Jordan Brookes - Chortle Student Award 2011. Glamorgan Heat.

My 9th ever gig. I didn't get through. UPDATE : There is now a People's Choice voting round, and I would greatly appreciate your vote! Go here, find 'Jordan Brookes'. Thanks!

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Entertainment

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• chortle
• comedy
• stand-up
• 2011
• the
• sound
• of
• man
• about
• to
• burst
• into
• tears

[padraigwastaken]

Very for a 9th gig, I think, possibly great. There's a really strong impulse to try and give in to simple laughs and such when up on the stage, isn't there? Think you avoided it for the most part up on the stage but the material seemed a bit overly geared toward it. Nonetheless, even most of those bits felt a lot fresher than usual and I'm surprised you didn't get through(3 people go through, right?). Tons of potential though. Favourite bits were the red herring, nappy and sink.

[dougsklenki]

@padraigwastaken Hey, thanks a lot, I appreciate the comment. I do agree. At the moment I'm trying to find my feet and get comfortable on stage, so admittedly have tried not to over-complicate the material too much. I think the topics are a bit basic, but hopefully the approach to them isn't. Thanks a lot for the feedback, it's much appreciated.

[dougsklenki]

Oh, only 1 person goes through, with people potentially being selected as runners-up after all the heats have taken place.

[benjula2008]

voted for you, good stuff man.

[padraigwastaken]

Yeah, that's a good approach to have, it reduces that impulse too. There's enough there to imply that you can broaden it all a lot, was what I mean, the stuff from the blogs could fit into it seamlessly. Only 1 person eh? It'd be arrogant for me to say you were best and all, knowing the blogs and stuff, at least two of the other guys were very competent for students as well.