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So I just completed a weekend in the town where i filmed my last dvd.  When i went to do the filming many comics voiced their concern that it might not be the best venue to film a dvd.  For whatever reason I seemed to remember having good shows at this venue but like cher said

If we could turn back time

There was a really funny lineup for this weekend.  That is the other reason that it bothered me as much as it did.  Normally I have a show lineup where both comics can be pretty new and that can lead to a set of problems.  This weekend it was a strong one with Kyle Radke hosting with Phil Mazo middling.

I have worked many times with kyle and know exactly what to expect: a great job with someone working on some new stuff and setting up the show.  I did not know Phil before the show and was really surpirsed on how good he is.  Not knocking him at all with that statement it was just i thought he was from toronto and farely new but in reality he is from jersey and experienced.

I watched from the back of the room crowds just staring at great jokes.  Once again that is not to knock the comics..they were on their game but they just stared.  Now you know if you have seen me before that this is not a recipe for success for me.  I have a bad attitude if i am watching funny stuff die on a vine.  Both comics were able to fine tune and do well in the end of those sets since they are pros but it didnt look good for me.

So it became a weekend of people staring and yelling out stuff.  Guys in the front row pissed off for being called fucky all night.  Seriously, one set of two guys looked pissed like they are not in on the j0ke or something.  Who sits in the front of a xrated show and thinks that being called fucky is too much.  I didnt even shit on him that much.

So all would be lost but I got to work on some new stuff again this weekend and have at least 20 new minutes, including a new ten that is two weeks old.  It felt good to hone and craft it.  I am still trying to get a ton of new stuff out there for my eastern trip that will have tons of repeat customers from my last tour.

It is also hard to sit there and watch how crowds do not even know who roman polanski is.  I had to say more then once he is a skier that jumped over a 13 yr old girl in the 70’s, so the kids would nod their heads.  We had over half the crowd night after night not know what auschwitz was.  Conversations with waitstaff that could not believe it.

I could

Crowds are getting dumber or they just dont want to talk about these things at comedy clubs..even if they are in the news.

Now i have to figure out if I am even going to do a third DVD in the spring of 2010 with  a new baby in the house it might be too much.  I might have to push it back or just release a quick bootleg of a show.  Then i have to figure out a different venue to film it in as i cant risk a weekend like that when so much is riding on it.

Sometimes you wish it was just about the funny