06/10/2024
Many of you may have seen my post from last week about my plans to record a stand up comedy album/special but I thought I’d share a little today about why I’m asking for your assistance.
I’ve been doing comedy since 2007 and I have a lot of material built up over that time that I’m very proud of and I want to put it to work for me.
2 years ago I organized a couple of shows at my dream venue in Saint John and got a great videographer to film them to release as a special. Unfortunately I was so laser focused on getting butts in the seats and designing the look of the show that I didn’t notice that, after I had already started selling tickets, nationally touring pro Jeremy Hotz announced a show at the Imperial Theatre for the same night and my opening act (on whom I was counting to sell tickets because he was a much bigger name than mine) also organized a show at the same venue for the weekend before.
Ultimately as I struggled to get tickets sold, I lost focus on my material so when it came to the night of, the attendance was so poor and I was so stressed that I ended up bombing both shows and forgetting large chunks of my set. It was an explosion of worst case scenarios and the footage was unusable.
But I still have a lot of faith in my abilities and in my set. I ended up, that same year, recording a short set for a Just For Laughs album, which was very well received. So I know I can do it.
So I’ve learned an important lesson. I can’t do it all by myself. I need to find the right people to help me out so I can focus on the one thing that is most important…what I do on stage.
That takes money and resources that I don’t have at my disposal in abundance, which is where you come in. Any assistance you can offer is greatly greatly massively appreciated …even if it’s just pointing me in the direction of the right people.
https://gofund.me/858a1f40
Thank you. I’ll keep you updated!
I'm Darren. I'm a stand up comedian. I'm a bear. I've been performing … Darren Elmore needs your support for Help me Finish Recording My Comedy Special!