Updated: May 16, 2008 Confirmed Location and Time! W00t!
We're now officially added as a panel titled Comedy Club at Fanime. You can find us listed as at the panel information page here
http://www.fanime.com/panels_files/panels.html
Comedy Club at Fanime
Come share an evening of laughs with The Comedy Club at Fanime! Whether it's Anime, Manga, or the intricacies of being an avid fan, nothing is sacred as we poke fun at all that encompasses being an otaku! This panel is recommended for a 16+ audience for language.
Time: Saturday 7PM
Location: San Carlos Room (In the Hilton!)
We currently have FIVE people signed up, so here's some information for the people signed up to perform at the panel. I do not plan on accepting routines on site unless something drastic happens. Sign ups are open again for one or two more slots! PM me for more info.
Routines should now be 5-7 minutes. I will not be extending them again if we lose an act. We'll simply do an improv routine with all the participants if we are short on the individual sets. To ensure we don't all do a 5 minute performance and have 20 minutes of dead time, please let me know well ahead of time (end of April?) how long your routine will be. If you don't mind sharing what you'll be talking about, I can also check to make sure we're not ALL going to joke about Super Smash Brothers and beat the same subjects to death.
Please script or outline your performance to check for time. It really isn't as easy as it looks, the only thing worse than being not funny is awkward silence when you run out of stuff to say. Please let me know as soon as possible how long your routine will be so I can accommodate longer/shorter ones. Thanks!
The panel should be appropriate for a 16+ audience. If you're not sure if something is too racy... leave it out. Swear words are okay as long as you don't base your entire routine on them.
I've requested either Saturday or Sunday night sometime between 7 to 11pm. If you're sure you cannot make both of those times, do not sign up (or un-sign up). If you cannot make one of the nights, let me know so I will be ready if Fanime slots us in a time you cannot attend.
Towards the con, I will be asking for phone numbers so I can contact you if there's a change in plans. I will also provide my number in case you cannot make it and don't find out until the con.
Props are okay as long as you are allowed to have said prop on convention hall grounds according to all state/federal laws and convention rules, and will be allowed only if they only require less than 5 minutes to set up before the panel (not after someone else's act, please), will not get in the way of the other participants and audience members and only 2 minutes to clean up *by yourself* Anything that you damage at the convention center will be all you. I'll be more than happy to turn you and your contact information over to the convention organizers if you do something stupid on an epic scale :3.
Any questions, send them to my e-mail at ayabrea at gmail dot com or send me a PM.
New stuff for 4/30/08
TIME SET (Tentative): We're tentatively set for Saturday 5/24 at 7-8PM. Unless something happens with someone else's panel, that's the time we're going to have. Location and time will be reconfirmed once the list is officially green-lighted by Fanime staff.
Time Request and Confirmation: Everyone who is already signed up please send me the approximate amount of minutes your routine will be. Do make sure you appropriate some time in there for laughter pause :3 I'm going to try to set it up so no one gets edged out of time, so please, be as accurate as you can. If you haven't already started writing your stuff, now's the time to do it! You got a little over three weeks until con!
I will send out an e-mail to those who have contacted me about signing up to confirm. If you cannot make Saturday or the 7pm time slot, now is the time to let me know (and we'll miss you ;_;) If you thought you signed up but did not get an e-mail from me by tomorrow, please PM or e-mail me at ayabrea at gmail dot com to let me know I missed you.
Still more New Stuff 5/10/08
As expected some participants pulled out due to our tentative Saturday scheduling. Now we have 5 confirmed, so we can breathe a little easier for time, but I'll still need everyone's estimated time. I can slot in one or two more acts (otherwise, we fill dead time with improv :3), please PM or e-mail me at ayabrea at gmail dot com for details.
New Stuff 5/16/08
Our time is confirmed: Saturday 7PM in the San Carlos Room of the Hilton! Come join us! We have ramen... (okay, no we don't, we're just trying to lure you into our room. Mwa ha ha ha, ha ha ha ha--*cough cough, hack*)
comedy (especially anime related) i would imagne it would together than some ppl expect...
that plus you have to use mostly mainstream anime if peope were to understand the jokes in the first place....
it does sounds like a worth panel, but maybe something worthwhile to evolve something into more substantial...
yea maybe it can be organized to some degree to have it. i seen other cons have some but what might work there doesnt mean it might work here.
It's an interesting idea - I'm not funny, so I wouldn't participate, but I'd probably come watch. :)
If u guys are planning on doing it, I would love to participate and give it a shot.
I can be funny for about one minute.. But that's it... My jokes die quickly.. O_o;
I wish I could do something about that... *thinks......KABOOM*
G'luck if it works out, though. I'll be in the audience. XP
This would be so much fun. I would give it a try. I think I can write up material that would go on for a while. But I can't guarantee that it'll be funny.
I down though I'm not sure how much of my routine would be anime related but yeah I totally be down for going up and doing a set. So if you start it up let me know. 8)
Quote from: shyguy_2357 on March 04, 2008, 09:37:34 PM
comedy (especially anime related) i would imagne it would together than some ppl expect...
that plus you have to use mostly mainstream anime if peope were to understand the jokes in the first place....
it does sounds like a worth panel, but maybe something worthwhile to evolve something into more substantial...
I didn't say it was easy. It takes work just like with anything else (or plentiful experience and stage presence if you're doing improv.)
Quote from: OniCourseMusha on March 09, 2008, 04:34:12 AM
If u guys are planning on doing it, I would love to participate and give it a shot.
Cool. Do you think you can work on a 5-10 minute routine? Please also PM or e-mail me at ayabrea at gmail dot com with your contact information (e-mail, real name, what name you want to get introduced as, and anything else you want used in your introduction.) Once I get a couple of people lined up and the details organized (depending how many participants, set the length of the panel), submitted, and green stamped, I'll contact everyone.
Quote from: havok rt on March 12, 2008, 04:21:15 AM
I down though I'm not sure how much of my routine would be anime related but yeah I totally be down for going up and doing a set. So if you start it up let me know. 8)
It should be anime, gaming, or fandom related. Your average audience member is a 15-22 year old anime fan, so you should go with something they can relate to. At the AX Last Comic Standing the guy who went after me pretty much based his entire routine on shit talking women and dating and NO ONE got it... or laughed. The guy who ended up winning compared the similarites of Naruto and Dragon Ball Z, being a fanboy, and (in the improv finals) hentai.
If we end up having extra time at the end, we can all get up and do some improv based on audience suggestions, too.
well if I can go into gaming and the stupid nerdisms of my life(and hentai for that matter) then I'll totally be able to make an entire set. So count me in.
Cool, just make sure the Hentai jokes are appropriate for 16+ and we should be fine. I'm kind of afriad turnout would be low if we make it an 18+ event.
Can you either PM or e-mail me your info (name, e-mail, name you want to get introduced as, and anything you would like me to introduce you with before your set.)
