Thursday, March 29, 2007
Tastes Like Chicken: Wind-Up
YES! I am alive! I haven't (obviously) posted in a while... you can check out how the Montreal Last Comic Standing Audition went on QandAcomedy.com. Had a hectic week at work as we prepare for the largest section of the year (it's so big we've split it up into four sections), plus I'm on the last leg for the Parable submission.... so yes... staying very very busy. I'm hoping to post a bit more, but we'll see what happens, for now here's this week's toon!
Tuesday, March 13, 2007
Wednesday, March 07, 2007
Monday, March 05, 2007
Weekend Update & DOGSAINT
That kinda rhymes... kinda.
Hope everyone had a great weekend, we did. I mentioned last Friday about the open mic I was planning to attend, I'm happy to say that I did! The best part of open mics in general is that it's a veritable "Russian Roulette" of talent... you never know what you're in for. I'm happy to say that it was, for the most part, great! A couple of older gentlemen (70s? maybe older) created a skit ala Abbott & Costello about Lou Costello ordering a computer from "Super Duper Computers" was extremely fun, and the highlight of the evening was a performace of original songs on an acoustic guitar (I wish I could remember his name... I think his last name was Cooke?) If he isn't already recording, he should be, it was great.
My bit went as well as I'm capable of doing right now... it was a GREAT learning experience, pin-pointing the areas that I need improving, and improving on areas that I've felt I've need to improve. I did a few old bits, and a couple of new ones. Everything went according to how it went in my head (the very supportive audience laughed when they were supposed to... so that's always nice).
I need to be working on crafting the bits a bit better. Currently I feel like I have decent material, but right now it's just a slab of meat on a plate... gotta add some potatoes and honeyed-carrots.... and gravy (mmmmm...gravy) to make it a more memorable meal. It was the type of performance that I feel folks didn't leave thinking "Wow, that Josh Alves, he's hilarious!", perhaps more of a "That belly-button guy was kinda humorous" (one of my newer bits use the ole "Belly button" as the subject). I also need to watch how long my set-up is versus the payoff of the punchline...I left very excited about what I learned.
And NOW!
My buddy Eric Merced has begun posting his comic DOGSAINT on his blog, go check it out!
Hope everyone had a great weekend, we did. I mentioned last Friday about the open mic I was planning to attend, I'm happy to say that I did! The best part of open mics in general is that it's a veritable "Russian Roulette" of talent... you never know what you're in for. I'm happy to say that it was, for the most part, great! A couple of older gentlemen (70s? maybe older) created a skit ala Abbott & Costello about Lou Costello ordering a computer from "Super Duper Computers" was extremely fun, and the highlight of the evening was a performace of original songs on an acoustic guitar (I wish I could remember his name... I think his last name was Cooke?) If he isn't already recording, he should be, it was great.
My bit went as well as I'm capable of doing right now... it was a GREAT learning experience, pin-pointing the areas that I need improving, and improving on areas that I've felt I've need to improve. I did a few old bits, and a couple of new ones. Everything went according to how it went in my head (the very supportive audience laughed when they were supposed to... so that's always nice).
I need to be working on crafting the bits a bit better. Currently I feel like I have decent material, but right now it's just a slab of meat on a plate... gotta add some potatoes and honeyed-carrots.... and gravy (mmmmm...gravy) to make it a more memorable meal. It was the type of performance that I feel folks didn't leave thinking "Wow, that Josh Alves, he's hilarious!", perhaps more of a "That belly-button guy was kinda humorous" (one of my newer bits use the ole "Belly button" as the subject). I also need to watch how long my set-up is versus the payoff of the punchline...I left very excited about what I learned.
And NOW!
My buddy Eric Merced has begun posting his comic DOGSAINT on his blog, go check it out!
Friday, March 02, 2007
BIG NEWS & open mic
Ok, first off, if you find yourself bored, maybe a bit tired from shoveling the piles of snow currently being dropped on us... but you don't want to stay around the house. If you find yourself in Orono tomorrow (March 3rd) around 7PM, stop in at the Keith Anderson Community House for the Orono Arts Cafe open mic.
I'll be there (unless I'm not) trying out some new stand-up material. It might be absolutely awful, so if you enjoy train wrecks, stop by! If you don't like train wrecks... it could be the most amazing stand-up performance you've ever seen (that was performed by someone named Josh. Whose last name was Alves. And lived in Maine, and was Amy's husband, and drew a cartoon called Tastes Like Chicken, and....)
So yeah... they'll have pie available (to buy).
Now BIG NEWS:
Some of you may remember the NBC animation my brother and I created for It's Your Show TV (if you don't remember, click here)
Well, the folks at IYS have been preparing the pilot episode to show NBC for consideration for broadcast, and they want to use our clip! Yeah! So you could be seeing that little cartoon on TV! It was a little confusing at first, because due to an apparent email glitch, I recieved an email from them congratulating me and thanking me for my submission of "County Sherrif", after exchanging emails it was realized that it was indeed "For the Birds" that they were congratulating and thanking me for, and even went as far as calling my house... they "said" they loved it and watch it over and over (I put said in quotations because I'm a cautious person and rarely believe what TV people say...)
So yeah, that's the gist of it... so I'll letcha know when I hear anything else.
MORE EXCITING NEWS about something else NEXT WEEK!
I'll be there (unless I'm not) trying out some new stand-up material. It might be absolutely awful, so if you enjoy train wrecks, stop by! If you don't like train wrecks... it could be the most amazing stand-up performance you've ever seen (that was performed by someone named Josh. Whose last name was Alves. And lived in Maine, and was Amy's husband, and drew a cartoon called Tastes Like Chicken, and....)
So yeah... they'll have pie available (to buy).
Now BIG NEWS:
Some of you may remember the NBC animation my brother and I created for It's Your Show TV (if you don't remember, click here)
Well, the folks at IYS have been preparing the pilot episode to show NBC for consideration for broadcast, and they want to use our clip! Yeah! So you could be seeing that little cartoon on TV! It was a little confusing at first, because due to an apparent email glitch, I recieved an email from them congratulating me and thanking me for my submission of "County Sherrif", after exchanging emails it was realized that it was indeed "For the Birds" that they were congratulating and thanking me for, and even went as far as calling my house... they "said" they loved it and watch it over and over (I put said in quotations because I'm a cautious person and rarely believe what TV people say...)
So yeah, that's the gist of it... so I'll letcha know when I hear anything else.
MORE EXCITING NEWS about something else NEXT WEEK!
Tastes Like Chicken: Forget
Gah! Another comic posted here on this blog late:
Rules of the Outback #86: ALWAYS hav... no.... NEVER forget your keys.
Rules of the Outback #86: ALWAYS hav... no.... NEVER forget your keys.
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