I used to think the do-rag plus ball cap look was fussy and overdone. Seeing Ghostface with plastic on his couch solves the missing context for me.
Carry on, Ghos’.
What’s more likely for a comedian: becoming a better writer or becoming a better performer?
As a new comedian who consistently hears “great writing” - to the exclusion of all other types of compliments - I hope it’s the latter.
I think compliments of any element of your set are to be embraced as recognition that you’re “funny” - which is truly the only prerequiste for stand-up comedy. One can learn joke structure just as one can learn performance technique to improve the writing and the telling of a joke, respectively. But can we learn “what’s funny” about life? I don’t think we can.
Offers for Roy Halladay that J.P. Ricciardi has turned down in the past 72 hours include:
- Kyle Drabeck, Jason Knapp, Carlos Carrasco and DVD of Mad Men’s third season
- Scott Kazmir, Carl Crawford, Wade Davis and final cut of Moneyball: The Movie
- Clay Buccholz, Michael Bowden, Josh Bard and the cure for swine flu
- Joba Chamberlain, Phil Hughes and the Alaska Governership
- Scott Elbert, Blake DeWitt and a complimentary nose job from Dr. 90210
- Brandon Wood, Sean Rodriguez, Sean O’Sullivan and host of the Tonight Show
- Matt Cain, Buster Posey, Madison Bumgarner and the 2012 iPhone 7G
- Neftali Feliz, Justin Smoak and 99-year lease on the Alamo