I'm getting pretty excited :3 So far that's two confirmed (you and me.) I just need one more and we can probably make it a half hour panel with 5-10 minute sets. It would be great to have more people!
This is my first time putting together a panel, so I hope it all works out!
EDIT: Shoot! I just checked out the forms for the panels and it seems they have to be at least an hour long. I need at least four other volunteers with 8-10 minute sets. So far I have one.
Quote from: Aya Brea X on March 12, 2008, 10:04:51 PM
Cool, just make sure the Hentai jokes are appropriate for 16+ and we should be fine. I'm kind of afriad turnout would be low if we make it an 18+ event.
Can you either PM or e-mail me your info (name, e-mail, name you want to get introduced as, and anything you would like me to introduce you with before your set.)
This is my first time putting together a panel, so I hope it all works out!
EDIT: Shoot! I just checked out the forms for the panels and it seems they have to be at least an hour long. I need at least four other volunteers with 8-10 minute sets. So far I have one.
So I just PM you my info so there you have it...So aim for about 10 minutes eh? well if want some help with set this thing up I'm willing to help. just PM/e-mail me I'm local so.
Quote from: Aya Brea X on March 12, 2008, 10:04:51 PM
Cool, just make sure the Hentai jokes are appropriate for 16+ and we should be fine. I'm kind of afriad turnout would be low if we make it an 18+ event.
Can you either PM or e-mail me your info (name, e-mail, name you want to get introduced as, and anything you would like me to introduce you with before your set.)
I'm getting pretty excited :3 So far that's two confirmed (you and me.) I just need one more and we can probably make it a half hour panel with 5-10 minute sets. It would be great to have more people!
This is my first time putting together a panel, so I hope it all works out!
EDIT: Shoot! I just checked out the forms for the panels and it seems they have to be at least an hour long. I need at least four other volunteers with 8-10 minute sets. So far I have one.
Woh! I didn't think this was actually gonna happen.Count me in. I'll try to do an act as long as possible.*L*
I'll pm my info.
Quote from: Aya Brea X on March 12, 2008, 10:04:51 PM
EDIT: Shoot! I just checked out the forms for the panels and it seems they have to be at least an hour long. I need at least four other volunteers with 8-10 minute sets. So far I have one.
Let me just make a small correction. Panels do not -have- to be an hour in length. However, we schedule in hour-long time blocks. So on the schedule, you're reserving the panel room for a minimum of an hour. For an actual panel length, 50 minutes is about ideal, because that gives you at least 5 minutes on either side of your panel for set up, audience filing into the room, and again for breakdown with putting away any presentation materials you had, time for your audience to leave the panel room before the next panel starts.
So panels do not need to be exactly one hour in length. The time blocks on the submission form are how long the panel room is reserved for you, and if your panel ends a bit early, that's okay. We'd prefer not to have panels that are less than 40 minutes in length, because we want attendees to get their time's worth, but actual 60 minutes isn't necessary. ^-^
If there's going to be an age requirement - be sure to mention that in your submission form!
-Kava
Thanks for the clarification Kava. There's three of us so far, and I'm pretty optimistic we can find a 4th or fill 40-45 minutes of comedy overall, so I'll submit the applicaiton this weekend.
Ideally everyone has a approx 8-10 minute set, so that's 24-30 minutes so far. If we do not find a 4th, we're going to have to do some kind of "Whose line is it anyway" type improv sketch at the end. (Well, even if we have a 4th we might be able to squeeze in some time, or if we get 5 then we'll just forgo the sketch) Is anyone opposed to that? (I'm assuming if you're willing to stand up there for 10 minutes and be funny, you wouldn't mind doing an improv sketch with others for another 10 XD)
I'm getting really excited now! Woo hoo!
w00t!! This is going to be frickin' awesome! ah, man I got start writing down the ramdom jokes popping in and out of my head. So were going to have a stage and mic and all that good stuff?
I don't know if we're going to have a stage, that kind of depends on what kind of room we'll get, but of course I'll request mics so we don't have to shout. :)
I'm getting kind of nervous just thinking about this.This is gonna be cool.
I'll check it out if this happens.
Oh sweet. A place for me to make fun of every aspect of otaku culture, and share real life situations!
If it's up, I'll do a routine as a maybe, I can't go on for 8 minutes though (And I'm not sure I'll have my act together). My style is mostly improv.
~Chun
Quote from: Chun on March 16, 2008, 04:18:01 AM
Oh sweet. A place for me to make fun of every aspect of otaku culture, and share real life situations!
If it's up, I'll do a routine as a maybe, I can't go on for 8 minutes though (And I'm not sure I'll have my act together). My style is mostly improv.
~Chun
Hi Chun,
Even 5 minutes is fine, but I do not recommend any less than that. I do recommend you at least outline your routine if you're not going to write it first, since it's very hard to guage length unless you have it planned out. What you thought might be 5 minutes could turn out to be a 2 minute affair. If you've done stand up before and have an established style, then improv is sort of an extension of that on-stage personality, but if you have not done stand up I would highly discourage improving most of the routine.
For your improv needs, all of us together will probably do a "whose line is it anyway" thing at the end if I don't get a 5th person on board.
If you do decide to join us, PM me your info (Real name, name you want to be introduced as, your e-mail, and anything you want me to mention when I introduce you.) I'll contact everyone signed up as soon as I get the green light from Fanime with the panel time. We're currently aiming for either Saturday or Sunday night.
Well just to throw my two cent in I prefer it to be on Sunday since I kinda want to go to the Masquerade all.
My choice is saturday since I'm gonna be hyped up and don't wanna go to sleep early because of monday approaching.
I had a close call today since i almost lost my notebook that had my jokes written. Whoever read it was probably confused over what the hell words like hentai and cosplay mean. XD
Quote from: Glitch on March 24, 2008, 03:03:02 PM
My choice is saturday since I'm gonna be hyped up and don't wanna go to sleep early because of monday approaching.
I had a close call today since i almost lost my notebook that had my jokes written. Whoever read it was probably confused over what the hell words like hentai and cosplay mean. XD
Please remmber this is a recommended 16+ panel, but we will not be doing ID checks. You can probably talk about hentai, but please keep anything graphic down to euphemisms. Thanks!
In other news, I got a 4th signed up! Looks like we're good to go.
I don't choose the time for the panel, I simply submitted both Saturday and Sunday as possible time frames. Hopefully things work out, I'll keep you updated once we get a time.
Quote from: Aya Brea X on March 25, 2008, 04:51:53 PM
Quote from: Glitch on March 24, 2008, 03:03:02 PM
My choice is saturday since I'm gonna be hyped up and don't wanna go to sleep early because of monday approaching.
I had a close call today since i almost lost my notebook that had my jokes written. Whoever read it was probably confused over what the hell words like hentai and cosplay mean. XD
Please remmber this is a recommended 16+ panel, but we will not be doing ID checks. You can probably talk about hentai, but please keep anything graphic down to euphemisms. Thanks!
