This is not Jay-Z
Well I finished my first work week as a stand up comedian.
What does that entail? Let me tell ya!
Sunday Daytime:
I spent the day “NETWORKING”. Which means I was at a pool party. However, most of the people at the pool party were comedians or bookers or good athletes that would act as ringers for our softball teams. So I feel like I can count that as work.
Sunday Night:
I hung out at The Comedy Studio and although I wasn’t booked for the show I was given a guest spot. Thanks to Rick Jenkins for letting me get on stage and work on my act.
Monday Daytime:
Woke up at 8am. I thought alright, I’m gonna go get comedy. I’m gonna sit down and write jokes and everything is gonna come together and I’ll have 10 great new jokes by noon time. But inspiration is hard to find. Instead I had breakfast with my girlfriend and then went to the gym.
Then I went to the open audition for “Who Wants To Be A Millionaire”.
I know basically everyone wants to be a Millionaire but from what I witnessed only a few hundred people are willing to stand in a line in Boston for an indefinite amount of time on a Monday afternoon. It’s not a bad way to spend a day really if you have the chance to do it sometime. I stood in line for about an hour and then they brought me into a large room with about 60 or 70 other people. We were given 10 minutes to complete a 30 question multiple choice test and when we were finished with it they sent each through the scanner to see who had passed and who had failed.
While we were waiting for the results a 20 something year old girl from Long Island kept us company asking if anyone wanted to tell a joke. The guy next to me who I had become friendly with over the previous hour nudged me and whispered “this is your chance!”. I said “no thanks, not quite the ideal set up”. Then a few people did volunteer to go up and tell jokes. They were all “street jokes”. If you’re unfamiliar with the term it just means that the person telling the joke didn’t actually write the joke.
I just kept waiting for someone to walk up in front of everyone and start their joke “OK! SO A JEW A BLACK AND A LAWYER WALK INTO A BAHHH……” but alas it never happened.
Anyway shortly after that I found out that I didn’t pass the test so I stole the pencil that I used to fill out the scantron sheet and went home.
Later I met up with Ted Pettingell to work on a project. It’s a super secret webseries about a super secret thing.
Monday Night:
Hosted Sally O’briens Comedy show from 7:30 – 9:30.
Tuesday Daytime:
Not much during the day. More reading, more attempts at writing jokes, some time spent at the gym.
Tuesday Night:
I was fortunate enough to be closing the show at The Thirsty Ear at M.I.T. The show was stacked so it was really flattering that I would be the person closing it and doing the longest set. Thom Crowley hosted the show and he was superb in that role. Rick Canavan got us off to a great start. Al Park is always crushing it, Emily Ruskowski continuously surprises me with her comedy. Jiayong Li is one of my favorites and Tawanda Gona was good as well.
Then I headed over to The Stadium Sports Bar and Grille to pick up the equipment that was used for that comedy show.
Wednesday Daytime:
I spent most of the day preparing my grandfathers house to be painted.
Wednesday Night:
Did a set at The Tavern at the End of the World.
Thursday:
Stuff happened but I just can’t seem to remember it now. Mostly writing but also some time was spent editing video footage.
Friday Daytime:
I really wanted to try and get a new headshot so Mike O’brien and I took a few pictures of each other and then recorded a podcast with Scott Oddo.
Friday Night:
Did a set at The Comedy Studio.
Saturday and Sunday: vaca in maine with friends.
If you would like to see Shawn and the rest of the UnScene Comedy writers perform LIVE.
We will be performing at the Zorba Room in Lowell on December 6th.
click below for discounted tix:
UnScene Comedy Show: Lowell
Shawn Carter spitting up water.
Mike picking his nose in front of a pretty fountain.
