Bill Kilpatrick Comedy
WHEN I FIRST STARTED OUT, I WANTED TO PLAY THE IMPROVS AND THE THEATERS YOU SEE ON TV, PLACES DESIGNED SPECIFICALLY FOR COMEDY.
MY FIRST YEAR IN, I GOT TO PLAY SOME OF THOSE SPOTS. I WAS SURPRISED BY HOW EASY THEY WERE. EVER WATCH A NETFLIX SPECIAL AND WONDER WHY PEOPLE ARE LAUGHING? YOU COULD BLOW YOUR NOSE AND GET AN APPLAUSE BREAK. WHERE'S THE CHALLENGE IN THAT?
I CUT MY TEETH AT THE OTHER END OF THE SPECTRUM - THE DIVE BARS AND BACK ALLEYS WHERE YOU HAVE TO WORK FOR EVERY LAUGH.
THIS IS WHAT COMEDY IS ABOUT. IT'S WHY YOU SEE THE BRICK WALL USED SO OFTEN BEHIND THE MIC. IT REPRESENTS THE MEAN STREETS AND THE GUTTERS. COMEDY ISN'T ABOUT PRETTY THEATERS THAT SEAT THOUSANDS. IT'S ABOUT THE CONVERSATIONS YOU HAVE WHEN YOU'RE STANDING THERE, WITH YOUR BACK AGAINST THE WALL.
COMEDY ISN'T ABOUT THE JET SET. IT ISN'T ABOUT THE ELITE. IT'S ABOUT THE IDIOTS AND THE LOSERS, THE OTHER 99% OF SOCIETY. IT'S ABOUT US, YOU AND ME, ORDINARY PEOPLE WHO LACK THE POWER OR THE MONEY TO FIX OUR PROBLEMS WITH A SNAP.
IF YOU HAD A MAGIC WAND, YOU WOULDN'T NEED COMEDY. YOU COULD JUST WAVE YOUR PROBLEMS AWAY. BUT YOU DONT' HAVE A WAND. YOU'VE GOT ATTITUDE. YOU'VE GOT A SENSE OF HUMOR. THERE COMES A POINT WHEN YOU GET TIRED OF BEING SCARED AND YOUR MIDDLE FINGER WANTS TO DANCE.
WELCOME TO THE BROKEN BOTTLE WORLD TOUR.
MY FIRST YEAR IN, I GOT TO PLAY SOME OF THOSE SPOTS. I WAS SURPRISED BY HOW EASY THEY WERE. EVER WATCH A NETFLIX SPECIAL AND WONDER WHY PEOPLE ARE LAUGHING? YOU COULD BLOW YOUR NOSE AND GET AN APPLAUSE BREAK. WHERE'S THE CHALLENGE IN THAT?
I CUT MY TEETH AT THE OTHER END OF THE SPECTRUM - THE DIVE BARS AND BACK ALLEYS WHERE YOU HAVE TO WORK FOR EVERY LAUGH.
THIS IS WHAT COMEDY IS ABOUT. IT'S WHY YOU SEE THE BRICK WALL USED SO OFTEN BEHIND THE MIC. IT REPRESENTS THE MEAN STREETS AND THE GUTTERS. COMEDY ISN'T ABOUT PRETTY THEATERS THAT SEAT THOUSANDS. IT'S ABOUT THE CONVERSATIONS YOU HAVE WHEN YOU'RE STANDING THERE, WITH YOUR BACK AGAINST THE WALL.
COMEDY ISN'T ABOUT THE JET SET. IT ISN'T ABOUT THE ELITE. IT'S ABOUT THE IDIOTS AND THE LOSERS, THE OTHER 99% OF SOCIETY. IT'S ABOUT US, YOU AND ME, ORDINARY PEOPLE WHO LACK THE POWER OR THE MONEY TO FIX OUR PROBLEMS WITH A SNAP.
IF YOU HAD A MAGIC WAND, YOU WOULDN'T NEED COMEDY. YOU COULD JUST WAVE YOUR PROBLEMS AWAY. BUT YOU DONT' HAVE A WAND. YOU'VE GOT ATTITUDE. YOU'VE GOT A SENSE OF HUMOR. THERE COMES A POINT WHEN YOU GET TIRED OF BEING SCARED AND YOUR MIDDLE FINGER WANTS TO DANCE.
WELCOME TO THE BROKEN BOTTLE WORLD TOUR.