The Comedy Show
developed by Kendall F. Person
Starring
Jess Clackum
Jean Marc Toledano
Rich Green
and
Ned Hickson
Set Design by
Art. Paper. Scissors. Glue!
House Band
Mickey Roarr – Scarface Martin
story by Kendall F. Person
Backstage
Rich Green
He was already numb, so when he heard the click it did little to calm nerves that were so frayed, he was not sure how he could go on. But Rich Green had drawn the shortest straw, passing the first sadistic hurdle in flying colors, he must now calm himself enough to pass another. Refusing to make eye contact with the others, Rich stood up from his silver and black chair, wiped the sweat from his brow, took a sip of water and prepared to wow the crowd.
Main Stage
Backstage
Ned Hickson
He could hear the audience laughing, he could feel his heart beating, and he could see the lazy-susan spinning and watched through blurred vision as the barrel end of the .357 Magnum stopped and was now pointing at him. Ned Hickson’s comedy career was on the rise. He held onto a loyal following, who howled in delight at everything he said as if he were distributing laughing gas. But with promises of instant stardom, and the allure of cold hard cash, he would ignore the downside of losing, but with the gun now in his hand, he could ignore the downside no longer.
The click would startle him more than it did the others. He heard the applause coming from the main stage and would see contestant number one return to the table. Taking a deep, hard breath, he would also say a little prayer, and as he walked toward the main stage, the curtain would be raised.
Laws of physics don’t apply to our families laundry baskets
In an attempt to explain the volume of laundry that accumulates from our four children on a daily basis, I sorted the laundry, totaled the number of garments and divided it by four. According to my calculations they are changing their clothes every 18 minutes. This includes through the night, when they apparently take turns changing EACH OTHER while sleeping in shifts. This would explain how they can have a closet full of clothes at bedtime, then wake up and have nothing to wear.
Also, judging from their pants’ knees, our children spend most of the day on their hands and knees trapping moles. As a result, I considered getting ahead of the curve by purchasing new pants, and then immediately cutting the knees out — effectively eliminating 90 percent of the grass stains from our laundry.
I eventually decided on a “responsibility checklist” for each of our children to encourage them to take care of their clothes. Naturally, there is a reward system involved for completing this checklist each day, such as reward option 1) Not having to go to school naked.
Jess Clackum
I was just in my office minding my own business.
Student: “Hey…uh…can you tell me what classes are being held in this building? I can’t remember where my class is.”
Me: “What?” (I know this shouldn’t shock me but it does.)
Student: “I’m not sure but I know it’s in this building somewhere.”
Me: “That’s nice. Now do you know what class?
Student: “No.”
Me: “Wait wait wait….you left for campus with not only no clue as to where your class is but no clue as to what class you were going to?”
Student: “I got up late, went to a rave. Hey I know it’s in this building. Does it help if I tell you I’m a Liberal Arts major?”
Me: “Uh…no.” (I held my tongue.)
Student: “Well can you look up a building schedule for me and tell me where it is?”
Me: “Now, how am I supposed to tell you where it is if neither one of us have any idea what you’re taking?”
Student: “Can you look up my schedule?”
Backstage
Jean Marc Toledano
I have a great relationship with my dog.
I scratch his back and he prepares my income tax.It’s amazing that I ever made it thru kindergarten.
I could barely see over the dashboard when I drove to school.I never believed in life after death until I started dating.If I had my life to live over, I’d wear larger underwear.I bought my dog a pen & pencil set for Christmas.
Now he’s writing love letters to my wife.My father was an old-fashioned provider. He hunted with a bow & arrow.
There was never a problem until he came to the canned-good section in the
supermarket.My mother worked for the C.I.A. My father worked for the F.B.I.
I made a fortune selling government secrets back and forth
.
In 1965 Larry Peddlefee settled a millennia old controversy when he proved
that the Earth DOES have a moon circling it. He did this by looking into the
sky and pointing directly at it.Ellen Parker, who has been hearing voices in her head for 50 years, was
recently evicted from her apartment after neighbors complained that the
voices were getting too loud and disturbing the peace.
**a shout to The Neighborhood house band Scarface Martin
And from The Neighborhood…..we wish you all good luck and good night.
Take it from one who knows comedy….Ned is a shoe-in!!!!
Great writing, great comedy…
xx
Sooz
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Reblogged this on murtighazi and commented:
hilarious!!! Airport humour
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Brilliant idea.
Nice work, guys!
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Ned kills it!
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What a cool concept! Gave me a good laugh at the start of the working week 😉
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So good to hear, Lucy. Collaborations of performance artist offers the best of so many worlds. Thank you for adding your voice and welcome to The Neighborhood.
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Reblogged this on MARSocial Author Business Enhancement Humor Post.
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It was a pleasure and an honor to be a part of this unique comedic experience on a cyberstage. Thank you for letting me be a part of it, Kendall!
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Ned – The pleasure of working with you and the other comedians is all mine. Thank you for sharing your gift of laughter within The Neighborhood. So very glad to feature you here.
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Entertaining showcase. Great job to all!
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Reblogged this on Wannabe Comic and commented:
Hey! I’m part of the show! (The “Father & Son” video & some one-liners.)
Take a look!
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Rich – You were fantastic. So good to have you on The Neighborhood stage. You are appreciated.
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LOL this is great. I was so nervous and all i did was write something. Hopefully my next submission will be better. Congrats to all involved and thank you KENDALL for giving us a place to do this! x
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Jess – I enjoyed working with you so much. Your enthusiasm and fun-loving spirit are as beautiful as your laughter.
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I can’t wait to do more with you.
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Great fun!
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WONDERFUL, I Love This!!
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Very Nice My Friend!
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