“I'm sitting at the bar, rearranging the order of my jokes. I'm under the delusion that I'm having bad shows because of some cosmic misalignment of words, phrases, and ideas. I may as well have cast runes into a spirit bowl, hoping that the collective heart of the audience would open to my necromantic call. Maybe that's how jugglers do it. Those guys never have shitty sets.” JokesStand UpPresent TenseJugglersCasting RunesPatton OswaltNecromantic ComedySpirit Bowl Book:Zombie Spaceship Wasteland Source: Zombie Spaceship Wasteland
“Eight people show up. The emcee is warm, friendly, and about as funny as Shoah. I take the stage to the sound of, my hand to God, one person clapping once and only once, and then I start into my act.” Stand UpClappingShoahPatton OswaltHand To God Book:Zombie Spaceship Wasteland Source: Zombie Spaceship Wasteland