In other news, I got a 4th signed up! Looks like we're good to go.
I don't choose the time for the panel, I simply submitted both Saturday and Sunday as possible time frames. Hopefully things work out, I'll keep you updated once we get a time.
I already took that into consideration when I wrote my jokes. ^^; I was carefull with my dirty jokes.
Yay 4th person. We are closer!
If I make it, I shall perform.
Sign me up. PM all the things u want me to prepare so I can keep it in mind and much easier for me to keep track. Looking forward to this.
Please check the first post for new information regarding this panel! :3
i wonder if there will be audience participation...
warning: the first three rows may be cover or splashed with and unknown and yet to be determined liquid substances....
Those with no color in their hair will automatically be given a random anime hair color at random.
Just to make sure we're in 'anime' mode the audience will be given contacts or special pills so that everyones eyes will be "anime big".
but yah, writing this material is prolly hard enough as is, and I'd probably fail...
will the judges have a gong?
either way looks like good time fun show. minus the most extreme challenging obsticle course and japanese commentators.
then again im just rambling. sorry folks. ::)
Quote from: Jerry on March 27, 2008, 01:41:08 PM
i wonder if there will be audience participation...
warning: the first three rows may be cover or splashed with and unknown and yet to be determined liquid substances....
Those with no color in their hair will automatically be given a random anime hair color at random.
Just to make sure we're in 'anime' mode the audience will be given contacts or special pills so that everyones eyes will be "anime big".
but yah, writing this material is prolly hard enough as is, and I'd probably fail...
will the judges have a gong?
either way looks like good time fun show. minus the most extreme challenging obsticle course and japanese commentators.
then again im just rambling. sorry folks. ::)
Not sure if there will be audience participation, that kind of depends on the individual comic doing the set, but I'd imagine not quite that much due to time constraints. If we have time to do an improv skit at the end then we'll ask for suggestions on topics and settings.
No... no one will be splashed with anything. It's not Sea World XD
(skip to the end)
There will be no judges, hence, no gongs :3
I'm still waiting for final confirmations after Fanime sets the time and date, but right now we have seven people signed up (myself included) so we're looking pretty good! :3
If I'm not busy chasing with the Maid cafe, hopefully i'll be able to catch the show.
have fun you guys, and hopefully you'll have a good crownd and no hecklers in the group.
if you do, remind me to release the S.O.S (rovers) ninja monkeys on them.
Or the Bouncer patrol (yes we really have one) will ask them 'nicely' to leave.
We'll have fun with hecklers :3 Usually the idea is to give them enough rope to hang themselves with instead of physically remove them. Everyone else is here to have a fun time, though there should only be so much tolerance for that kind of stuff...hmm...where's my cricket bat...
I've updated the tentative time on the first post, and I'll send out an e-mail to those signed up for their time needed plus confirmation they are good to go for that time and date.
sw33t!
Sorry can't make it since it interferes wit the masquerade. Maybe next year.
I'm wondering when the sign up for the comedy club will be over. I'm wish to also audition for the special 10 minute slot exhibition performance during the masquerade which end on May 10th. I'd just like to know when they end as I would love to sign up for this if that audition falls through.
Quote from: OniCourseMusha on May 02, 2008, 12:19:06 PM
Sorry can't make it since it interferes wit the masquerade. Maybe next year.
Sorry to hear you can't make it, but since I requested an evening slot I'm bound to be cross programmed against something big. I hope you will have a lot of fun at the Masquerade! If all goes well this year we might put another show on next year.
Quote from: G-Force on May 03, 2008, 01:23:20 AM
I'm wondering when the sign up for the comedy club will be over. I'm wish to also audition for the special 10 minute slot exhibition performance during the masquerade which end on May 10th. I'd just like to know when they end as I would love to sign up for this if that audition falls through.
I dont really have a deadline for sign ups, I can put you down as interested, but if someone else comes along who is can commit to the show I would schedule them for the show first. Not to mention if you wait too long you might not have enough time to come up with an act. Right now we're down to 6 (possibly five, I just found out AX slated their staff picnic on Saturday instead of Sunday so one more might drop out) so we're already pretty full if everyone uses the suggested time. If enough people have shorter sets then I think I can fit you in, but most of them are still working out how much time right now. Just post something here or let me know when you have made a decision and I'll let you know how it looks.
Well I got rejected so you can count me in for both days. I even have an audio sample of an older performance that I can send to you in case you're interested. I'm going to seriously re-tweak the performance so that it's roughly around five minutes and thirty seconds to six minutes, however I can shoot for five as well. I have the updated routine outline so I can give that to you through PM as well.
Quote from: G-Force on May 03, 2008, 07:25:10 PM
Well I got rejected so you can count me in for both days. I even have an audio sample of an older performance that I can send to you in case you're interested. I'm going to seriously re-tweak the performance so that it's roughly around five minutes and thirty seconds to six minutes, however I can shoot for five as well. I have the updated routine outline so I can give that to you through PM as well.
Welcome aboard. I can fit you in with a 6 minute routine. No one else has really reported their time yet, but I think we can all fit in comfortably with 6-7 minutes of routine.
PM me your e-mail (or e-mail me) and I'll forward you the last e-mail I sent to the group. I will need from you (PM or e-mail this to me)
Your Real name
Name you want to be presented as
Cell phone number you can be reached at
your e-mail (Well, if you e-mail me, then I won't need it)
3 fun facts about you that you would like me to tell the audience as part of your introduction (more explained in the group e-mail)
Confirmed Skit time (if you're sure it's 6, then we're good. If less, let me know. Please don't make it longer than 6.)
I'll check this out
I'm a bit confused here?
I heard from G-force said that there's also a Comedy Club on sunday as well? I think i read the info carefully but i'm bit confused after hearing this? Just like to get it confirmed
Quote from: OniCourseMusha on May 09, 2008, 10:12:02 PM
I'm a bit confused here?
I heard from G-man said that there's also a Comedy Club on sunday as well? I think i read the info carefully but i'm bit confused after hearing this? Just like to get it confirmed
The official schedule has not been released, but the first and latest draft sent to me indicates we're on Saturday at 7pm. I mention Sunday only because it was the alternate choice I submitted for our time block when I signed up for our panel and the schedule is not 100% finalized by the Fanime staff at this time.
I know the schedule isn't up on the website yet - but it should be going up in the next few days. Panel time has not changed.
This is gonna be fun. I'd thought it would be hilarious to hand out objects(like candy or hello kitty erasers) the audience could hurl at me during certain jokes, but I know how that can get out of hand. XD
I need to wade through my jokes to see which ones are the funniest, and buy my props.(signs that will poke fun at cosplaying). I will pm the subject matter and avoiding repetiveness to you Aya.
