“I was always pretty broad. I've had a couple bad experiences. One time, I showed up late for a gig in Brooklyn at an Italian restaurant. I ran on stage, did my show, and then some guy in the audience threatened to kill me because he didn't like my joke. Instead of talking to him, I just ran off stage. And then, because I was late, the owner of the restaurant threatened to kill me. And I was 19 years old and so scared that I almost started crying. But, I've done every gig you can imagine, in every state.” YearsStatesDoneShowsGuyTalkingAudienceImagineStageCryCoupleLateJokesScaredRanRestaurantsOwnersBroadsItalianOne TimeThreatenedKill MeGigsBrooklynBad ExperiencesTalking To Him Author:Nick Swardson
“I've been doing magic since I was five years old, and when I was trying to get acting gigs, I found I could make a good living at it. It's great to kind of shake the cobwebs off and get the feeling of a live audience again. I love close-up magic, the card stuff, the coin stuff, the really up-close David Blaine stuff.” TryingYearsKindFeelingsFoundStuffActingAudienceFiveMagicCardsFive YearsShakesCoinsGigsFive Year OldsGood LivingCobwebs Author:Steve Valentine
“I realized that performing was what I wanted to do when I did my first professional gig as a dancer with my company Synergy in Canada. I was overwhelmed with how it felt to perform in front of an audience.” FirstsWantedFeltCompanyAudienceFrontsI RealizedPerformingDancerCanadaOverwhelmedGigsSynergy Author:Catherine Mary Stewart
“I love festivals because they seem like more of an artsy, supportive attitude - which benefits a more theatrical performer sometimes with having theater and other non-club venues, as well as the audience being filled with other artists. It's nice to be with other comics, as usually at other road gigs, I'm solo for the most part.” WellsSometimesSeemsArtistAttitudeAudienceNiceBenefitsTheaterFilledClubsPerformersSoloSupportiveFestivalsGigsTheatricalVenues Author:Maria Bamford
“The hour on stage is rarely a drag. In fact, I can't really say that its ever a drag. The few times that its been challenging has been when you don't have a sympathetic audience or there is the occasional strange corporate gig or something that you take or that you're not sure and you're like, "Wait a second. That's just the wrong venue".” Has BeensI CanFactsWaitingHoursChallengesAudienceStageStrangeCorporateNot SureDragOccasionalGigsSympatheticVenues Author:Joel Plaskett