Comedy Shows

I was watching a comedy special, Ralphie May: Girth of a Nation on Comedy Central. It was mildly humorous. Some parts made me laugh out loud others just sucked. But the people in the audience were laughing their asses off, wiping away tears. I kept wondering what the hell they were laughing at, I mean I'm hearing the same jokes they are. My theory is comedy shows are funnier when you are seeing them live.

I have always had a fear of going to comedy shows because you know how the comic teases people in the audience, well I don't want that to be me. So one time my boyfriend and his family got us tickets to go see Ralphie May at a comedy club. Somehow I ended up in the front row with my legs pressed against the stage. I was terrified. But everything started out okay. He told some jokes. Ha ha, but then it happened. We made eye contact and then he made some joke about black women and their hair. And he pointed at me and said something like, "look she has a flower in her hair and its raining outside. You didn't even care, huh, as long as you look cute. Thats dedication." Oh my God I was so embarrased cause everyone in the audience started staring at me and I couldn't escape. BUT then he made up for it cause he said my hair was cute and I looked like Janet Jackson when she was on Good Times. So I guess that evened it out.

But I still fear comedy shows because I just knew if I ever went they would tell a joke about me and it happened. Its bound to happen again, because it wasn't painful enough.

Lesson: If you go to a comedy show, don't sit in the front row and don't wear flowers in your hair if its raining. You are asking for it.

More about my other irrational fears later. I have many.