My 1st Show

I am relieved to say my 1st show was a success & a beautiful group of 17 friends showed up to support me. At 1st it seemed as though all of the elements were against me; it was the day after the anniversary of 9/11, there was a street festival so traffic was a nightmare, & it was raining out. This is the perfect recipe for a bad show. The crowd was small & definitely tough, but they gave me a few laughs anyway. I was so nervous that I rushed through my set. Although I received a positive reaction from everyone I wasn’t happy with my performance.
They set up the new talent shows by mixing 2 professional comics in with the new comedians. One of the professional comics was kind enough to take time to speak with me about my set & we are going to set up a writing session to work on it. I also just signed up for a 6-week writing class.
I’m noticing more the different kinds of comedy. Some jokes work better in writing, some jokes are funny only during conversations, some jokes work on stage & many do not work at all. Comedy is a lot more work than I first anticipated, but I’m looking forward to the challenge.