Back at Jester Jesters this week, and with some new short gags in my set. Although I feel I may have gone too far.

I'd reworked my set a little, removing some of the more unreliable gags, and adding in some that I had wanted to try for a while. However, I think I may now have too many puns in the mix. One or two proper groaners in five minutes can be fun, but if every other gag is a horrifically cheesy pun, you might lose the audience a little. No less than three times did I remark on a groan with a variation of "I hate myself". So much for not commenting after a punchline. That said though, there were some good laughs amongst the groans. If I'm going to do them, I really should be completely unashamed.

I'm going to keep modifying this set, try to get a good mix of different kind of gags in there. Maybe a bit of a running sequence on a single subject, or tying something of a theme together. I know from previous sets I can do links if I spend some time on it. I'm taking some time off over August, and July is looking reasonably quiet gig-wise. I should probably concentrate on writing as much material as I can, then keeping the best bits.

All that said, I enjoyed my spot, and the crowd was warm and friendly as seems usual for Jester's. Not only that, but I saw lots of good friends, even getting to catch up with some folks I hadn't seen in a while. Not the absolute best gig I've ever done, but I've learned some things, and had a great time!