Stand-up comedy

[Skye Vanistok]

Believe it or not, stand-up comedy thrives in Second Life. I myself emcee two Comedy Open Mics, one at the Azure Jazz Club (Greer 221, 32, 22) on Monday evenings at 5:00 PM, and the other Saturday evenings at 5:00 PM at Snippets (Prankster South 59, 142, 22).

In my own act, I make extensive use of slides, gestures, sound effects and pretty much everything but the kitchen sink. I prefer gestures that move the avatar. I hate text and noises.

What other gimmicks might I be able to use to enhance a stand-up comedy act. Besides the proverbial good material?

[Imnotgoing Sideways]

For the comedian on stage, a set routine, possibly even rehearsed before the show.  Timing is very important and stumbling over words is a surefire way to lose attention. ()

For the venue, some form of feedback device from the audience.  Maybe some suggested voice chat settings so that their laughter can be heard or some sort of "funny rating" HUD they can wear to tigger different preset laughtracks without resorting to their own gestures... Which you'd have zero control over the loudness and content. Even throw in some low scores to trigger disparaging groans for the bad jokes.  ()

5pm, you say?   When I find the chance... I'm sooooo gonna see this. =^-^=

 

 

[Knowl Paine]

No kitchen sink?

 

 

 

I'm out. I can't work without the sink option.

 

jk

[Imnotgoing Sideways]

Will you settle for a rubber chicken? ()

 

 

[Ishtara Rothschild]

Also, crack jokes about the time when your hair and/or shoes would end up being stuck in your butt after teleporting. That can be nicely illustrated. Just make a copy of your shoes and hair and attach it to hips or pelvis, then switch it during  the show. That's bound to get some laughs out of long-time residents. And don't forget to play the head-up-your-butt posture, which used to be a common glitch.

[Skye Vanistok]

Elron Priestman does that. In one part of his act, I've seen him put on as many as seven penii. The good kind that actually spurt stuff.

But that's not for me. I want to keep myself in a PG range.

[R Dismantled]

- Props

- Audience involvement, but keep control of the flow

- Wry observations of SL from a skewed perspective

[Ishtara]

I can't help but notice that the forum moderation is a little inconsistent.

In this thread, they simply pulled all posts that contained the bad s-word (the one with the three letters that ends with an x), and left the thread with non sequitur replies to the missing posts. In another thread, they left the moderated posts and simply replaced the text with an *edited for ....* comment. Personally, I prefer the latter method, despite the naming-and-shaming effect.

[Alexi Ayres]

Thats pretty neat, my friend has been thinking of doing stand up comedy. It would be interesting to see the feedbacks from the audience.

[Tinkherbell]

I'm fairly new to SL and am dying to find a good place to enjoy stand-up comedy. Are there any places with scheduled shows?

[inuki74]

it's been 5 years since your post. is any stand up still around in sl?