“Dear heckler could you remember that you're not working this stage right now? It appears you're just distracting people's reality. That's right, you just brought people out of the fun zone. Where are they now? Welcome to the truth zone of your inability to have a social life without being a drunk.”
Comedy, it is inevitable that you'll encounter a, or more, hecklers in one's comedic career. It's never okay for YOU to heckle, lord douche bag heckler. It is a person's art form, job, expression, even a way of keeping from going postal on society. You've become evidence for us wanting to killing dumb people. It's as though they're not aware of their outbursts.
I mean, yeah, if planned, then sure it's a part of the show. But when a heckler says something only to be greeted by silence coming over that audience, it's not your cue to try another failing comment. There really is nothing they can say to help a show. If anything they take away from a show. If a comedian is being taken in another direction then that show has been destroyed. Okay, maybe that comedian doesn't get laughs or this heckler gave that comedian a laughable reaction, but how's that comedian going to learn from their mistakes?
Which brings me to my point.
Some comedians are seasoned comics, but others are not. A season comedian can handle hecklers, or whatever form of distraction come their way. At an open mic night there is no need to heckle anyone, because even if a seasoned comedian is getting heckled, the first timers are listening, deterring their efforts to that stage. It's hard enough to find a way up there, on that very lonely stage, let alone having some Douche Bag making dumb-ass comments. This action causes a sense of nerves to take over, only making it harder to entertain.
Comedy is an art form of expression that needs to be worked on from the inside out. A person needs to first feel comfortable in their own skin. Strong in their words and confidence in their presentation. After that comes into play now they have to write material that will ensure a laugh, or some form of orchestrated reactions. Once you have synergism between you and all your hard work, now you have to memorize your works to perform it as if completely natural.
With a hope you don't get a heckler to talk over your set-up or punch-line, you get up on that stage. You worked very hard to be where you are. Now some douche bag is trying to be a center of it all. Great, thanks buddy pants, learn to defend that show by being able to shut that douche bag up.
Basically, please don't heckle unless you really have no other purpose in life. At that point, we'll understand where you're coming from. But please let us know in advance so we can give you the official Douche Bag card.
Peace and hope, until again...
~ Thomas J Bellezza
PS There is one thing, taking an underground comedian's jokes, but to take a professional's routine to only duplicate on stage, is not cool. Yeah, great, you sound like that person, the jokes are said with perfect impersonation. Hell, the audience is laughing. You did your job... You, good person, are a douche bag as well... Plus, don't steel underground comedian's jokes either.
So today we learned one thing... Being a Douche Bag stinks... stop being a douche bag and work hard at writing your own jokes. Hecklers, stay home.
Lesson over...
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