Tonight, I went to see my Physical Comedy teacher perform Stand-Up Comedy. Apparently it was her first time performing stand-up and she did GREAT! I think it’s fun to be part of a community of people who keep trying new things, working new techniques, exploring variety all in the name of comedy.
It’s inspiring and encouraging and I can’t wait to explore as much of it as possible.
Now, to rob a bank so I can afford to.
To see how awesome our hair/make-up/sets were… check out this Facebook photo album:
What a crazy and fun couple of weeks culminating in our parody shoots!
This was a project we started a while ago – when everyone had to submit one parody sketch for our sketch comedy writing class. I wrote one about Star Trek, a sortof ‘what if everyone in Star Trek were as apathetic as the young are today?’ (because these sketches were supposed to have some sort of relevant social message. Also, because I like Star Trek.
A handful of sketches were selected by our sketch teacher to be filmed in a proper/professional SNL-type three-camera professional shoot.
After several edits and rehearsals, we finally shot all the parodies on Thursday and Friday in one of the studios at school. You would hardly recognize it from every other day. It was completely transformed to accommodate our shoot.
We got our hair done professionally & were made-up, costumed-up & sent out to the studio. There were individually unique sets for each parody, which the director admitted he was worried about when I’d mentioned I wanted my sketch shot on the bridge of the Enterprise.
I have to admit, the costumes were pretty spot on:
I can’t wait to see what comes of these sketches. I don’t know if we’re involved in the editing process at all, although admittedly, that would be very helpful to sit in on. Blah! Either way, I want to see them NOW!
Also, as tiring as the filming days were, (I went to bed immediately when I got home after the first day of shooting, no joke, I went to lay down on the couch and was like.. yup, this is happening and zonked out at like 9:30pm,) I can’t wait to get on another set. Although, hopefully next time I won’t be obligated to dress as a prostitute.
Or will I?
No please, not again. I looked like shit.
Part of me has to remember that after I’m finished at Clown College, I can still go back and spend time with my normal friends. Or can I?
I both want to be a comedian a study their behaviour.
Reading is great, but sometimes reading medical documents inspire you to coin phrases such as “lady mucus.”
What a week!
We’re in the midst of rehearsing for two days of 3-camera shoots (a la SNL) of parody sketches we’ve written. We’re filming next week. I can’t wait to see my Star Trek sketch come to fruition on screen. I’m a bit nervous about playing a prostitute, primarily for the protection of my own self-esteem. Perhaps I should consider forgetting the concept of self-esteem entirely for the rest of my second year at Humber and just go with the flow, as qotsa would say. Perhaps I should give up eating.
I performed a stand-up set as a dog sweater in class. It went over terribly, although I still stand by my jokes. Particularly this one:
“I’m not saying you have to be dumb to buy a sweater for your dog, I’m just saying I’m sorry your barren.”
Another big development – the sketch troupe I’d been performing in, LaughDraft, dissolved this past week, for several reasons. It’s too bad because we actually experienced some modest success at our shows, ie: people came to them. We got ahead pretty quick in the game, what with our entry into this year’s Sketchfest – and we were starting to be asked to perform with other Toronto troupes around town, but I guess, ultimately, it was not meant to be.
I hope it doesn’t take too long before I find people to sketch with.
Oh November – getting dark at 4:30 does not do good things for one’s personal motivation or morale. Good thing I already put up my Christmas lights! #livingalonerules #imsimultaneouslylonely
Here are three things I’m worried about lately:
1) I think I may have fractured my foot over the summer and not really realized the severity of the incident until now, given I have had chronic foot pain ever since and my foot cracks in a way it never used to prior to the “Got-my-foot-slammed-into-the-heavy projection-booth-door-with-the-giant-air-sucking-fan-making-it-close-that-much-faster-than-a-regular-door” incident of 2011.
2) I think I’m losing my hearing. What? Either I need to get my ears drained, or everyone else should just SPEAK UP for Pete’s sake!
3) I have to be fitted for “contact lenses for lamewads with astigmatism” next week. What the hell? Like I’m not already blind enough, I have to have a funny-shaped eye? This isn’t fair, life!
And then there’s the voices…
I’ve been at school since 11:45am. It is currently just past 9pm and i am still here. This has been a long day and it’s not over yet. I have to go home and edit, edit, edit.
This is fun! (But I could use a nap.)
The current project we’re working on at school is a 3-walled shoot of a sketch parody we’ve written. I’m excited to say that my parody was selected as one of the sketches to be filmed. However, the upcoming rehearsal schedule is a little daunting; especially considering I still have to go in to work, I also have three additional assignments due this week and LaughDraft is performing at the Hard Luck on Tuesday. This is going to be nuts.
I wonder if anyone else is feeling the pressure of this impending week of parody doom?
Brie Watson 