#NerdsUnite: I can haz funny (one nerd's journey round the comedic circuit)
<editorsnote> Nerds, meet my buddy Brandon. We started talking on the Facebook not too long ago, and lemme tell you, this guy can throw in quite the few kneeslappers in his emails. Yep, see Brandon is a comedian who is here today to tell you the real deal on what it's like being "on the circuit." I only have one more thing left to say ... HIT IT BRANDON!!! </editorsnote>
#TalkNerdyToMeLover's @BrandonComedy
I’m a comedian! Yay! Now what does that mean? Well for one it means I just left my house and won’t be back for a month, and am completely okay with that. It means that I have peopled saved in my phone as first name, and then city. It means that I get to go around making people laugh, with jokes I wrote.
I am in a weird spot as a comedian, I consider it my profession, but odds are you haven’t seen me perform. I’ve never been on TV, I don’t tour regularly with famous comedians, and I don’t have a CD you can buy on iTunes. As a matter of fact, if you see me at a show odds are I’m not even headlining. In my home club, the wonderful Oklahoma City Loony Bin, I am but a lowly (but frequent) emcee. A few times a month I get to do a few road shows, and there I get the awesome 30 minute feature slot, and sometimes I headline at bars, not often, but it happens. But even with the semi frequent touring and local work I have definitely been craving a bigger scene. I’ve done just about every show I can do in Oklahoma, I’ve played just about every venue, and I have decent name recognition amongst local comedy fans...
So what to do?
Pack up my shit and move to Chicago in a few months! I’m honestly terrified of moving, I have lived with family or roommates my entire life, now I am taking a plunge and moving to a massive city, where I only know 4 people. But if stand-up has taught me one thing, it is that if you commit to something, you CAN make it work.
I’m going to make it work. I can’t wait to take you guys on this journey with me! But first, I want to know what you guys what to know about being a young comic. I am by no means an expert on comedy (if such a thing even exists) but I am a guy who has analyzed a lot of comedy so I can at least talk about it at length. I can’t wait to hear from you, and sorry this wasn’t funny! Follow me on twitter, there are usually jokes there!
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