Quote from: Glitch on May 13, 2008, 09:27:48 AM
This is gonna be fun. I'd thought it would be hilarious to hand out objects(like candy or hello kitty erasers) the audience could hurl at me during certain jokes, but I know how that can get out of hand. XD
I need to wade through my jokes to see which ones are the funniest, and buy my props.(signs that will poke fun at cosplaying). I will pm the subject matter and avoiding repetiveness to you Aya.
You can give out stuff, but I don't think you should have people hurl things back at you. It might hit someone else or break something. I know I don't need to get wacked by a Hello Kitty eraser XD
So far no one has actually e-mailed me specific subjects they'll be talking about. I'm pretty confidant now that everyone will do their own subjects their own style, so I'm not as worried about crossover topics. Though if you have your approximate time down, please let me know.
well I'm still down Just give me a bit to send you an e-mail with all the info you need.
Quote from: Aya Brea X on May 13, 2008, 03:43:22 PM
Quote from: Glitch on May 13, 2008, 09:27:48 AM
This is gonna be fun. I'd thought it would be hilarious to hand out objects(like candy or hello kitty erasers) the audience could hurl at me during certain jokes, but I know how that can get out of hand. XD
I need to wade through my jokes to see which ones are the funniest, and buy my props.(signs that will poke fun at cosplaying). I will pm the subject matter and avoiding repetiveness to you Aya.
You can give out stuff, but I don't think you should have people hurl things back at you. It might hit someone else or break something. I know I don't need to get wacked by a Hello Kitty eraser XD
Yeah. I know it's already hard enough to control audiences at fanime.
Also,I PMed you some of the details of my act.
Yes, please. No thrown objects. :)
Our date and time are now confirmed!
San Carlos Room in the Hilton
Saturday at 7PM!
Participants: If you haven't sent me your (approximate) time and intro, please do it soon, or I'll be forced to make up fictional facts about you. :3
I'm tingling with excitement. ^^ I'm ready to dive in right now.
I had a lot of fun at the comedy club and I hope we can do something like this next year. I saw a few cameras in the audience maybe someone can upload their footage.
The panel was lots of lolz. I would like to thank my fellow comedians for putting on a great show. And a big thanks for Aya for setting this up. I seriously did not expect people to show up. We won the internets. ^^
Thanks to the participants! It takes real cajones to get up there to do a set! Thanks to the audience members, too, for coming to the panel and having a good sense of humor :3 It was really great seeing the room packed (even if it was a very very chibi room) and that you all seemed to have a good time (or are very excellent actors.) Sorry we started 10 minutes late plus the feed back issues with the non-turn-offable microphones. ^_^;;;;
I'm hoping to do this again next year! Hopefully we got decent feedback from the surveys that they'll consider giving us a bigger room, though we do not mind the timeslot against Masquerade because we're just rebels like that XD I'll put up a new thread for 2008 some time at the end of this year.
Quote from: Aya Brea X on May 27, 2008, 01:19:17 PM
Thanks to the participants! It takes real cajones to get up there to do a set! Thanks to the audience members, too, for coming to the panel and having a good sense of humor :3 It was really great seeing the room packed (even if it was a very very chibi room) and that you all seemed to have a good time (or are very excellent actors.) Sorry we started 10 minutes late plus the feed back issues with the non-turn-offable microphones. ^_^;;;;
I'm hoping to do this again next year! Hopefully we got decent feedback from the surveys that they'll consider giving us a bigger room, though we do not mind the timeslot against Masquerade because we're just rebels like that XD I'll put up a new thread for 2008 some time at the end of this year.
I really think being paired up against the Masquerade actually helps us off as then we can really rip the activity to shreds and its full potency can be felt in the audience. When it comes to doing this club again next year let me just say that I will be happy to take the stage once more. My only major critique (aside from microphones) was how that one audience member in the front row felt the need to CONSTANTLY interrupt. A few snide comments here and there are cool but when the guy was saying something after ever sentence I was really getting annoyed. Really I was scared that he would cause a lot of people to leave and I literally told the guy to shut the hell up when I went on stage, ok I wasn't that rude but you know what I mean.
Well with that said keep me posted for next year.
NOOOOOOO I missed it!
Man it sounded like really fun from what I heard from my friend Glitch here. Srsly though as long it doesn't interefere wit Masquerade, I'll defininately gonna prepare a routine next year.
Quote from: Aya Brea X on May 27, 2008, 01:19:17 PM
Thanks to the participants! It takes real cajones to get up there to do a set! Thanks to the audience members, too, for coming to the panel and having a good sense of humor :3 It was really great seeing the room packed (even if it was a very very chibi room) and that you all seemed to have a good time (or are very excellent actors.) Sorry we started 10 minutes late plus the feed back issues with the non-turn-offable microphones. ^_^;;;;
I'm hoping to do this again next year! Hopefully we got decent feedback from the surveys that they'll consider giving us a bigger room, though we do not mind the timeslot against Masquerade because we're just rebels like that XD I'll put up a new thread for 2008 some time at the end of this year.
It may have been a chibi room, but it was packed. If the event continues, we'll have a room the size of the main video room.(I can dream, can't I? ^^)
I felt bad for concentrating on memorizing my jokes and not having my full attention on the jokes told by you guys. This caused me to later rememer some of the jokes on the ride back home and started laughing. A spirit ball doing nothing,giant robots in the military and being able to survive without food due to chinese genes got to me later.XD I enjoyed discusson comedic styles with you guys started and enjoyed hearing people say we were funny. But don't let it get to our heads. We'll get too cocky. ^^;
Quote from: G-Force on May 27, 2008, 05:26:53 PM
I really think being paired up against the Masquerade actually helps us off as then we can really rip the activity to shreds and its full potency can be felt in the audience. When it comes to doing this club again next year let me just say that I will be happy to take the stage once more. My only major critique (aside from microphones) was how that one audience member in the front row felt the need to CONSTANTLY interrupt. A few snide comments here and there are cool but when the guy was saying something after ever sentence I was really getting annoyed. Really I was scared that he would cause a lot of people to leave and I literally told the guy to shut the hell up when I went on stage, ok I wasn't that rude but you know what I mean.
Well with that said keep me posted for next year.
Wasn't the guy who interuppted one of us comedians? The one who didin't perform. Or was that just my ears screwing up? Either way,yes, very annoying.
