War of the Words!

Welcome back to the comedy capers of me, Chris Mork, The 'L. Ron Hubbard' of comedy! Join my cult of personality and get total comedic enlightment!

Sorry - lost my mind there for a minute. Long time no blog. I've been busy with mundane things like a day job and trying to get a mortgage. Do you think my credit rating will go up if I put 'up and coming comedian' on my resume? Why is my credit score so low? Maybe one of my creditors has actually seen me 'perform'?

So, what's going on... I'm due to perform at an open mic @ Taylor's Pub on July 11th. I need to get some details on performing... I think I get 5 min, but I'm not sure. I'll have to cut something in my set which is normally about 7-8min. Let's see... intro / dog / hypo-tourettes / sex addict / colonoscopy / finish. I'm trying to figure out how to cut or shorten bits. I can just do the tourettes-flu bit and cut out the whole 'doctor call' intro? Sex addict is ok as is, fairly short and sight gag/punchline is fine. I'll have to contact the organizer of the gig to get a definate time.

What else? Oh Yeah! Went to a comedy writing get together at Go Bananas. Very fun and interesting to talk with and compare notes with some local semi-pros and amateurs. I really wanted to go again but my idiotic schedule at work is preventing me from making it on a regular basis. Its great to get on stage and work out new bits, but to get to the club by 5pm on a weekday in that area with the terrible traffic is just aggravating!

Speaking of trying new bits, I just rented the Seinfeld documentary 'Comedian'. I know it's been out for a while, but I've only been doing this for 7 months or so. Really interesting seeing the evolution of jokes, behind the scenes stuff, and some behind-the-back snarking and backstabbing that goes on amongst comedians. It's one of the few dvds I've ever rented and then felt compelled to buy.

Speaking of movies, I just got back from seeing the new 'War of the Worlds' by Speilburg (sp) and Tom Cruise. (thus explaining the post title and the L. Ron Hubbard comment) One word review... AWESOME! I haven't gone to a movie in quite a while that elicited such emotion in me! I don't want to give away any spoilers but I'm normally not freaked out by thunderstorms. After I got out of the movie, there were storms rolling in and I was getting creeped out! LOL! I know it wasn't true to the original HG Wells, or copied from the first movie, so I didn't know what was 'coming next'. I was rivited, gripping my seat, and actually said 'yeah!' out loud when one of the alien craft was brought down. I normally watch a movie in silence, but this had such LARGE and over-the-top effects that my heart was pounding.

Well, I didn't intend this to be a movie review. Enough for now. Summation: go rent 'Comedian', go out and see 'War of the Worlds'. Mork signing off! Nanoo-nanoo!

That's weird!? There's no thunder.