As I started out doing stand-up comedy I started to notice that when I wore a cardigan, things seemed to go better. It was as if the audiences bought my character faster and I felt more secure.
I told this to my friend Thomas (who have been doing stand-up for way longer than I) and his advice came instantly. Then next time, don’t wear a cardigan!
Because if you build these rituals in your head — and that’s where they are, in your head— you’ll become dependent on them, and the day you don’t have your favourite slippers on and favourite song playing in the background it just won’t work.
This is written by a Danish fella I follow on tumblr named Mikkel Malmberg. From what I gather, he’s something of a known personality on the comedy circuit over there, part of something called “Comedy Fight Club”, and when I read things like what he’s written above and watch his mannerisms and charming goofy sensibility on stage here*, I just want to be his friend and fan.
The cardigan bit seems to be the perfect piece of wisdom for an OCD monster like myself.
*Everyone should know the pleasures of a standup comedy routine in a language you don’t understand.