Quote from: G-Force on May 27, 2008, 05:26:53 PM
My only major critique (aside from microphones) was how that one audience member in the front row felt the need to CONSTANTLY interrupt. A few snide comments here and there are cool but when the guy was saying something after ever sentence I was really getting annoyed. Really I was scared that he would cause a lot of people to leave and I literally told the guy to shut the hell up when I went on stage, ok I wasn't that rude but you know what I mean.
are you talking about the guy in the blue cosplay with the cousin it emo hair, which literally covered his whole face, cobra commander style who was off to the side of the comedians? if not, carry on.
also, i would like to thank joyce for having this at fanime, this is easily one of my favorite things i have ever done at any fanime. speaking of which. it's paolo, the 2nd comic up. this was my first time doing stand up as i said, and this was an extremely great experience, and i'm glad at the reception i got. i am also surprised at how much i was able to talk about anime for. lastly, for memories, my job was rad enough to host my entire set on our site. (http://www.rooftopcomedy.com/watch/PaoloSambranoFanime)
this definitely was a catalyst for something.
did anyone record it on video? I missed it :'(
Quote from: JohnnyAR on May 28, 2008, 02:20:47 PM
did anyone record it on video? I missed it :'(
I hope there's some more video too. Paolo did a great job, but I wouldn't mind seeing my set again. ^^
Didn't somebody also take a group pic at the end of it?
Some photos!
(https://forums.fanime.com/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fv298%2Fayabrea8%2Ffanime%25202008%2Fcomedy-club-line.jpg&hash=fa55f057734437d479cf682cbe9180cdfc10e602)
That's the line to get INTO the panel.
(https://forums.fanime.com/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fv298%2Fayabrea8%2Ffanime%25202008%2Fcomedy-club-room.jpg&hash=72c94b4bd40c019754ef22e1be9a6314a151bc08)
The audience.
(https://forums.fanime.com/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fv298%2Fayabrea8%2Ffanime%25202008%2Fcomedy-club.jpg&hash=2a0c1278472e1ea4c6acc8ed3583c6eb0c7127ec)
(https://forums.fanime.com/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fv298%2Fayabrea8%2Ffanime%25202008%2Fcomedy-club-2.jpg&hash=578c45f78b4156b51b1eab33dc9db56647ca6dc4)
Regarding the other guy in the front row who didn't perform. He IM'ed me three days before con asking to be in the performance (a message I did not get until after the con). He talked to me before the panel asking to be in it with a non-anime related set and I told him we were pressed for time and that since I made everyone else stick with the anime/gaming/fandom topics that his set would not really fit. He sort of trailed in and sat down with the other performers like I was going to put him up if I had more time. I thought I made it crystal clear to him before I went into the room I was not putting him up, but I guess he just didn't get it.
I just want to stress I *did not* cut out anyone whom I confirmed to be in the performance. Sadly my set went severely overtime due to his interruptions (I timed 10 minutes, ended up with 15 minutes). Thankfully we plotted extra time since Fanime staffers told me to only plan 45 minutes of content for an hour panel. I'd welcome an audience exchange if it was in moderation, but that gentleman in particular was sort of getting rude. I guess the panel after ours would have been more appropriate for him since it required 100% audience participation.
Also, I'm sorry the guy from the next panel just walked up behind the tables during someone's set. I will be more severe next time. Pimping his panel should not cut into our panel's content like that.
Quote from: Aya Brea X on May 28, 2008, 10:30:41 PM
Some photos!
(https://forums.fanime.com/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fv298%2Fayabrea8%2Ffanime%25202008%2Fcomedy-club-line.jpg&hash=fa55f057734437d479cf682cbe9180cdfc10e602)
That's the line to get INTO the panel.
(https://forums.fanime.com/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fv298%2Fayabrea8%2Ffanime%25202008%2Fcomedy-club-room.jpg&hash=72c94b4bd40c019754ef22e1be9a6314a151bc08)
The audience.
(https://forums.fanime.com/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fv298%2Fayabrea8%2Ffanime%25202008%2Fcomedy-club.jpg&hash=2a0c1278472e1ea4c6acc8ed3583c6eb0c7127ec)
(https://forums.fanime.com/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fv298%2Fayabrea8%2Ffanime%25202008%2Fcomedy-club-2.jpg&hash=578c45f78b4156b51b1eab33dc9db56647ca6dc4)
Oh god, there was a line? 0_0
And oh god again, I got a psychotic smile XD
Damn I missed it, I was everywhere this year :'(
So Thanks Everyone I mean it this was on my top 3 favorite things I did at Fanime and HUEG props to Aya for putting the whole thing together and for the pics. anyways gotta throw this out there my apologies to everybody for the one-liners and interruptions. I know I wasn't as bad as the other dude but still I got a bit carried away(and thanks G-force for telling me to shut the F**k up). Anyways I had a great time and thanks for everything, and truth be told I'm jealous about Paolo recording his set. (I can barely remember mine but I remember Glitch and G-Force's pretty well. ;D) and if this is going down next year I'd love to perform again.
btw I think we got "mas de 9(000)mil!!!!" laughs that night.
Well it's safe to say that people want to see the comedy club come back next year. With that said i think we should at least talk about how we can improve the club for next year along with addressing certain questions that will arise in the process. Keep in mind some of the suggestions I will note in this post will be of factors beyond the organizer's control but I will say them for the sole reason of acknowledgment.
Things to Improve On
- Having a bigger room
- Longer running time
- More obvious time cues
- Management of audience interaction
- Working microphones/sound system that lacks feedback
- Having someone take pictures of the event and record the acts
Questions
- This year performers came from an open call. Will the 08 performers get priority over people who want to perform in 09?
- If we only have an hour for the panel will we cut down performance time for more comics, vice versa or keep the formula the same?
- Is having comedy teams/duos possible?
- Is it possible for you to share the audience feedback survey with us?
PS
I'm really hoping that someone got my set too. I heard from a friend because I ditched the microphone that makes it really hard for camera's to pick up my routine.
Quote from: G-Force on May 30, 2008, 12:31:56 AM
Well it's safe to say that people want to see the comedy club come back next year. With that said i think we should at least talk about how we can improve the club for next year along with addressing certain questions that will arise in the process. Keep in mind some of the suggestions I will note in this post will be of factors beyond the organizer's control but I will say them for the sole reason of acknowledgment.
Things to Improve On
- Having a bigger room
- Longer running time
- More obvious time cues
- Management of audience interaction
- Working microphones/sound system that lacks feedback
- Having someone take pictures of the event and record the acts
Questions
- This year performers came from an open call. Will the 08 performers get priority over people who want to perform in 09?
- If we only have an hour for the panel will we cut down performance time for more comics, vice versa or keep the formula the same?
- Is having comedy teams/duos possible?
- Is it possible for you to share the audience feedback survey with us?
PS
I'm really hoping that someone got my set too. I heard from a friend because I ditched the microphone that makes it really hard for camera's to pick up my routine.
