Très Laughin' with Josh TreLeaven

Friday, September 23, 2016

So I haven't really taken the time to go back and listen to some of these, and it's hard to remember what was going on in my own life about a year ago. Back then I still had my own apartment, but I was slowly getting more and more broke. I've never even watched Ice Road Truckers, but maybe I saw an ad for it or something.

Anyways, here's the link: https://archive.org/download/Spaceboot1/Episode5-MyIceRoadTruckerDream.mp3

Re-post of episode 4: My Favourite Colour is Grey

This is a re-post of episode 4: My Favourite Colour is Grey. Still rolling solo. Sometime around the fall of 2015. By the way, most of these podcasts contain at least some small amount of swearing, so not really suitable for younger listeners. As a bit of an anarchist, I say let your kids listen; it'll build character.

Click to download here: https://archive.org/download/Spaceboot1/Episode4-MyFavouriteColourIsGrey.mp3

Re-post of Episode 3: There's no such Thing as White People

This is a re-post of episode 3, recorded sometime in the fall of 2015

You can click here to download:
https://archive.org/download/Spaceboot1/Episode%203%20-%20There%27s%20no%20such%20thing%20as%20white%20people.mp3

Re-post of Episode 2: Stephen Hawking Alive but not kicking

This is a re-post of episode 2 of my podcast, recorded sometime around August of 2015.

This is the link enclosed in this blog post, for RSS readers to pick up automatically: https://archive.org/download/Spaceboot1/Episode%202%20-%20Stephen%20Hawking%20Alive%20but%20not%20Kicking.mp3
You can also click to download the file directly and listen on your computer or device.

Re-post of Episode 1: Just Josh (July 2015)

I recorded the first episode of what I called the Spaceboot One podcast back in July of 2015. Back then it was a solo project. It still is, but now I bring in other people to do interviews and such.

If you're following this blog, you should see a bunch of these re-posts all at once right now, and then hopefully a steady stream of new episodes on a more-or-less weekly basis. I can't recommend listening to all of them, but if you're bored and/or you've fallen deeply in love with me and need to stalk me, well it's out there now.

This is the link enclosed in this blog post, for RSS readers to pick up automatically: https://archive.org/download/Spaceboot1/Episode%201%20-%20Just%20Josh.mp3 You can also click to download the file directly and listen on your computer or device.

Thursday, August 4, 2016

The Comedian's Code

1. Stick to your time. Don't go overtime.

2. Do not heckle or encourage hecklers.

3. Do not steal jokes.

4. In a dispute or conflict between comics,
Money (ie. who writes the cheques) > Funniness > Seniority > Everything else.

5. The only advice worth anything at all is "Keep going up. That's it." ~ Sam Tonning.

And that's it for the Comedian's Code. There are other rules or bits of advice, but they don't really rise to the level of commandments like these first five. Things such as:

A. Either use the mic stand or move it out of the way.

B. Do not show bare, hairy legs or feet on stage. And do not obscure your face (with sunglasses or a ballcap). Just look professional and nice.

C. Be cool, or nice, like a normal person. Give props where props are due.

D. If you're going to try to roast someone, it had better be funny, or you'd better have a good relationship with them.

E. Don't shit on the venue. Treat servers with respect and encourage the audience to do the same.

F. Comics get in shows for free. Because of this, comics may be expected to stand or crowd together at the back of the room.

G. Josh TreLeaven is allowed all the free drinks and food he can eat. If the venue doesn't provide them, another comic must.