So I did my third eps of CBC Radio the Debators and it was a lot of fun. The topic was Anger and how we need to rid ourselves of it. Of course I took the side of the arguement that we need anger in our lives and that it is a basic human emotion that we can not get rid of. It wasa great debate with a funny comic named Rebecca Kohler.
Believe it or not it was not easy for me to fight this side of the arguement. In the past I had topics you can research and do jokes on pretty easy: censorship and Somalian Pirates. Anger is not so black and white ..pro or con. So you have to step out of your comfort level in standup and now try and make valid points while still trying to bring the haha.
This show is the best show for comics to do in Canada cause it is the only one that lets comics be comics in their own way and style. Most shows try and force you to be what you are not …or change your act and style so much cause of the confines of tv. This show only asks you to make points and keep to time.
The one problem is thatafter the research it can be hard to fit all you have to do in 13 minutes for the debate. I had tons of jokes that didnt even make it into the debate. The whole point is you write 20 jokes on the topic and then you record maybe ten of them. Then the audio guys cut the show down in length so maybe five of your good jokes stay in.
So I thought i would post some of the material that was not recorded but I may do a rant on anger in my act and these may or may not get in
It’s a cliché but true whenever you see a report of a someone finding 18 heads in a freezer they always say the guy was a kind man a quiet man. That is why you are never going to find 18 heads in my freezer..cause I am that angry and I deal with my anger and my freezer is too small..there will be twelve and they will be russian that fit inside each other
Some of the greatest pieces of art was created in anger and then was used to create something groudbreaking. Where would rock and roll be without anger.. Anger is rock and roll and everything else is just easy listening you ever tried to headbang to miley cyrus ..actually that might help..where would alanis morrisette be without anger..singing itsy bitsy spider in malls in saskatoon.
Anger management is just a joke for celebrities to use to make it look like they are doing something about their anger but really they are just paying off the man…where is passive management classes…a room ful of canadians and swiss trying to get through a doorway “no after you ..no I insist after you”
How do you get rid of the tension….so are we going to open more massage parlours or what I like to call ”Anger Management” massages for guys to release that tension with “angry endings”…..if so I am all for it.
The episode will be on the show in the coming months and when i hear it if there are any of the ten jokes not used then i will change this post.
The show airs on cbc radio one saturday mornings at 1 pm and wednesdays at 11:30 am
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