Hold On to Your Butts.

It comes as no surprise to me: writing comedy is much more difficult than writing drama. It is frustrating; the pressure to not only be humorous, but also original, to write something that appeals to the most amount of people (including comedians) and still be proud of it.

But for some reason, it is also fun and exhilarating. I feel like I'm not only doing something productive, but something that could possibly contribute to my future? Whoa, that's heavy.

I don't consider myself a comedian, but I do understand comedy as an art and an industry, which is why some may consider me pretentious about the subject. It's not that I think I am better than any comedians (far from it!), but you aren't going to make me laugh just because you snagged yourself an hour on Comedy Central, and if you don't make me laugh, you aren't really doing your job. And yet, people like this are able to make a living through these means. That gives me some hope. If nothing else, I could always be a "Women are like this, men are like this, AMIRITE?" stand-up. I have a ridiculous amount of respect for those who are attempting to not only make a living in this career, but to also bring something original to the table. These are the people that I study and idolize. They are the reason I watch SNL faithfully (even through the rough seasons), and spend far too much time on YouTube. Kudos, folks!

In conclusion, I am just a baby to this whole writing thing, I'm still finding my footing and learning, but I'm finding it to be exhausting and exciting and fun and frustrating, just a little scary, but an awesome rush. Luckily, I am my own biggest fan and my work usually makes me laugh the most. Unfortunately, I don't have too many (any?) fellow comedians as friends, so I mostly have to bounce ideas off of... well, myself. I would love to get a serious sketch comedy team (oxymoron?) put together, made of aspiring comedians or especially hilarious people. 

People that make me laugh right now:

Derrick Comedy

Stella

Picnicface

Tina Fey

Giggle out, kids!