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Comedy Etc: Silver Lake
Every Saturday:
@ 7:00pm Open Mic
@ 9:30pm Feature Show

3253 Beverly Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90057

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09/01/2012: Open Mic

09/01/2012: Feature Show

09/08/2012: Open Mic

09/08/2012: Feature Show

09/15/2012: Open Mic

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The Comedy News For 12/10/13

Comedy Fan Corner [+]

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Posted August 16, 2013 by Shayne Michael under Site Maintenence for All | No Comments | Bookmark

Comedy Etc Show Recap 08-25-2012

Last night I thought we would have a decent turn out for the booked show and the open mic. I was correct. For our third show, we had our longest list so far with twenty performers. We had a high energy crowd, that reminded me of the Joke Gym at its best. We paid all our feature performers. Thanks to Jeff Leon for his unique musical comedy. I think someone put caffeine in Jeff's caffeine. For two of those performers, Scott Shimamoto and Tracie Walker, we wished them a happy birthday in style. We had a cake and Red Velvet Cookies for the audience. A separate cake for our headliner and feature. And they were paid. How many shows can say that?

Read the entire show recap here....

Posted August 26, 2012 by Shayne Michael under Comedy Etc for All | No Comments | Bookmark

The Laugh Factories Fresh Faces Open Casting

I joined another contest because I'm a masochist. To vote for me in the Open Casting contest for the Laugh Factories Fresh Faces contest, look for the red button that says vote.

Vote for me Here:

Or join the contest Here, to compete with me.

Posted June 17, 2012 by Shayne Michael under Comedy Contests for All | No Comments | Bookmark

The 100 Greatest Stand-Up Comic Trends

Dave Chappelle: New Rank 18 +
Sam Kinison: New Rank 19 -
Roseanne Barr: New Rank 21 + / Showdown
Flip Wilson: New Rank 22 -
Eddie Murphy: New Rank 27 + / Showdown
Buddy Hackett: New Rank 28 -
George Burns: New Rank 30 +

Comedian Corner [+]

The Cadence Of Comedy

What does it mean when someone says your timing is off? Tonight material that always works fell flat. And I started to wonder why. It may have been the same material I always do, but it wasn't in the same order. It wasn't delivered with the same subtle inflections. I didn't deliver it remotely close to the manner I usually do. At one point my dad dying of stage four cancer got a sympathy applause break. Talk bout throwing the audience for a loop. I've had sympathy laughter before; I have never had a sympathy applause break. On the drive home I realized the cadence was wrong. There's a reason I sometimes will work in a story with a long set up. I used to think it was to get the audience to practice listening. Tonight I realized I use long stories to intentionally change the cadence of the delivery.

Posted September 10, 2012 by Shayne Michael under Timing for All | No Comments | Bookmark

No matter how much good you do, someone will always find a way not to appreciate it.

Posted August 27, 2012 by Shayne Michael under Intermission for All | No Comments | Bookmark

The Importance Of Humility In Comedy

It's one thing to have faith in yourself. It's one thing to feel you deserve the best. It's one thing to be constantly be seeking better opportunities, so that you can leave the old ones that aren't paying the bills behind. But it's quite another thing to constantly put down other performers who don't reach your level of genius. Yes, I know this is the exception to the rule. I realize not many people who fit this mold, but when you cross the path of performers with no humility, boy do they stick out.

Post something inspirational, they respond with something sarcastic. Get booked in the same line up, they publicly wonder how the two of you ended up in the same show. Someone thanks you for being a part of the show, they ask why.

Humility means recognizing, no matter how often you're on stage, there is still something for you to learn and places to grow. The minute a comic rejects this lesson, the comic they are is the last comic they will ever be. Comedy, unlike music, suffers very quickly from becoming dated, even when it is not based on the news. A comic that never changes, because ironically they think they know everything, will never change. They're the same comic today they were yesterday. They remain static, while the audiences will be dynamic, changing and waiting for something new. Surprise, a comic that never changes, may once have been brilliant, but will quickly become irrelevant to the changing audiences living in changing times.

That said, I'm writing this to get it out of my system, as the people who need to hear it will never listen, otherwise I would have named names.

Posted August 26, 2012 by Shayne Michael under Humility for All | No Comments | Bookmark

Upcoming Stand-Up Comedy Seminars

Kurtis Mathews: San Francisco, CA on 09/13/2011 6pm / FREE / Visit The Class Website
Greg Dean: Los Angeles, CA on 09/26/2011 7pm / FREE / Visit The Class Website
Joe Falzarano: Los Angeles, California on 11/03/2011 10pm / 325 / Visit The Class Website

New Ranking: Twelve Types Of Joke Structure

This essay discusses twelve types of joke structures. These structures are common patterns that I've noticed among popular jokes. In each case I included examples and how to best utilize each type of structure while avoiding its pitfalls. In case you're wondering, this list doesn't mean there aren't a hundred other ways to construct a joke. These are simply twelve of the most common. They include: Redefinition & Retitling Definition Through Obvious Exclusion Statistical Analysis Inappropriate Suggestions For Personal Safety Not Using Euphemisms Where Appropriate Bringing Euphemisms Home Underplaying Damages With Understatements Overplaying Damages To Get Your Way Analyzing Errors In Sentence Structure Inappropriate Personal Settings Logical Mismatch Asking The Obvious Questions It's not important that... [Read Entire Article]

Posted July 0, 2003 by Shayne Michael under Writing

Recent Biographies [+]

Ralphie May was born February 1st, 1972 in Chattanooga, Tennessee. He is a veteran comic whose popularity exploded as the runner up winner on the first season of Last Comic Standing behind first-place winner Dat Phan. May is also a morbidly obese comedian who at one point he weighed over 800 pounds, though these days he’s lost a considerable amount of weight. Early in his youth, May dropped out of High School from Clarksville, Arkansas and moved to Houston, Texas to pursue a career in comedy. There, May also went to The Performing Arts of Houston, where he graduated second in his class. May knew he wanted to do standup comedy at the age of nine. He got his inspiration from Sam Kinison, Bill Hicks, Richard Pryor, Eddie Murphy, Chris Rock and Doug Stanhope. May would begin performing at the age of 13. By the age of 17, he was doing stand-up professionally. Then, only three year... [Read Entire Bio]