Brian Regan Turns Bombs into Lemonade
The Baltimore Sun has a piece about standup Brian Regan today. In it, he tells a story about blanking on stage as a young comic and turning it to his advantage:
"When I got on stage, the lights hit me in the face, my heart was
pumping, and there was feedback in the microphone – I just blanked," he
says, "I just stood there with a scared look on my face for about 10
seconds. I forgot everything! It was like something out of the Twilight
Zone."Regan had no choice but to respond. But instead of haphazardly spewing
out jokes off the top of his head, he did what any honest man would do.He told the truth.
"I said that I forgot my lines – I got a laugh," he said. "Then I
started making fun of myself, saying how stupid I was – I got another
laugh."Regan kept going for five minutes straight (the length of his set). The
crowd loved his self-deprecating routine. Although the resulting
performance wasn't what he had planned, Regan was well-received not
only by the audience, but also by three professional stand-up comedians
who were there.
For more with Brian Regan, head on over the Sun.
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