![]() Sitting in a science class, I stared at the periodic table of the elements that hung behind the professor. I didn’t want it to appear that others were nuts I wanted it to appear that I was nuts.Another method was to idly and abstractedly dream up bits. “I laugh in life,” I thought, “so why not observe what it is that makes me laugh?” And if I did spot something that was funny, I decided not to just describe it as happening to someone else, but to translate it into the first person, so it was happening to me. I came up with several schemes for developing material. The audience necessarily remained a thing unseen except for a few front rows, where one sourpuss could send me into panic and desperation. After the shows, however, I experienced long hours of elation or misery depending on how the show went, because doing comedy alone onstage is the ego’s last stand.ĭarkness is essential: If light is thrown on the audience, they don’t laugh I might as well have told them to sit still and be quiet. Let’s start!Įnjoyment while performing was rare-enjoyment would have been an indulgent loss of focus that comedy cannot afford. ![]() These are my notes which I intend to go back to later. ![]() It is not a complete summary of the book. Later I turn those highlights into a blogpost. Note: While reading a book whenever I come across something interesting, I highlight it on my Kindle. ![]()
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