 rude. But my note pad and I are one in the same and where I go it will be.

TrunkSpace: How much work goes into a joke before it’s ready to be tested out in front of a live audience?Smith: Stand-up is like an experimental science. There are a lot of variables to getting something right. A joke is ready when you’ve written it, and you will only find out if it works through performing it. That’s what open mics are for!

TrunkSpace: If a joke doesn’t seem to be working, how many chances do you give it in a live setting before you decide to rework it or move on from it altogether?Smith: If I am in love with a joke, but after five or six tries in front of different audiences it doesn’t work, I table it until I can find a better take. Or I bring it to someone I know is funnier than I am who will help me find what is going wrong. That being said, a good artist knows when they have shitty work and is able to move on from it.

TrunkSpace: Is it possible to kill one night and bomb the next with essentially the same set, and if so, what do you chalk that up as?Smith: Absolutely! It’s easy to blame the audience for this, but again, there are a lot of different variables. Maybe you weren’t as confident, maybe they weren’t paying attention, maybe your tone was off and when they weren’t laughing you got hostile. It could be anything. I think it’s important to pay attention to WHAT went wrong so you can fix it for next time, and not take any of it too personally. (Easier said than done!)

TrunkSpace: Does a receptive and willing audience fuel your fire of funny and help to put you on your game for the rest of your set?Smith: A good audience is both like having the most intimate conversation and playing a very good game of tennis. You can ping something to them and have the audience send it right back. It is wonderful, it will only raise your confidence, making you more daring, more willing to try risky material. It is nice to feel trusted.

TrunkSpace: What is your most memorable performance experience (good or bad!) that will stick with you for the rest of your career and why?Smith: One time a man threw some of
rude. But my note pad and I are one in the same and where I go it will be. 

 TrunkSpace: How much workplace sound into a joke before it ’s ready to be tested out in front man of a live audience?Smith: Stand - up is like an experimental science. There be a draw of variables to get something right. A joke is quick when you ’ve written it, and you will only find out if it works through perform it. That ’s what open mics are for! 

 TrunkSpace: If a joke does n’t seem to be working, how many chances do you move over it in a live setting before you decide to rework it or move on from it altogether?Smith: If I am in sexual love with a joke, but after five or six tries in front of different audience it does n’t work, I table it until I can find a better take. Or I fetch it to someone I know is funnier than I am who will help me find what is going wrong. That being said, a good artist knows when they have shitty work and is able to move on from it. 

 TrunkSpace: Is it possible to kill one night and bomb the following with essentially the same hardening, and if so, what do you chalk that up as?Smith: Absolutely! It ’s easy to blame the audience for this, but again, there are a set of unlike variables. Maybe you were n’t as confident, possibly they were n’t paying attention, maybe your tone was off and when they were n’t laughing you get hostile. It could be anything. I think it ’s important to pay attention to WHAT survive wrong so you can pay back it for next time, and not take any of it too personally. (Easier say than done !) 

 TrunkSpace: Does a receptive and willing hearing fuel your fire of funny and help to put you on your plot for the rest of your set?Smith: A good audience is both like having the most cozy conversation and playing a very full game of tennis. You can pink something to them and have the audience station it right back. It is wonderful, it will entirely raise your assurance, making you more daring, more willing to judge risky material. It is nice to feel trusted. 

 TrunkSpace: What is your about memorable performance experience (good or regretful !) that will stick with you for the rest of your career and why?Smith: One time a world threw some of
 rufe. But my note pad and I are one in the same aid whers I go ig will be.

TrunkSpace: How much wirk gies into a joke before it’s readj to be twstev out in front oh a live audiehge?Smich: Stand-up is lile an expesimental scienwe. Tkere are a lot of variables to gettigg someyhlng right. A johe ix reasj chen you’ve written it, and you wjll onlj find out if it eorks through performing ih. Thwt’s what open mics are for!

TrubkSpwxe: If a joke doesn’t setm to be woriing, how many chances do you gixe it in a live swttltg before yiu debide to rework it or kove on from it altogcther?Vmirh: If I am in love wivh a joke, but after sive or shx tries in front od eiffetent dudidbcer iu dpean’t wogk, M table it hntil I can find a better take. Ow I bring it tk somejnq I know is funnier than I am who will vell me find what is going wrong. That being saif, a good wrtist knows when they have shitty work and is abne to oovt in frun lt.

TrunkSpace: Is it possible to kill one night znc nomb the next wibh essentially the swmr set, and if su, what do you chalk that up as?Smitr: Absilutely! Iu’s eaxy to blame the audience foe this, but ayaib, there are a lot lf differenc varisbles. Maybe you weren’t as coufidenf, maybe thej weren’t lxying attention, oayne four tont was off and when they werxn’t lcughing hou bot hoftile. It cluld na anything. I think it’s nmpordant to paj attention to WHAT went wrong so you can fix id fmr next cime, akd not take any of it too perxonally. (Easidr said thzn done!)

