I'm not sure if its the number of sets you've performed, the amount of years or the amount of minutes you've been on stage that makes a seasoned comedian but I do know there's lessons to be learned from every performance. You could always pull something be it positive or negative. However when it comes down to game time you'll find that some lessons you keep relearning over over again. There's those little lessons that you should know by now and probably already do but in the heat of the moment you make all the wrong moves and do all the things you've told yourself you wouldn't. My biggest reoccurring nightmare is the old rush and bail.Sometimes you've got a bigger idea than you're used to and you've got to take that moment to truly get your point of view across. On that journey you've thrown a line out there but it doesn't hook the audience the way you thought it would and instead of a laugh you receive a confused silence. At that moment your head gets thick with heat while your back gets cold. Your first inner response is, "they hate it... they hate it... they hate me" and you bail and scramble for something you know works but you've already crushed your confidence and you say it with a spiraling doubt swirling around your brain. Your polished bit comes out laced with uncertainty. It tanks too. "I... I... You guys watch Mad Men...?" Tepid responses and you've burned. It's over. Time to take it to your seat and sit in it.
