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I had dinner Saturday night with Mike and Chris, who, you may or may not remember, participated in an amateur night at a local comedy club a couple summers ago. He suggested that sometime this summer, all three of us try our hand at it (each on our own, not a comedy trio). For reasons I’m still not entirely clear about, I said I thought it was a good idea and that I was on board with it.

Of course, it wasn’t until yesterday that I started thinking about it and remembered that I hate being the center of attention, and that going through with this plan will put me in just such a position. As much as I wish it wasn’t the case, I’m an introvert. It’s extremely difficult for me to strike up a conversation with a stranger, and I am clumsy at best when making small talk with people. And I’m going to get on stage and try to crack wise for three minutes? Right.

I honestly don’t know how I’m supposed to sit down and write jokes. Most of the jokes I make are off-the-cuff remarks while in normal conversation. However, I don’t think one can make a routine out of bringing a table on stage with your friends or complete strangers (who I have trouble talking to anyway) and having them talk while I make the occasional witty remark. What a fun show that would be. Live action sitcom!

I’m going to have to figure something out, I guess, but at least I’ve got a few months. Honestly, I’m afraid that I won’t be able to come up with three funny jokes, period. I know it’s pretty early to be posting this, but I wanted to try to put myself in a position where I won’t be able to wuss out of doing it, because even if/when I bomb, I’ll at least be able to say I tried it. Right? Right.

“And what’s the deal with airline food?”

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Random thought: I haven’t seen Liar Liar in a long time, but for some reason, I was thinking about the end of the movie while I was driving to work this morning. Remember at the end when he manages to get Jennifer Tilly out of her prenuptial agreement because she lied about her age and thusly entered into contract illegally? Wouldn’t that make the legality of the marriage itself void as well?