Well. Well well well. Well.

The aforementioned course in Edinburgh was fantastic. I'm well up for doing comedy slots now & am getting gigs all over the place. It's going to be a very long slog - it's *just* like starting up a band again - although I have a feeling that if you are good it's easier to make it in comedy than music - but WHY!?

Comedy does seem to be very competitive, like any art form where you have a chance of being respected - everyone wants to do it. The trouble with comedy is if you're not funny you are just a bunch of shit. However, with music it's totally subjective. I fucking hate R&B and if anyone came near me with any I'd tazer them but that doesn't mean it's somehow not music. Bad comedy is HORRIFIC - lack of confidence, unrecognised self-hatred are all crystal clear once on that stage and everyone can agree when a comic SUCKS.

Anyway - I've got my own little act now largely based on my comics - it was a great head start to have all that material. I have a feeling I could do quite well out of this mainly becuase I'm a girl - it's sad but true to say there aren't many very good female comediennes out there so big fish in a small pond etc etc but also my act is quite different. Almost everyone is self referential, which is fine - but you really run the risk of doing unoriginal material if you just draw experience from your own life. I've already heard many concepts & jokes expressed many times - have some imagination!

Bring on the gigs!