This is the first panel I ever organized, so a lot of stuff was decided on the fly, which made some of it kind of awkward, so I'm sorry if it was hard on you guys. ^_^;;;
I'm going to be contacting Fanime staffers with some of the suggestions and hope they can help the next time I run this. I really don't know how they do the room assignments, but needless to say we got one of the smallest (if not the smallest) function rooms in the entire convention. When I filled out the form there was no real place to select what size the funtion space needed to be. This time I will ask in the "other" box for a larger function room. I honestly did not think any of the function rooms would be this small. When I saw we were assigned to "San Carlos Room" instead of "San Carlos II" I assumed they meant both the "I" and "II" halves of the room put together. Seriously I think we only got half the room ^_^;;;
The mic feedback thing will hopefully be resolved when we get the bigger room and do not have to stand right next to the speakers. They're placed perfectly fine if we could stand on stage, but the tables were in the way so we had to be in a line with the speakers.
Originally I wanted to move to the back of the room so I could give more obvious time cues like a big "X" with my arms, but there was no way for me to do that without walking right in front of the comic since you could not walk along the sides of the room. Next time I'll make little colored signs instead next time so you can tell even from a sideways glance that your time is up.
Running time. If we were going for a longer running time I would have to add another hour to the run time (to fill 1:45 of content). I never dreamed we'd run out of time after two people dropped out three weeks before con due to the confirmed time. Adding an entire hour is a big commitment since I'd have to find at least four other comics to do a set and commit to it.
I would love to have all of this year's performers come back, assuming you guys commit before I start the open call. I'll send you guys an e-mail first before I post here. If we get more comics after that I'll simply ask everyone to cut down on their set, but everyone will have at least 5/6 minutes, so no worries. If I get an overwhelming number of applicants I will ask for the 2 hours. We'll hash out time/comics when I see how many people sign up.
If you guys want recording or photos of your set I would suggest you bring your own friends with camcorders. It's not equipment I can request and I only have my chibi little Casio camera and I'm not even sure if my friends can commit to come to the convention to help me use that (I'm a loney loney fangirl *teardrop*)
I have no problems with Duo teams, or even trios. Any more would be a problem due to the lack of mics. But if they're just there to mime, go for it.
I'll see if I can ninja the audience feedbacks from staff. I won't post them here, but I'll e-mail the performers individually.
I hope someone got your set, too. I spent so much time staring at my watch that I missed a lot of good ones ;_;
Quote from: Aya Brea X on May 30, 2008, 05:43:04 PM
Quote from: G-Force on May 30, 2008, 12:31:56 AM
Well it's safe to say that people want to see the comedy club come back next year. With that said i think we should at least talk about how we can improve the club for next year along with addressing certain questions that will arise in the process. Keep in mind some of the suggestions I will note in this post will be of factors beyond the organizer's control but I will say them for the sole reason of acknowledgment.
Things to Improve On
- Having a bigger room
- Longer running time
- More obvious time cues
- Management of audience interaction
- Working microphones/sound system that lacks feedback
- Having someone take pictures of the event and record the acts
Questions
- This year performers came from an open call. Will the 08 performers get priority over people who want to perform in 09?
- If we only have an hour for the panel will we cut down performance time for more comics, vice versa or keep the formula the same?
- Is having comedy teams/duos possible?
- Is it possible for you to share the audience feedback survey with us?
PS
I'm really hoping that someone got my set too. I heard from a friend because I ditched the microphone that makes it really hard for camera's to pick up my routine.
This is the first panel I ever organized, so a lot of stuff was decided on the fly, which made some of it kind of awkward, so I'm sorry if it was hard on you guys. ^_^;;;
I'm going to be contacting Fanime staffers with some of the suggestions and hope they can help the next time I run this. I really don't know how they do the room assignments, but needless to say we got one of the smallest (if not the smallest) function rooms in the entire convention. When I filled out the form there was no real place to select what size the funtion space needed to be. This time I will ask in the "other" box for a larger function room. I honestly did not think any of the function rooms would be this small. When I saw we were assigned to "San Carlos Room" instead of "San Carlos II" I assumed they meant both the "I" and "II" halves of the room put together. Seriously I think we only got half the room ^_^;;;
The mic feedback thing will hopefully be resolved when we get the bigger room and do not have to stand right next to the speakers. They're placed perfectly fine if we could stand on stage, but the tables were in the way so we had to be in a line with the speakers.
Originally I wanted to move to the back of the room so I could give more obvious time cues like a big "X" with my arms, but there was no way for me to do that without walking right in front of the comic since you could not walk along the sides of the room. Next time I'll make little colored signs instead next time so you can tell even from a sideways glance that your time is up.
Running time. If we were going for a longer running time I would have to add another hour to the run time (to fill 1:45 of content). I never dreamed we'd run out of time after two people dropped out three weeks before con due to the confirmed time. Adding an entire hour is a big commitment since I'd have to find at least four other comics to do a set and commit to it.
I would love to have all of this year's performers come back, assuming you guys commit before I start the open call. I'll send you guys an e-mail first before I post here. If we get more comics after that I'll simply ask everyone to cut down on their set, but everyone will have at least 5/6 minutes, so no worries. If I get an overwhelming number of applicants I will ask for the 2 hours. We'll hash out time/comics when I see how many people sign up.
If you guys want recording or photos of your set I would suggest you bring your own friends with camcorders. It's not equipment I can request and I only have my chibi little Casio camera and I'm not even sure if my friends can commit to come to the convention to help me use that (I'm a loney loney fangirl *teardrop*)
I have no problems with Duo teams, or even trios. Any more would be a problem due to the lack of mics. But if they're just there to mime, go for it.
I'll see if I can ninja the audience feedbacks from staff. I won't post them here, but I'll e-mail the performers individually.
I hope someone got your set, too. I spent so much time staring at my watch that I missed a lot of good ones ;_;
Consider me ready for next year. ^^
If I buy a camera, I have no problem filming everybody's set. And maybe doing some interviews afterwards.(I become a documentor when a camera lands in my hands. XD)
On the ride home, I looked through the program and saw the comedy club listed. I shouted to my friends "thats my thing!" ^^
This panel needs to be done next year. NEEDS to be done.
Like I said before, many of the improvements that I listed were things that arose not because of management but more of the fact that this was a new panel period. Really the biggest issue the comedy club has in store is striking a balance between time and number of performers. This year we really cut it close in terms of finishing all the sets (even with the extra comments from the audience) so balance is key. With more people wanting to take the stage for 09 while the 08 cast already preparing their bits my biggest fear is that we might have a bit too many performers for our next outing.
Granted these are all just my personal feelings so please take them with a grain of salt but hear me out a bit. Now I know people are will have a bit of a hard time to fill up five to six minutes worth of material but I find it a bit difficult to get into my groove in only five minutes. If we have a large number of performers who have five minute acts the club MIGHT feel a bit rushed (then again I don't know how long comics get for open mics so my guesses can be horribly off). I really think seven to eight minutes would but a better cap with a five minute minimum would be a good goal of course if not that many people sign up then with the extra hour we're going to be in trouble.
