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As has been stated in this blog, Jim Bruce and I have been doing a lot of stand-up lately, almost to the point of still not getting paid! I’m sure we’ll be famous stand-up comedians real soon, but, in the meantime, we are having lots of fun at open-mics and unpaid, booked shows.
One of the things that has bothered me about these comedians, at these open-mics, is they seem to make fun of other, successful comedians. One of the more common themes is that other comedians seem to think that Dane Cook isn’t funny. The critique is that he doesn’t really have any jokes and he just moves around a lot. That is very understandable. There are many comedians that I don’t find very funny or funny at all, just as there are certain sit-coms or rom-coms that I don’t enjoy. It’s all about personal opinion, whether you are a comedian or not.
Here’s my problem... when you are an unsuccessful comedian, say, a comedian performing at an open-mic or some other unpaid gig, you’re not allowed to make fun of another, WAY more successful comedian! It makes you look like an idiot! I’m not talking about a discussion over dinner or some blog (blogs? who writes those?) you wrote. I’m talking about doing jokes about how Dane Cook isn’t funny during your 5-minute set at Brandee’s Coffee Shop in Costa Mesa.
You need to understand that you are not successful. Dane Cook is successful. You are trying to attain the success of Dane Cook. Therefore, you cannot make fun of him until you are, at least, more successful.
Listen, just focus on being funny. Don’t worry about whether or not Dane Cook is funny. Save all your great jokes about how Dane Cook isn’t funny for when you are sitting around drinking with your buddies. They will love it. Go ahead, make fun of Carlos Mencia while you’re at it, it’ll be your closer.
Anyway, my thoughts are these... I don’t care how certain comedians became successful. Maybe they are really funny, maybe they were just in the right place at the right time, maybe they are more charismatic or good-looking, maybe they had a hook, I don’t care! Good for them! But I don’t have to watch their shows and I, surely, don’t need to make fun of them on-stage when I am a nobody and they are a somebody and their somebody-ness is exactly what I am trying to achieve. Also, I watched some Dane Cook stand-up the other night and I’m pretty sure he is funny.
If you want to see Jim and myself perform, we will be at the HaHa Cafe in North Hollywood on Sunday, April 13th at 9pm (Jim will be hosting and I will be performing) and we will be co-hosting at Scoreboard Bar & Grill in Pomona on Wednesday, April 16th at 8pm. Message us for more deet-deet-deets.
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