The Ups and Downs of Comedy

For this video I still didn't have a clear idea for the shows format. I had booked Cameron Dyson and Austin Train for my show at the Royal Dive, and I was interested in talking to Cameron about a recent slump he had gotten himself into. Both of them talked about the ups and downs of comedy that all performers go through. Cameron had ben hitting the open mics hard and he felt like it was starting to wear on him, so I shaped that into the focus of this interview. Both Cameron and Austin are regulars at The La Jolla Comedy Store.

Going into this video it is important to understand that doing comedy means regularly going to open mics for 3 min and talking to people to hopefully got longer spots on real shows. Sometimes you get to a point where you plateau, feeling your comedy is not improving or not being able to make it to the next step.