Charlie's Standup Comedy Journal
December 15, 2004: Wrapping It Up at the Studio
Yeah, and don't get the wrong idea, there, smartass. I'm not 'wrapping up' my comedy
career with this show -- oh, don't you wish? No, I'm just finishing up the
year; this is almost certainly my last show until 2005, as
the holidays loom large ahead.
And what better way to boot the year's comedy out the door than with a show at the Studio? I can't think of
one, myself -- and if I could, it wouldn't matter, because I had the Studio gig to do. So let's run with that.
This was a Wednesday night show.
(In case you're reading this later, and trying to count backwards to determine the day of the week. Put your
toes away, there, Skippy -- I'll just tell you, and save you the trouble. Can't have the readers smoking out their
ears, now, can we?)
Wednesdays at the Studio are designated 'experimental' nights. I've never quite figured out whether that means that the comics are supposed to try out brand new stuff, or if it just means that Rick, who runs the room, is being 'experimental' on risking letting new fish like me ruin a weekday night show. Either way -- it's all good. And
suddenly, I don't think I want the
real answer. Meh.
In any case, a show at the Studio is always a barrel of liquored-up monkeys. And this particular show was a
great mix of comics I've seen quite a bit, folks whose acts I haven't caught in a while, and a few that I'd never
seen before. I went on second, right after the 'comic in residence' -- this month, the lovely and talented Mary Beth
Cowan, who you no doubt saw on the first episode of
Last Comic Standing this past season -- so I got to sit
back, relax, and just watch most of the show. Good times, people. Good times.
So, have a look, if that sort of thing floats your particular brand of sailing vessel. I will mention, though,
that if you're checking out many of these clips -- and for the love of god, how can you
stand it?! -- the set
in this clip is a stripped-down version of the
class graduation routine from Saturday
night of this week. And it got more laughs then. Dammit.
So, if you wanna see this shit really
working -- or as close as I get to it -- then hop over and watch
that version. Of course, if you're interested in what a
typical open mic weekday gig looks like around here --
or you're just morbidly curious about how I spend my Wednesday evenings -- then by all means, have a look. Either
way, you probably won't have as much fun as
I had. But then, you don't have the benefit of the rest of the
show to watch and a friendly waitress to bring you beer. I can't do it
all, people. Some of this shit, you're
gonna have to work out for yourselves.
Download Clip of 12/15/04 Set --
Comedy Studio, Cambridge, MA (6 minutes, 5 seconds):
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