I’m not sure if this comedy is allowed, but I’m going to try it anyway

March 24, 2009 by vongsundara 

One more day before I film my first video production. On the great advice of a great friend, I have decided to film my comedy set about the SuperPowerBottoms, my gay volleyball team and not-so-subtle stab at promoting rights for bottoms everywhere. Haha, talk about the opposite of mainstream. The video will be targeted to a very specific demographic, but I’m hoping that that demographic will really appreciate it.

The big news of the week, though, is that I have found my own comedy muse: hot blonde actress and improv student Holly. While doing improv, I discovered how much I love collaboration which isn’t something I get to do at all in stand-up. While brainstorming with my muse, I’ve decided to try something off-the-wall and maybe even against the rules.

I’m going to write a stand-up for someone else. I will be the Tina Fey to her Amy Poehler (check Saturday Night Live). Writing stand-up for Holly is actually kind of exciting because of her great acting ability. She has a uniqueness to her look and great timing on her delivery, but at this point in time she is more of a performance artist than a writer. Writing for Holly will allow me to really push myself creatively. I’ve written for my own stand-up persona for so long, that I think writing from the perspective of a young, hot blonde will be very interesting.

The end goal for this writing project is to have Holly perform her material as an opening act when my one-man show debuts (now with a bonus woman!) at the end of this year or early next year. The fact that I’ll be writing both acts will lend itself to some great continuity and some comedy tricks that I’ve been meaning to try and which I don’t think have been done before, as a headliner generally doesn’t write material for their opening act.

Anyhow, with my two current projects progressing well, I’m getting excited and more inspired than ever. It feels great to be pushing the boundaries of an art form that I love so dearly.

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One Response to “I’m not sure if this comedy is allowed, but I’m going to try it anyway”

  1. ed on March 26th, 2009 9:32 PM

    YAY! You’Re going with unique and creative! Ultimately, I really believe that the “niche” that you are thinking its going to be, won`t be as “niche” as you think… one of the main themes (from what I remember) of your SPB sketch (or atleast from our conversations about it), is the message about the fact that people should be proud of who they are! Even if they are something or have something or do something that has a certain level of stigma to it, whether its being gay, being a minority, being a bottom… ya know? Also, I read your last blog – don`t worry if you don`t get it right the first time… if you have the time and finances, if you aren`t happy with a particular part of your video and want to re-do or re-work 30 seconds of it or something, don`t be afraid to re-shoot something… your video is going to be fantastic I`m sure! and you are going to get so many bookings for PRIDE!!!! Hehe… when your vid is ready, let me know and I`ll send it to the PRIDE folks here in Montreal.

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