Comedy – Page 12 – Fancy Boys Club

My Worst Time Onstage

September 18, 2019September 18, 2019by Jack Baker1 Comment

If you were to imagine the worst possible place and time to perform stand-up comedy, I assume that place would be Milwaukee, Wisconsin and that time would be during a Packers/Vikings playoff game.

That is exactly where I found myself on January 5, 2013, performing at the Northern Lights Theater at the Potawatami Hotel & Casino–on a stage that has hosted such memorable acts as Ringo Starr, Don Rickles, Willie Nelson and B.B. King–in front of an audience of 12 people.

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Comedy, Misc., Pop Culture

Apologies To Those Offended: My thoughts on Shane Gillis…

September 17, 2019September 19, 2019by Matt Drufke3 Comments

When there is breaking news about comedy, there are two guarantees.

The first is that it’s never good news. There is never an article about John Mulaney curing some disease or Sarah Silverman winning Le Mans. It’s only a story about controversy.

Knowing that, the second guarantee is that for a few days, my Facebook feed becomes fucking insufferable. Between hot takes, juicy bits, and other nonsense, every comedian wants to lob out some nugget for all of social media to socially mediate. I’m also totally guilty of this myself, so I apologize if I’ve made your timeline insufferable.

So, if you are a comedian or know a comedian, or know anyone that has watched a Netflix special or has an opinion about free speech, your timeline these past 24 hours has no doubt been filled with stories of Shane Gillis.

And I’m about to make it worse.

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Comedy, Misc., Pop Culture

Fancy Boys Chats With: Mike Wiley!

September 6, 2019September 20, 2019by Matt DrufkeLeave a Comment

If you are involved with Chicago comedy, you’ve met Mike Wiley. You’ve seen him at a show or a mic. And you’ve most certainly remembered it.

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Comedy, Misc.

The Worst Comedy Set I’ve Ever Seen

September 2, 2019September 19, 2019by Matt Drufke1 Comment

This collection of writers at Fancy Boys Club all have one thing in common: stand-up comedy. Some of us perform (or have performed) it. Some of us produce (or have produced) it. All of us love it. Or have loved it and then hated it and then loved it again. Relationships with comedy can be very complicated.

I’ve been lucky enough to be performing stand-up comedy for over 12 years now. How am I as a comedian? I’m… ok. There are nights when I have amazing sets and nights when I bomb. Most sets lie somewhere in the middle of those.

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Easy Guide to Comedy

August 30, 2019September 19, 2019by Brennan Weaver1 Comment

When pursuing stand up comedy, maintaining discipline is a constant struggle when developing your material. I have read a lot of literature on how to develop my own comedy and have always just wanted a simple guideline of advice to do so. After 7 years this is probably the best and simplest advice I have for developing one’s material. Keep in mind that comedy is a very personal journey so please feel free to adjust this guideline to what works best for you.

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