Then again I think I have enough material to go at least half an hour *nudge* *nudge* *wink* *wink*
Quote from: G-Force on June 05, 2008, 12:28:29 AM
Like I said before, many of the improvements that I listed were things that arose not because of management but more of the fact that this was a new panel period. Really the biggest issue the comedy club has in store is striking a balance between time and number of performers. This year we really cut it close in terms of finishing all the sets (even with the extra comments from the audience) so balance is key. With more people wanting to take the stage for 09 while the 08 cast already preparing their bits my biggest fear is that we might have a bit too many performers for our next outing.
Granted these are all just my personal feelings so please take them with a grain of salt but hear me out a bit. Now I know people are will have a bit of a hard time to fill up five to six minutes worth of material but I find it a bit difficult to get into my groove in only five minutes. If we have a large number of performers who have five minute acts the club MIGHT feel a bit rushed (then again I don't know how long comics get for open mics so my guesses can be horribly off). I really think seven to eight minutes would but a better cap with a five minute minimum would be a good goal of course if not that many people sign up then with the extra hour we're going to be in trouble.
Then again I think I have enough material to go at least half an hour *nudge* *nudge* *wink* *wink*
Most open mics are 3-5 minutes since the open mic times do not last more than 1-2 hours at actual comedy clubs.
We'll see how many people are interested next year and go from there. AX Last Comic Standing last year squeezed in *eight* performers and two more acts in the final (so really ten performances) plus random banter from the hosts and even judges comments in just one hour. Everyone was capped at 5 minutes per act. I thought I was Last Comic Dying with only five acts in my panel so I wrote myself 10 minutes of material to kill time. We also burned 10 minutes trying to resolve the mic problem. If I get enough people for 1:30 I'm sure we'll be okay. Who knows, some people might want to do shorter sets so I'll try to avoid a universal cap if I can avoid it (though I don't think you'll get half an hour... seriously, get your own HBO special XD) I'll try to accomodate everyone.
On a slightly off topic but related note: AX Last Comic Standing has officially been annouced.
http://forums.anime-expo.org/index.php?showtopic=6271&st=120&start=120
I am NOT running this contest, but I'm planning on trying out again this year. Since others interested in performing at Comedy Club or participated this year might be interested, I thought I would post the link.
Quote from: Aya Brea X on June 06, 2008, 12:18:13 AM
Quote from: G-Force on June 05, 2008, 12:28:29 AM
Like I said before, many of the improvements that I listed were things that arose not because of management but more of the fact that this was a new panel period. Really the biggest issue the comedy club has in store is striking a balance between time and number of performers. This year we really cut it close in terms of finishing all the sets (even with the extra comments from the audience) so balance is key. With more people wanting to take the stage for 09 while the 08 cast already preparing their bits my biggest fear is that we might have a bit too many performers for our next outing.
Granted these are all just my personal feelings so please take them with a grain of salt but hear me out a bit. Now I know people are will have a bit of a hard time to fill up five to six minutes worth of material but I find it a bit difficult to get into my groove in only five minutes. If we have a large number of performers who have five minute acts the club MIGHT feel a bit rushed (then again I don't know how long comics get for open mics so my guesses can be horribly off). I really think seven to eight minutes would but a better cap with a five minute minimum would be a good goal of course if not that many people sign up then with the extra hour we're going to be in trouble.
Then again I think I have enough material to go at least half an hour *nudge* *nudge* *wink* *wink*
Most open mics are 3-5 minutes since the open mic times do not last more than 1-2 hours at actual comedy clubs.
We'll see how many people are interested next year and go from there. AX Last Comic Standing last year squeezed in *eight* performers and two more acts in the final (so really ten performances) plus random banter from the hosts and even judges comments in just one hour. Everyone was capped at 5 minutes per act. I thought I was Last Comic Dying with only five acts in my panel so I wrote myself 10 minutes of material to kill time. We also burned 10 minutes trying to resolve the mic problem. If I get enough people for 1:30 I'm sure we'll be okay. Who knows, some people might want to do shorter sets so I'll try to avoid a universal cap if I can avoid it (though I don't think you'll get half an hour... seriously, get your own HBO special XD) I'll try to accomodate everyone.
We could also let the audience ask questions like it seemed you were gonna do when you did my introduction. I would loved to be asked why I'm forbidden from entering japan. XD On the opposite end, do you think you'll do an auditioning process if there's way too many people? This creates alot more work, but it's the best solution in the unlikely case the panel is overflooded.
If you want to have audience participation during your set, by all means, invite them to do so for your set. (If you wanted me to ask why you were banned from Japan you should have said something to me before hand! I would've asked! XD) I'm not going set a rule that invites audience participation as a standard since this is not Rocky Horror Picture Show XD Some people would rather get a good flow going then getting interrupted every other second, though.
I would rather not do auditions/screening at this time since it is not a competition and I don't propose to know everything that is funny. I'm still planning on taking sign ups on a first come first served basis next year. Plus if I did screen, I would have to screen *everyone* to be fair. Relax, this isn't artist alley and people are not kicking my door down for a spot yet. :3
I'll set more details once I take a poll and see how many people are interested. Things aren't getting rolling until at least next January.
Did anyone film this? I didn't get to see it and it'd be really awesome if was uploaded somewhere. ;l
Quote from: Aya Brea X on June 10, 2008, 09:53:12 PM
If you want to have audience participation during your set, by all means, invite them to do so for your set. (If you wanted me to ask why you were banned from Japan you should have said something to me before hand! I would've asked! XD) I'm not going set a rule that invites audience participation as a standard since this is not Rocky Horror Picture Show XD Some people would rather get a good flow going then getting interrupted every other second, though.
I would rather not do auditions/screening at this time since it is not a competition and I don't propose to know everything that is funny. I'm still planning on taking sign ups on a first come first served basis next year. Plus if I did screen, I would have to screen *everyone* to be fair. Relax, this isn't artist alley and people are not kicking my door down for a spot yet. :3
I'll set more details once I take a poll and see how many people are interested. Things aren't getting rolling until at least next January.
What I meant was that I thought you were planning a short Q&A after everybody does their sets. Thus allowing us to answer in funny ways. Still a good idea that you inadverntantly created,in case we have time to fill. ^^
I'm starting to see your point about not auditioning people. It would kinda take some of the fun out of it and kill part of the free spirit/rebellious attitude we have. If we do that then the
protestorsterrorists win. XD
Funnier still that this a panel slightly inspired by AX, and I'm the one who started the "Blame AX" thread. XD
Quote from: pockystix on June 10, 2008, 11:46:28 PM
Did anyone film this? I didn't get to see it and it'd be really awesome if was uploaded somewhere. ;l
Sorry. ;_; I was hoping for footage too. Luckily if you scroll up you'll at least get paolo's set that was recorded.
Sorry, I was totally out of time this time. I was planning on something at the end like "Whose Line is It Anyway" if we had time to kill, but we got right up to 8 o'clock, but I wasn't planning on a Q&A
Yes, we can't let the Jesus protestors win!
