That road folks keep talkin bout

There are no shortcuts in comedy, I've always heard that. I realize that I never heard or really began to like most of my favorite comedians until I saw them after they'd already put 8-12 years into comedy (that's an average of 10....I think). I read a lot of comedian interviews and every single comedian/manager/agent says that folks don't really find their comedic voice until they at least 10 years deep in the game. Which is encouraging to me in a way because it makes me think that I'm not that bad after only performing less than 50 times (I'm at 49- hopefully I'll blog about my 50th performance later). But it also makes me realize that I've got a ways to go til I get where I want to be, which is slightly discouraging because I wanna be where I wanna be now. But there are no shortcuts so I trek this comedy road from club to club, hoping to create the kinds of laughs that originally brought me here. I have to admit though that such a long road makes me question whether or not stand up is for me. I know some people might say I"m not cut out for this if I'm even questioning it but there are so many roads to take in life-it's hard to know where God is leading our steps sometimes. When I think about devoting 10 years to get good, I think about things I could also be doing like Pharmacy school, grad school in chemistry or the creative writing masters I'm considering putting on the back burner. I could achieve either one of these things in the same amount of time and be on a more stable path to financial security (cept for writin of course, haha. Gotta love stories!)...but I want to pursue stand up comedy...the unceratin road where even the good are often forgotten and unpaid. Yeah, I have to admit I do think....alot, especially since I have dreams of starting a family and wanting to be able to provide for those hypothetical loved ones as a father. I don't know. I do love the art of making folks laugh though, I always have and it's crazy that God has allowed me to be born in a country where stand up comic can even be discussed as a possible career path (albeit a path w/ many forks and few spooning opps). I'll just keep on performing, writing and praying. Shout out to all of y'all out there.

Think I wanted to write some more but I'm tired. Please excuse the typos and grammatically incorrect sentences- it's 4 a.m. Peace & God bless~