I walked into the studio and realized no normal human being was working this early. Thankfully, they had coffee that was so strong I’m surprised I didn’t shit my pants smelling it. Arch, Elliot, Dan and Kristie were great and we got rolling right off the bat. The second my baritone man voice said hello and good morning, the crew reacted with some “Holy Shit” type reflexes. “Well, I actually went through puberty 14 times.” Laughs all around! Success…then a break. I like the format, don’t give me enough time to bury myself with horrible one-liners.
We had some nice back and forths in the segments and I actually got to do almost three minutes of stand-up live. This is where it was a little different… First off, I have never done a comedy show in the AM, let alone on a Wednesday. Plus the “crowd” was the staff, which was weird at first, until I realized there were thousands listening…and I have actually done a paid show for four people. That show almost made me quit comedy, but moving on. The hardest part was the fixed mike and headphones. I move around a bit, but I never use a mike stand and the headphones made me feel restricted. I might as well have worn a thong.
That said, it was fun and I felt so much more comfortable than being on TV. It’s hard to look this good and be filmed, knowing what I’m doing to women everywhere. I like radio more. Actually, the real reason is on radio no one could see the bags under my eyes from my “pal” Jim Beam. I will post the link as soon as they put it up and thanks to the staff and my buddy Dan for the recommendation. Just one minor complaint. My website is chriscoencomedy.com, not chriscoen.com. Some dick in Oklahoma bought that URL. Thanks dickface in Oklahoma, I hope we meet in a Chris Coen deathmatch someday. There can be only one Chris Coen!