Gig 20: Spotlight @ The Storey, Lancaster – 20th November 2011

So, I followed up last Monday’s gig at Magical Animals with another non-comedy night at Lancaster Spotlight.  The night is designed to encourage writers of all persuasions and included poetry, music, stand up and “life writing”.  I had a 5-minute open spot and decided to read out the two stories from Gig 16, plus a poem and another daft little bit.

It’s kind of strange doing these non-stand up gigs, because there feels so little pressure that I’m not sure that they actually count.  I do really enjoy the freedom of being able to try different things, though, and I feel right at home in that environment.  I’m not quite sure how this type of performance ties into developing as a stand up, but it feels natural to do something a little bit different, so I’ll stick with it and just see where it takes me.

The performance seemed to go pretty well.  I was pleased with how I actually tackled the material. I made sure that I took my time and gave the material chance to breathe (I know that sounds wanky, but I don’t know how else to express it).  I even remembered to leave pauses to give people chance to laugh, which is something I’ve often not done.

Overall it was a fun night and I look forward to doing it again.  Now I just need to find some stand up gigs to do.

(Apologies for how badly this is written. Sometimes it’s hard to squeeze this stuff out on your dinner hour)