the next step for clarence is the documentary that i’m working on. it’ll be an mp3 sketch comedy/mocumentary styled piece. i want to do a vh1 behind the music typed piece about him and his life and how he got to be where he is today.
for those that don’t know, i improvise everything i do with clarence. it has become a project and a stream of conciousness thing for me as a comedian. i do write some of the cabin fever stuff for the nci-fm radio show i have, but for the most part, it’s all improvised.
i use garageband on my macbook to record the show. basically, i hit record and go until i’m done. the way it works is this:
1. randomly pick the intro song
2. based on my reaction to the song playing, i begin the opening monologue of the episode.
3. 1st commercial. hit random on the sound f/x mp3′s i have (16 cd’s worth in a $140 box set called the hollywood sfx advantage) and based on the sound f/x that show’s up, i improvise a commercial for theresa’s minnow shack.’
4. follow the show format and lay down the reoccuring sections of the show (bday shoutouts, cooking with clarence, swap and shop, news, etc.).
5. repeat the commercial process.
6. find an ending.
7. pick a random song to end with and set up the next episode.
if you haven’t listened yet, dowload the episodes. in my opinion they have been getting better every time i do a new one. i’m proud of the project and it’s landed me some great work and some possible future work in way of a sitcom pilot and an exciting project that will land clarence with a record deal to develop a comedy cd.
feedback is welcome and is always encouraged.
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Clarence 3 Bags rocks,
except when it sucks.
:eric