"So Hey let me introduce you to my friend kaushik. He's a stand up comedian"
Me: "say what?"
It took me time to get used to that introduction
So I've been doing a few stand up comedy performances here and there in open Mikes. Maybe it has been a brief journey. I just want to tell how the journey has been. .....before i forget about everything
Now as you guys know I'm a doctor and i also do stand up comedy in my free time. That's not a very common combination. I remember sometimes before my performance the would give me introductions like "You would have seen so many doctors before in your life. But you never met a doctor like this before. For the first time ever. A doctor who says jokes" like as if im some freak show in a circus! The only thing missing is me being in a cage and a wooden sign saying "Don't feed the doctor"
Its not like we doctors don't say jokes. Its just that the jokes are very.....dark.
Theyll be making jokes about heart attacks and you'll be scared to laugh thinking that you'll to hell if you laugh for it!
I knew that it really got out of hand when somebody asked me "So apart from stand up comedy what do you do in your free time" and I'm like "......medicine?"
Origin story:-
So my first ever stand up comedy performance was when I was in 12th grade. This was during an inter school competition. I didnt know how to come up with original material so i just did all my favourite Russel peters jokes which i remember.
I was so adorable
But I lost
After that I returned to the comedy scene in college 3rd year in an inter college competition
I wasn't adorable anymore
And i still lost
That's my problem. I have a severe lack of origin story. Some people will say a long sad story about how their dog died and to get over the depression they became stand up comedians. If you ask me why I became one i would be like "well i suck at singing. So I have no other option"
I hate it when that happens when a group discuss about how they all went through depression when they were young and then they look at you expecting you to say something regarding that. And if you dont they give you this look like you are a spoit kid just because you never tried to kill yourself! Hey the only time I almost died when I was kid was when I choked on those albenliebe chocolates (we need to ban those)
I still get dreams of being chased by a big albenliebe chocolate!
Not so funny problems:-
Being a stand up we have our share of problems. The second you say your a comedian theyll be like "Oh really? I'll be the judge of that. Tell a joke"
The solution to that is that we should keep a set of insults ready like
1. "You do know whats the difference between a horse and your mum. One is a 300 pound animal.....the other is a horse" or 2."I don't need to tell a joke. You see one everyday in the mirror"
That will shut them up....at the same time you have chances of getting knocked out.
And also we got this strange way of being introduced. This good looking girl is introducing me to her friends like "Oh this is Kaushik. He's a comedy guy"
Me:"Hey!.....thats Doctor comedy guy for you!"
Any person who started stand up comedy always have this one question in their heads. "I am probably the most funniest guy ever.....until that 5 minutes i am on stage. After that I become funny again"
Seriously. There are those moments when you say a joke and you think this joke is going to kill it. And everyone is just staring at you back in silence. And that silence will seem to go on forever. You'll start thinking "Why am i doing this to myself? Cheh. Maybe my parents were right about me" or "I should just stick to dancing" or
"BOO HOO HOO! MUMMY! I WANT TO GO HOME....*sniff*"
Sometimes well crack this really stupid dad joke which we saw in the back or a newspaper and everyone will start laughing and you'll be like "really?"
Understanding the audience:-
Relatability is a huge factor. You've got to adjust your jokes according to the audience. There was this one day where I was doing jokes about fifa, mourinho parking the bus and about gameboys. Nothing! Not a single sound. All the references were flying over their head just like a stormtrooper shooting. The next guy comes and makes jokes about itching and also about how underwear doesn't dry in a boys hostel and everyone is giggling. The only noise you can hear between people laughing is me banging my head on the wall
Go fly:-
Oh. If you want my advice when it comes to this. Mine is dress up properly. Go like you are going on a first date or you going to say sorry to your wife after you forgot your anniversary. Because nomatter how good the other stand up did or nomatter how much you bombed it. The photos are all going to come out the same ;-) . Theres a pic of me in like a waistcoat with a really good pose. The truth is. I was in that pose for some 5 minutes cos I had frozen and i had no clue what to say!
#mannequinchallenge
Product placement-
So after some difficult and bad open Mikes. I think I'm in a pretty good state. I've got like a few sets of jokes which actually gets a few laughs. Im also a part of this comedy group called "Comedy processing Unit" who really have been helping me out and are really good for upcoming stand up comedians. One second.....*accepting a big briefcase of cash from a random stranger*....ah thank you. Now where were we?
So I guess I'll wrap this up by saying if you ever laughed at when you were small. Make them pay for it.....literally ;-)
#idoitforthelols
Me: "say what?"
