Introductions

Good evening ladies and gentlemen. My name is Jesse G and every so often, I'll think to myself "I wanna be a stand-up comic. I'm pretty funny. I'm not afraid of the spotlight. And it sure sounds like a lot more fun than anything else I've been doing the past 10 years."

Now, I know that it's not that simple. I know that it's damned hard to stand up in front a group of people who are expecting to laugh, who have paid to laugh, and make them laugh. I am absolutely not as good I think I would be. I know this.

However, I just can't help myself. I think I could get the hang of it if I'd only go out there and give it a shot. Call it confidence or call it naivete, but I really do believe I'd be able to at least perform a decent 5 minutes of comedy. Maybe even several 5 minutes of comedy.

Between the few weeks where I am consumed by the idea of being a comic until the day I convince myself I'm an idiot, I've carried around a notebook to jot down anything I think is funny. Sometimes I'll sit down at a cafe and write pages on a single subject. I've also recorded myself and listened to it weeks later. Usually, half of what I say is no longer funny... at least to me. And of course the other half really isn't all that bad... at least to me. Time to find out once and for all if it's just me.

All of this to say, that this blog will chronicle my attempt at Stand-Up Comedy. This whole experiment may only last a few months, culminating with a painful 5 minute routine on Open Mic Night where I realize everything I believe in is wrong. Or I may exceed my wildest expectations and actually earn a single dollar by way of laughter. This page will also serve as a regular old journal and may continue in that capacity once my dreams are crushed. I've always enjoyed writing and really have no idea why I don't write more often.

I really don't know what to expect at this point, but the minute I've written this and posted it for others to see, the commitment is made and there's no turning back...

That and I've already plunked down $200 on a stand-up crash course.