July 3, 2009
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"...fat swarthy guys?"
Please enjoy my comedy column from Friday's Asbury Park Press...
OUT OF THE WOODS
By Ed Kaz !
Comedy CorrespondentJoe DeRosa remembers his worst gig well. I mean, who wouldn't?
"Performing at the Insane Clown Posse's 'Gathering of the Juggaloos,' which is their little music festival gathering," recalled the Philadelphia native funny man with a shudder in his voice, "I was in the middle of nowhere in the woods. No security. Nothing. Being screamed at and booed by an entire group of people that were all dressed up like clowns and were well into the use of certain substances." Sensing his anxiety, I quickly decided to shift my interview toward one of DeRosa's more friendly and nurturing experiences: His Comedy Central Presents television special.
KAZ!: I'd imagine doing your stand up on TV can be pretty nerve-wracking because you don't have the same control over things.
DeROSA: It was actually pretty relaxed, the environment, which was surprising, because yeah, you would think that when you're doing anything on television especially something of a little more magnitude like that, that it would be nerve-wracking, but it really wasn't. The company who produce the shows, everybody there was very nurturing. They really did their utmost to make you feel completely relaxed and poised and ready to do what you needed to do. That helps.
KAZ!: Yeah, because I can imagine the last thing you need is a guy with a clipboard going "Hold on a second! Deliver that line to camera two this time!"DeROSA: There's none of that. They're very well prepared as far as "What are you gonna do in your act? Do you have any body act-outs or things you do with your hands that we need to know about so we can see it so we're where we need to be?" Especially when you have thirty or thirty-five minutes to sort of do whatever you want and they cut it down to twenty-two or whatever, but when you have more time it's a lot easier. The stressful ones are the four minute jobs where you have to go out and nail it and if you don't hit the ground running you start to sink.
KAZ!: You have to be more precise. On TV you can be a little bit loose and get away with it. You deliver a line and when they edit they always cut to that one hot blonde laughing. I guess when comedians watch the cutaways they're like, "Wow! The chicks love me!"
DeROSA: [laughs] I don't think they cut away to a lot of chicks during mine. I don't remember seeing that, thinking that, so. I'm really not a "young-hot-chicks-love-me" comic.
KAZ!: Do you attract the fat swarthy guys?
DeROSA: I'm more of a "fat-guy-that-works-in-the-factory loves me." I get that demographic.
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Have a great weekend and please remember to laugh responsibly.
Joe DeRosa
Friday Night (July 3rd 2009)
Stress Factory Comedy Club
90 Church St. New Brunswick
Showtimes 8 & 10:30
Tickets: $15
Reservations:
(732)-545-4242
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