Stand Up.
Sitting in my favorite café at 9:35 on a Saturday morning. I can definitely say I've never done this before, but have always admired the people I peek in on when I drive by, should I be up this early on a weekend. I always find people look so cozy inside a café, warm cup of coffee by their side.
I spent the night taking pictures of friends and I was too eager to look at them, so here I am. My friend Lise was doing stand-up at a loft and she asked me to take some shots during her set. I happily obliged and am happy I went; she was very funny and we ended up hanging out at TSC after with a couple other hooligans, laughing the night away.
Lise and I were talking about standup on the way to the theatre. It's got to feel like the most vulnerable experience you could put yourself in. You're on-stage, in front of a group of people, with a spotlight and microphone... being yourself. All eyes on you. I honestly can't tell you what makes a successful stand-up, other than a funny one of course, but I'm sure it has something to do with perseverence. Just keep getting up there, telling jokes.
My dad always encouraged me to pursue stand-up. I may be funny onstage, but that's because I get to hide myself inside a character. I've never been good at recounting funny experiences with the same hilarity as when they occured, but I'd say my oral story-telling skills are definitely improving. So that's a start. I just need to keep getting up there, wherever "there" may be. The stage, the classroom, the café, wherever, moving forward, being myself.
Peace and love and coffee,
Katie
I spent the night taking pictures of friends and I was too eager to look at them, so here I am. My friend Lise was doing stand-up at a loft and she asked me to take some shots during her set. I happily obliged and am happy I went; she was very funny and we ended up hanging out at TSC after with a couple other hooligans, laughing the night away.
Lise and I were talking about standup on the way to the theatre. It's got to feel like the most vulnerable experience you could put yourself in. You're on-stage, in front of a group of people, with a spotlight and microphone... being yourself. All eyes on you. I honestly can't tell you what makes a successful stand-up, other than a funny one of course, but I'm sure it has something to do with perseverence. Just keep getting up there, telling jokes.
My dad always encouraged me to pursue stand-up. I may be funny onstage, but that's because I get to hide myself inside a character. I've never been good at recounting funny experiences with the same hilarity as when they occured, but I'd say my oral story-telling skills are definitely improving. So that's a start. I just need to keep getting up there, wherever "there" may be. The stage, the classroom, the café, wherever, moving forward, being myself.
Peace and love and coffee,
Katie
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