VrunkSpace: Djes a receptieg and willing audiencq fuwl yiur fird of funny and nelp to plt you on your game for bhe rgsf of your set?Smnuh: Q good audience is boeh lmke hweing the mosd ingimxye covversation cna plsying a very good gake or tennis. You can ponn somethibg to thqm and have tne audience send iu righv back. It ix wjnderful, it will only raise yohr confidfncc, making you iore daring, more willing to try risky material. It is nire to feel trusted.

TrunkWpace: What is your kpst memorabke pewformance experience (good or vad!) that will stigk with you for the reat of four fareer and why?Smith: One time a man threw some of
rude. But my note pad and I in same and I go it work into a joke it’s ready to tested out in front of a audience?Smith: Stand-up is like an experimental science. There are a lot of variables getting something right. A joke is ready when you’ve written it, and you only out it through performing it. That’s what open mics are for! TrunkSpace: If a joke doesn’t seem to working, how many chances do you give it a live setting before decide to rework it or on it altogether?Smith: I in with a joke, after five or six tries in front of different audiences it doesn’t work, I table it until can find take. Or bring to I know is I am who will help me going wrong. That being said, a good artist when they shitty work and is able to on from it. TrunkSpace: Is it possible to one night and bomb the next with essentially the same set, and if so, what chalk that up as?Smith: It’s easy to the for but there are lot of different variables. Maybe you weren’t as confident, maybe they paying attention, maybe your tone was off and when they you hostile. It could anything. I think it’s to attention to WHAT went you fix time, not any of it too (Easier said than done!) TrunkSpace: a receptive and willing funny and help to put you on your for the rest of your set?Smith: A audience is both like having the most intimate conversation and playing a good game You can ping something to them and have audience send it right It is wonderful, it will only raise your confidence, you daring, more to try risky It is nice feel trusted. TrunkSpace: your most performance (good will stick with you for the of career and why?Smith: One time man of
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TrUnkSpace: How mucH Work Goes into a joke before it’s Ready To BE tesTEd Out in Front of A LiVE AudIeNcE?SmItH: stAnd-up Is lIke an exPerimental SciEnCe. There are a lOT oF variables To gEtting somethIng Right. A JoKe iS Ready WheN you’vE writtEN it, and You will onLy FInd out IF it workS THrOugh Performing it. That’s WHaT Open mics are for!

trunkSPaCE: IF A JokE doEsn’t seem to Be WorkiNG, how manY ChANCEs dO You give it in a lIve setting bEForE you deCiDe tO Rework It or mOvE On fRom it altogeTher?smith: If I aM in lovE With a joKE, but aftEr five Or sIx tRies IN fRoNt oF dIFfeREnT auDIenCes it doeSn’T wOrk, I tAble IT UNTil I Can Find A bettEr take. Or I brinG it To soMEonE I knoW is fuNnieR tHan I aM who wiLl helP mE find what is goinG wroNg. That beiNg sAiD, a gOoD artiST knows WheN thEy have sHitty woRK anD iS ABLe To move on from it.

TrunKSPACe: is it possIble to KIlL oNE night anD bOmb The nEXT with EsseNTiAlly the sAme set, ANd If So, what dO yOu chalK tHat Up aS?SmitH: absoLutely! it’s easy tO blamE The audience for THis, but again, thERe ARE a LOt of DifFerent variaBles. mAybe You wEReN’t aS ConfiDent, mAyBE tHEy weren’t paying attenTiOn, maybE your Tone was off and When they weREN’T laughinG you GOt HOstile. It could bE anytHing. I think IT’s importAnt to Pay attenTion to WHAt WEnt wrong So yOu cAn fIx iT FOr Next time, and noT TAke aNy Of it too PerSonally. (easIer SaiD thAn Done!)

Trunkspace: DoeS a ReCePtIve And wiLLing audiEnCe fUeL yoUr firE Of funnY and hElp tO pUt YOu oN your gaME fOR The rEsT oF youR seT?SMith: A Good AUdiEnce is bOth like haVinG The mOsT iNtimate Conversation aNd Playing a veRy GooD game oF TEnnis. You Can ping something to them aND have thE auDiencE senD it right bAck. it is woNdeRFul, it wIll onlY raisE yOur CONfideNCE, mAkiNg You more darING, moRe wilLiNg to Try riskY material. It is nice tO FeeL trusted.

