris Henry has made me feel ashamed for not gigging as much as I could be.  So i’m currently on the hunt for gigs, and for the first time in ages, gigs outside of Glasgow =o

One can only hope that I can find a job in the meantime, I’ve got a degree in computing and  software engineering I want to use it. Stupid recession.

The race for life and other smaller tidbits

2 folk i’ve known literally all my life are now married to one another. Massive congrats to Humzah and Erim, I was partially involved in introducing them so I am doubly happy for them and wish them the all the best!

But I do feel though i’m somewhat at a standstill in comparison to my peers, I’ve done alot of minor things over the course of my life but I’ve done nothing recently. With the wedding of 2 friends (although I rarely saw or spoke to them over recent years) now over, i’m left thinking: “shit, what am I doing with my life.”

An attempt to enter and run the london marathon, weight training for britains strongest man heats and a job hunt. It does seems so frivilous in comparison to my peers, who have jobs, relationships and kids. I’m still chasing my dreams rather than living reality.

I love stand up. I love preforming, its still amazes me how much I love it but, I don’t chase it nearly enough as I should. Everyone else seems to be rocketing ahead with gigs and contacts and here I hide doing next to nothing comedy wise not one proper gig this month…

I’ve justified it in my head that because i’m not working I’ll save money by not gigging. When truth in point probably is I’m afraid, i’ve been told repeatedly by my peers and my respected heros of comedy that I could live the dream of doing stand up full time, if I just apply myself over the next few years. The problem is I’m more afraid that I’ll fail. I’d rather live as long as possible with the dream that I can become a professional entertainer rather than try and fail.

Perhaps I should take a leaf out of Erim and Hamzah’s book and take a leap.

More regular updates to come. Soon. Ish. Maybe.

Ross is on a boat.

He’s going quite fast supposedly.