EP108: I Bombed - Open Mics 3 & 4, Learning to Be Confident in Failure

Real talk about bombing in stand-up comedy. In this episode, I share my humbling experience at open mic number three where I completely bombed, the depression that followed, and how I learned to be confident in failure for open mic number four. Learn what it's like when jokes don't land, why I didn't prepare the audience or warm them up, how I wasn't looking at the crowd during number three, and the self-doubt that follows a bomb ("Am I funny? Do I really want to do this?"). I discuss the importance of representation in comedy, how Hispanic audience members moved closer when I talked about my name being Jesus and people calling me Jose in the oil field, and how laughter doesn't know race - comedy brings people together. Discover why you almost have to be an influencer to fill shows in Corpus Christi, how I went backwards (podcast first, comedy second), and why even experienced comics bomb. I explore using cuss words as bait between jokes and how I need to figure out clean comedy alternatives as a Bible believer. Plus: how the enemy plants doubts before performances, why bombing is part of the process like learning guitar, and building the muscle to ignore negative thoughts. Recorded audio of sets, advice from Eric Knowles, Lito Cortez wisdom, and being confident you can bomb.