If you go on stage with the wrong attitude, or something in your performance is off, you can lose an audience in the first minute. That first minute is crucial.
Allen CarrA lot of comedians, when they have a bad gig, will blame everything but themselves. They'll blame the crowd, or the room was wrong, it had a weird vibe, or the promoter promoted a weird atmosphere.
Allen CarrI think over there in Montreal they're a bit hardcore with the old homos. They're not that keen on them.
Allen CarrWouldnโt that be an incredibly stupid thing to do? To say โI never want to smoke againโ, then spend the rest of your life saying โIโd love a cigarette.โ Thatโs what smokers who use the Willpower Method do. No wonder they feel so miserable. They spend the rest of their lives desperately moping for something that they desperately hope they will never have.
Allen Carr