Going up on stage is about the most terrifying thing you can possibly do. I’ve done it, sang in a a garage band that managed to get in front of a crowd of ~300 people. You gotta find a way to deal with it. For me, it was a kind of “fuck it, we ball” mode of thinking where I just went for it as hard as I could and I, at least, was going to have a good time.
For a comedy act, I would think that it’s even more scary because of how much more interaction with the crowd there is. You’re getting constant, direct, and immediate feedback, and often expected to deal with hecklers and such. At least with a band, we’d just get up on stage and blast out trash as hard as we could and the crowd just had to hang on for dear life until it was over. Good on Anon for having the guts to do that, I hope they use this as a learning experience and don’t just give up.
Going up on stage is about the most terrifying thing you can possibly do. I’ve done it, sang in a a garage band that managed to get in front of a crowd of ~300 people. You gotta find a way to deal with it. For me, it was a kind of “fuck it, we ball” mode of thinking where I just went for it as hard as I could and I, at least, was going to have a good time.
For a comedy act, I would think that it’s even more scary because of how much more interaction with the crowd there is. You’re getting constant, direct, and immediate feedback, and often expected to deal with hecklers and such. At least with a band, we’d just get up on stage and blast out trash as hard as we could and the crowd just had to hang on for dear life until it was over. Good on Anon for having the guts to do that, I hope they use this as a learning experience and don’t just give up.