I put up my set on You Tube. Sorry for the bad audio, though.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AncXTDun0sc
Part I
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OcA6BMkBJfs
Part II
Blame AX? NUoooo! I staff for AX!
Quote from: Aya Brea X on June 11, 2008, 08:58:25 PM
Sorry, I was totally out of time this time. I was planning on something at the end like "Whose Line is It Anyway" if we had time to kill, but we got right up to 8 o'clock, but I wasn't planning on a Q&A
Yes, we can't let the Jesus protestors win!
I put up my set on You Tube. Sorry for the bad audio, though.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AncXTDun0sc
Part I
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OcA6BMkBJfs
Part II
Blame AX? NUoooo! I staff for AX!
I gotta say,your bit is funnier when I'm not looking at my palm and trying to memorize my set. XD But seriously,good laughs from you.
*sweeps this thread http://forums.fanime.com/index.php/topic,8699.0.html (http://forums.fanime.com/index.php/topic,8699.0.html) under a rug.* So how about that great convention down south thats coming up? Looks like fun. Almost as much fun as not dismissing people from a panel. ;D
Keep in mind Glitch, there's nothing in the rulebook that says we can not have a Q & A session AFTER the panel in the hallway or heck even at a restaurant. Since this isn't really a competition there shouldn't be an audition process as our purpose is more focused on having a good time so having an audition process might kill the mood a tad bit.
Watching Aya's and Pablo's vids is make me jealous. Next year I'm making sure everyone gets filmed as we got way too many laughs for the night to go undocumented.
Quote from: G-Force on June 11, 2008, 10:02:40 PM
Keep in mind Glitch, there's nothing in the rulebook that says we can not have a Q & A session AFTER the panel in the hallway or heck even at a restaurant. Since this isn't really a competition there shouldn't be an audition process as our purpose is more focused on having a good time so having an audition process might kill the mood a tad bit.
Watching Aya's and Pablo's vids is make me jealous. Next year I'm making sure everyone gets filmed as we got way too many laughs for the night to go undocumented.
*smacks internet*
The after panel chat is what I had with some people when I went up the elevator to my room. ^^
But yeah. The whole auditioning thing came into my mind after I thought what if just like the masquerade, we get a whole boat load of people coming with repetitive jokes about yaoi and kingdom hearts. Of course I know that won't happen. Me worrying over nothing. ^^
We can definitely put you into a bigger room next year!
We assign rooms based on several factors....
#1: Was this panel given before & if so, what was the attendance at that time?
#2: What panel rooms are available in the requested time slots.
#3: Our best guesstimate on how popular we think the panel will be.
Of course, our guesstimates are never entirely accurate. And for panels that apply late, it's likely that only the smaller or smallest room(s) will be available, as the others have already been assigned. Since I've been doing panels the last couple of years, I try to help create the schedule as fairly as possible. This means that if you apply early, you're more likely to get a room based on your expected attendance and/or how popular you're expected to be... but if you apply late, it seems rather unfair to displace someone else into a smaller room simply because we -think- your panel -might- get a larger audience. If that makes sense. ^^ I really hate displacing people who submitted earlier, so I only do it when it seems really necessary and try to keep it to a minimum.
Anything you want to ask about or see if it's possible, feel free to ask directly instead of waiting for the panel forms to go up. You'll still have to submit a form once they go up, but I can certainly answer questions. :D
By the way, did you ever manage to snag those panel feedback slips? Since we're going to be doing this again next year, I think it's only fair that the comedians see those as well to help us with our future acts.
I hope our panel expands. There were people lined up outside, thats gotta add something to estimations. ^^;
I'm going to ask we get a bigger room next year since we were packed to capacity. Extended time would be requested if I initially get enough people to commit. I think we could fill a two hour period easy :3 I'll apply early so we can get a bigger room!
I'm sorry, I never got around to asking for those feedback slips since I had to gear up for the rest of the Summer conventions and I kept puttng it off -_- I'll ask about it when I request the panel information for this coming year.
As for yaoi jokes, I highly doubt we'll get more yaoi jokes than hentai jokes. Most people willing to do stand-up are guys. I'm going to be very equal opportunity about all types of jokes as long as they're appropriate for 16 and under. I don't want anyone to give someone else a hard time about what they will joke about as long as they follow that rule.
So don't go hating on yaoi jokes unless you want me to perform the enitre 30 minute set I did at Yaoi Con this year. They can be funny without being graphic (same with Hentai related jokes.)
Edit: Well, yeah, it has to be some kind of anime/manga/gaming fandom related set, that's kind of one thing I do insist on.
I might post the statistics gained from each panel once I've managed to get my team together for this year and actually correlate the data into a spreadsheet or database so that there's something to post.
This was our first year doing those, and it was a bit last minute, so at the moment, I still just have a large stack of paper waiting to be looked at. :D
Quote from: Aya Brea X on September 30, 2008, 10:33:52 PM
As for yaoi jokes, I highly doubt we'll get more yaoi jokes than hentai jokes. Most people willing to do stand-up are guys. I'm going to be very equal opportunity about all types of jokes as long as they're appropriate for 16 and under. I don't want anyone to give someone else a hard time about what they will joke about as long as they follow that rule.
So don't go hating on yaoi jokes unless you want me to perform the enitre 30 minute set I did at Yaoi Con this year. They can be funny without being graphic (same with Hentai related jokes.)
Edit: Well, yeah, it has to be some kind of anime/manga/gaming fandom related set, that's kind of one thing I do insist on.
I got no problem with jokes having to do with yaoi itself. My only concern was with certain otaku doing repetive,unfunny jokes like what occurres at the masquerade. Of course anybody telling unfunny jokes will simply not be laughed at, so I'm not too worried about it. ^^
2009 Panel Preview
I will be posting a new thread regarding the 2009 panel sign ups in NOVEMBER. The rules will pretty much be the same as last year, and once again I will be requesting either Saturday night or Sunday night for panel times. I'll put down some bullet points on who might want to sign up to participate so you can have something to digest while you decide if you want to participate. Again, full rules will come in November.
- You should be able to perform a stand-up comedy routine of at least 5 mintues long,but no longer than 12 minutes
- This routine must be about Anime/Manga/Gaming/Cosplay or fandom. If you're not sure if it's related, please check with me during sign ups
- There are no auditions. Sign ups are first come first served, with 5 currently reserved for my first year
test subjects participants who bravely stepped up to the plate. That means an additional 5 slots are open for sure, possibly more time if everyone gives me a low time-use estimate - Material must be appropriate for a 16+ audience
- You probably won't be heckled, but prepare for audience interruptions since they are here to have a good time, too.
- Please memorize your material and time it so I know how long of a slot to give you. Include time for laughter pause :3
- You should write your own material
DO NOT PM me now to ask to sign up unless you performed at the panel last year. Please DO post here if you have any questions or suggestions. Thanks!