Alright I think this time I’ve really bitten off more than I can chew, as they say. But there wasn’t really anything I could say no to! I have a comedy show tomorrow (Women of Comedy, featuring females comedians of colour… two categories of minority, thank you very much) and then a flamenco dance recital next month and then another comedy show on the July long weekend!
My brother and his wife are coming to the show, and some of my therapist friends, and comedy buddy, and sometimes there is someone that I didn’t know was coming… I love when that happens!
Meanwhile my mind still thinks that it’s gallivanting across the Irish countryside. It was an amazing trip as my friend and I adventured through Ireland, driving on the other side of the road, trying to survive the narrow cliff roads while taking in the stunning mountains. My friend and I were Gallivanting in Galway. LOL. Yes it’s gotten to the point where I’m laughing at my own jokes (God knows the laughter is not guaranteed at open mic nights).
The other night I bombed in my stand-up routine. It was a not-so-funny experience. I told some jokes that I thought were funny (e.g. how I stumbled into an asshole art exhibit in the Distillery District, which was not in fact an exhibit featuring portraits of my ex-boyfriends as the name may suggest, but in fact a clever marketing campaign to sell bidets). I went on to mention that at the opening (pardon the pun), the models actually posed beside their assholes. Kind of like when Melania takes a photo with Trump.
Well anyway I thought it was hilarious, but the audience did not react the way I thought. At least on a blog I’m unaware when I’m bombing! Thank god for that!
Yes when the world is falling apart, sometimes we find comfort in our mundane problems, and attempt to stand up for things while sitting down. When I mentioned to an artist I met on the weekend that I had been trying stand-up comedy, she asked me, “How long have you been standing up?” which was a cute way to phrase the question, and made me think of being an activist. Which seems to be a monumental task at the moment. So if you’re feeling really helpless, become a stand-up…. comedian.
Speaking of which, I got tickets this morning to see one of my favourite entertainers, Ellen Degeneres, on her very last stand-up tour. She has always made me laugh, and broken many barriers by standing up for her true self and giving others permission to do the same. The show is called “Ellen’s Last Stand…. Up”. I was #2999 in line, and then #1, and now I’m counting the days.
She's Come Undone 