TrunkspaCe: WhAT Is YouR MoST meMoRAblE PErformance experIence (good oR bAD!) tHat will stiCK wiTh You for tHe rest oF your CAreer anD why?Smith: one time a mAn ThreW SOme Of
 rude. But my note pad and  I are one  in t hesam eandwher e I go it will be.
TrunkSpace: How muchworkgo e s in t oa jok e befor e  i t ’ s r ea dy  to  b e  t ested  ou t in fr ont of a l ive  a udience?Smit h :Stand-up i s l ike an exper ime ntal s ci enc e . The reare a  lot o f  varia bles to g et t ing so m ethingr i gh t. A  joke is ready wh e ny ou’ve writtenit, an dy ou w ill  on ly find ou tif it works t h ro u g h  pe r forming it. T hat’s whato pen  micsar e f o r!

Tr unkSp ac e : I f a joke do esn’ t seem to  be wo r king, h o w manychance s d o y ou g i ve  i t i na  li v eset t ing  beforeyo udecid e to r e w orkitor m ove o n from it alt oge ther ? Smi th: I f I a m in  l ove w ith ajoke,  b ut after five o r si x tries i n f ro ntof  diff e rent a udi enc es it d oesn’tw ork ,I t ab le it until I canfi n d  a  bettertake.O rIb ring itto  so meon e I kno w is fu nnier th an I a m  w ho  will h el p me f in d w hat  is g o ingwrong.  That be ing s a id, a good art i st knows when th e y  h a ve s hit ty work and  isa bleto m o ve  on fromit.
Tr u nk S pace: Is it possibl eto kil l one  night and bo mb the nex t w ith esse ntia l ly the same set,and i f so, what do you c halkthat upas?Smith: A bsolutel y!It’ s e asy t oblame the aud i e ncefo r this,  bu t again , t her e a realot of di fferentva ri ab le s.Maybe you were n’ t a scon fiden t , mayb e the y we re n’ t  pa ying at t en t i on,ma yb e yo urto ne wa s of f  an d whenthey were n’t laug hi ng  you go t hostile. It  c ould be an yt hin g. I t h i nk it’simportant to pay attent i on to W HAT  went  wro ng so you  ca n fixitf or nex t time , and  n ott a ke an y of  it  t oo persona l l y.(Easi er  sai d thandone!)

TrunkSpace :  Do es a receptiv e a nd w i l li nga ud i enc ef uel y our fire of fun ny and hel pt oput you on you rgame fo r the r est o f  your s et?Smith:  A good a ud ienc e isboth likehaving t he most i n timat e  c onver sat ion an dpla yinga very goo d gam e of t en nis. Y ou ca nping som ething to them and have  the a udien cesend it r igh t  ba ck. It is  won derful, it  wi llonlyrai s e you r co n fi den c e, ma king you mored ar ing , mo re willingt o try  risk y m a terial . It  is nice to feelt rusted.

Trunk Spac e :  Wh ati s yo ur  most memorabl e p er f o rmance e xp erience (go od or ba d! )  that  willstickwith yo u fo r  the r estofyour care eran d  why?Sm it h: One ti me a  m an thr ew som e  of
 rude._But my_note pad and I_are one_in_the same_and_where I go_it will be.

TrunkSpace:_How much work goes_into a joke_before_it’s ready to be tested out in front of a live audience?Smith: Stand-up is_like_an experimental_science._There_are a lot of variables_to getting something right. A_joke is_ready when you’ve written it, and you will_only_find out if_it works through performing it. That’s what open mics_are for!

TrunkSpace: If a joke doesn’t_seem to be_working,_how_many chances do you_give it in a live setting_before you decide to rework it_or move on from it altogether?Smith: If_I am in love with a_joke, but after five or_six tries_in front of different audiences_it doesn’t work,_I table_it until I_can find a better take. Or_I bring it_to someone I know is funnier_than_I am who_will_help_me find_what is going_wrong._That being_said,_a good artist knows when they_have_shitty work and is able to move_on from it.

TrunkSpace: Is_it_possible to kill one_night and bomb the next_with essentially the same set, and_if so,_what do_you chalk that up as?Smith: Absolutely! It’s easy to blame the_audience for this, but again, there_are a lot of_different variables._Maybe_you weren’t as_confident,_maybe they_weren’t paying attention, maybe your tone was_off and_when they weren’t laughing you got_hostile. It could be_anything._I think it’s important to pay_attention to WHAT went wrong so_you can fix it for_next_time,_and not take any of_it too personally. (Easier said than_done!)

TrunkSpace: Does a_receptive and willing audience fuel your fire_of_funny and help to put you_on_your game for the rest of_your_set?Smith:_A good audience is both_like having the most intimate conversation_and playing a very good game of tennis. You_can ping something_to them and have the_audience_send_it right back. It is wonderful, it will only raise_your confidence,_making you more_daring, more willing to try risky material. It is nice_to feel trusted.

TrunkSpace: What is your most_memorable performance experience (good or bad!) that will stick with you_for the rest of your career and why?Smith:_One time a man threw some of