I had a blast on 1 vs. 100, but I can’t say how it went, especially here on a blog, but I can say that the experience was a fun one, and that I will very likely be featured in the episode, as my taunts and gestures not only caught the attention of the contestant, but frightened her. The episode will air on January 14th.
After filming that day, I rushed to take my final exam for the comedy class I was in, which entailed performing 5 minutes of standup at the Ice House at their Annex (a smaller and more intimate stage). I was supposed to be there around 8pm, and was held up in Culver City until 9pm. I called the instructor as soon as I was out, and he was gracious enough to have the MC (also one of the instructors) stall between acts so as to give me more time. I drove like a bat out of hell, taking the 10, 5, 2, 134, and 210 all the way to Pasadena. The whole trip took 23 minutes.
My performance went extremely well, though watching the dvd of the performance left me with some personal criticisms. It was my first go, and it will not be my last. I have truly found something that I love almost as much as theater, and I’ll be commiting myself to creating more material and performing again and again.
There will likely be some sort of gathering where my standup and the episode(s) of 1 vs. 100 will be seen, but more on that will be decided upon in the coming weeks. In the mean time, I will be working hard to become rich and famous.
CONSTANT VIGILANCE!