People like Brent Weinbach or Jim Norton or Patton Oswalt keep it tight and that works fine for them.Īs for dress, most comics look like slobs.
Someone like Zach Galifianakis or Matt McCarthy cultivate a zany look and it works because they are zany comics. My cut may be military-like but I think my delivery and material usually do a good job of indicating who I actually am.Īlso, it depends on what kind of comic you are. But I think it'd be pretty weak to blame a joke not going over on my haircut. Yeah, I do feel like there's a slightly different vibe onstage now that my head's shaved. like why is this comic's shirt tucked in? is it mean or is too clean cut not funny. I would just go with what the hell you’re thinking.ĭo you get more laughs with a clean cut hair cut or with a sloppy mop up top? like if i get too close of a haircut and tell a slightly racist joke, i might get booed off the stage, keep it long and it'll probably fly. If you just really tapped into how sad that person was making you, you could turn it into something. I would just say when you’re getting heckled, just really go with what you’re thinking, because even if it isn’t funny, it’s going to be something hateful. What took me forever to learn was that you have to give these people enough rope to either hang themselves or show that they are not actually a threat.īill Burr's take is to just say whatever you're thinking: I just tried to shut people down with insults. Any time anyone in the audience said anything, I instantly went on the attack, and in a rather inelegant fashion. When I first started, I had enormous difficulty dealing with hecklers. Life has been tough enough on her already. The calmer you are when handling a talker/heckler, the more you seem like a pro.īesides, she fucking likes Limp Bizkit and Nickelback. It got applause but I don't think that's the way to go. She kept talking throughout the night and someone else yelled at her hard later. So I chose to view her talking as a gift, not an insult. It was the sort of room where written stuff wasn't gonna fly very well anyway.
I dove right in because I was happy to have something in the moment to riff on. I then ponder if she's a teenage boy who likes to lift weights. If you like the smell of shit, you'll love the smell of farts. I ask her if it's the lyrics or Fred Durst's charm she likes. I say they sound like Limp Bizkit but less talented and I'm getting on to the rest of the bit when the girl starts talking again. Then I start in on this joke about a band I saw. I get up onstage and girl is talking in the front row.