LLC- lowest numbers, most fun.
Just a quick one in a tea break again- so no time to waffle and add pictures - but I thought I should make the effort because I've realised I've been doing this for over a year. However, as I rarely manage a full week and never write at weekends I average about 10 entries a month, so a year of blogs isn't as impressive as it first sounds. Hence today's effort.
But I do have something to talk about. Last night's LLC was a weird one - 3 people turned up, and as we didn't have that many acts either there was no way to pretend there was a real audience. But we did it anyway. Al took the mic off the stage and set it at the back next to our little group. As we couldn't be arsed to go back to do the music I just sang the supergrass intro riff which is our coming on stage music.
And it was fun. Al says it was the most enjoyable one yet. And for us it was, without the stress of taking money, queing acts, watching time or even worrying about being funny I had a great night. Of course, maybe sitting around chatting is simply more fun than watching a proper comedy show. That might be why sometimes only 3 people turn up.
posted by Peter Thompson @ 2:01 PM
2 Comments:
3??? What's happened? Clearly the night needs something with a different slant added to it.
THere are so few comedy nights in Newcastle with the opportunity to get up and 'have a go'....er...maybe that's it? Is it that people expect more than people getting out of the audience (of course they are rehearsed..)then sitting back down amongst them? Not enough 'showbiz' about it all? Ponder ponder....
I have a cunning plan...
Joe H.
There are a lot of ways we could improve the night- more planning, testing the comp to see if it works, keeping it snappy so people don't start to twitch towards the end of a session because they need a drink / the loo... but it's never occured to me that a problem was the acts sitting with the audience. Of course, that doesn't mean it is the way to do it- if we had a backstage we'd use it, but there's no point in the acts sitting in the little corridor to give the illusion we have a greenroom.
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