The past 2 weeks prior to The Comedy Point’s live broadcast I refrained from drinking any caffeinated beverage. Instead, I chose to drink Vitamin Water with a much calmer on-air demeanor, as a result both weeks. Rich, made immediate mention of the noticeable change in my behavior upon entering the car. Being a high strung individual, he asked to what do I attribute the change? I do believe it is more than just the lack of caffeine in my system, but that is certainly a major contributor.

Radio is new craft that I am undertaking and although I have prior radio experience, I am the voice of the show. Comparing it to the game of basketball, I am in fact the point guard, setting up the the rest of the crew or guests throughout the show. Attaining the audience attention requires high energy, as the listeners have to remain engaged by simply by our dialogue, voices, and sound effects. As opposed to live stand-up comedy, where the performer has the ability to use facial expressions with body language of movement with the audience in the same room.

On caffeine, my mind is constantly feeling the rush of remaining high energy. The quest for a pre-game beverage may be over, if next week’s show goes well on Vitamin, as it will be three successful shows in a row. My co-host Rich, Eric Miller the producer, and our in studio guest, must feed off my energy. If I am too hyper and strung out on caffeine it’s a completely different tone for the show. Rich never really minded my out bursts, he was just afraid of confrontation, as he feared it would eventually come to blows. I’m not sure if he was kidding, but fist fighting in studio, wouldn’t make for good radio on The Comedy Point.

Lastly, having Burak Uzun, the head writer of The Comedy Point back from his trip to Japan has certainly put my mind at ease. Receiving the detailed production sheet prior to the show, allows us to speak freely on the show, while remaining organized. Coffee and Diet Mountain Dew have officially been labeled off limits at any point prior to the show. What will next week bring? Tune in to find out….Thanks always for your support.

Joel

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