It took me time to get used to that introduction
So I've been doing a few stand up comedy performances here and there in open Mikes. Maybe it has been a brief journey. I just want to tell how the journey has been. .....before i forget about everything
Now as you guys know I'm a doctor and i also do stand up comedy in my free time. That's not a very common combination. I remember sometimes before my performance the would give me introductions like "You would have seen so many doctors before in your life. But you never met a doctor like this before. For the first time ever. A doctor who says jokes" like as if im some freak show in a circus! The only thing missing is me being in a cage and a wooden sign saying "Don't feed the doctor"
Its not like we doctors don't say jokes. Its just that the jokes are very.....dark.
Theyll be making jokes about heart attacks and you'll be scared to laugh thinking that you'll to hell if you laugh for it!
I knew that it really got out of hand when somebody asked me "So apart from stand up comedy what do you do in your free time" and I'm like "......medicine?"
So my first ever stand up comedy performance was when I was in 12th grade. This was during an inter school competition. I didnt know how to come up with original material so i just did all my favourite Russel peters jokes which i remember.
I was so adorable
But I lost
After that I returned to the comedy scene in college 3rd year in an inter college competition
I wasn't adorable anymore
And i still lost
That's my problem. I have a severe lack of origin story. Some people will say a long sad story about how their dog died and to get over the depression they became stand up comedians. If you ask me why I became one i would be like "well i suck at singing. So I have no other option"
I hate it when that happens when a group discuss about how they all went through depression when they were young and then they look at you expecting you to say something regarding that. And if you dont they give you this look like you are a spoit kid just because you never tried to kill yourself! Hey the only time I almost died when I was kid was when I choked on those albenliebe chocolates (we need to ban those)
I still get dreams of being chased by a big albenliebe chocolate!
Not so funny problems:-
Being a stand up we have our share of problems. The second you say your a comedian theyll be like "Oh really? I'll be the judge of that. Tell a joke"
The solution to that is that we should keep a set of insults ready like
1. "You do know whats the difference between a horse and your mum. One is a 300 pound animal.....the other is a horse" or 2."I don't need to tell a joke. You see one everyday in the mirror"
That will shut them up....at the same time you have chances of getting knocked out.
And also we got this strange way of being introduced. This good looking girl is introducing me to her friends like "Oh this is Kaushik. He's a comedy guy"
Me:"Hey!.....thats Doctor comedy guy for you!"
Any person who started stand up comedy always have this one question in their heads. "I am probably the most funniest guy ever.....until that 5 minutes i am on stage. After that I become funny again"
Seriously. There are those moments when you say a joke and you think this joke is going to kill it. And everyone is just staring at you back in silence. And that silence will seem to go on forever. You'll start thinking "Why am i doing this to myself? Cheh. Maybe my parents were right about me" or "I should just stick to dancing" or
"BOO HOO HOO! MUMMY! I WANT TO GO HOME....*sniff*"
Sometimes well crack this really stupid dad joke which we saw in the back or a newspaper and everyone will start laughing and you'll be like "really?"
Understanding the audience:-
Relatability is a huge factor. You've got to adjust your jokes according to the audience. There was this one day where I was doing jokes about fifa, mourinho parking the bus and about gameboys. Nothing! Not a single sound. All the references were flying over their head just like a stormtrooper shooting. The next guy comes and makes jokes about itching and also about how underwear doesn't dry in a boys hostel and everyone is giggling. The only noise you can hear between people laughing is me banging my head on the wall
Go fly:-
Oh. If you want my advice when it comes to this. Mine is dress up properly. Go like you are going on a first date or you going to say sorry to your wife after you forgot your anniversary. Because nomatter how good the other stand up did or nomatter how much you bombed it. The photos are all going to come out the same ;-) . Theres a pic of me in like a waistcoat with a really good pose. The truth is. I was in that pose for some 5 minutes cos I had frozen and i had no clue what to say!
#mannequinchallenge
Product placement-
So after some difficult and bad open Mikes. I think I'm in a pretty good state. I've got like a few sets of jokes which actually gets a few laughs. Im also a part of this comedy group called "Comedy processing Unit" who really have been helping me out and are really good for upcoming stand up comedians. One second.....*accepting a big briefcase of cash from a random stranger*....ah thank you. Now where were we?
So I guess I'll wrap this up by saying if you ever laughed at when you were small. Make them pay for it.....literally ;-)
#idoitforthelols
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