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Friday, September 21, 2007
Live Your Private Dream
Its an interesting combination- piano teacher by day; standup comedian by night. To tell you the truth, I went for years denying my comic abilities, never telling the other grade school moms about the person I really was. None of them knew Id spent most of my life, six days a week and sometimes threes shows a night, in smoky comedy clubs trying to make people laugh.
I didnt want to admit my recent past because I felt too many negative connotations come to mind in the words "standup comedian" - drinking, drugs, lewd material and perhaps irresponsible parenting. Living my teenage years at an all-girls Catholic boarding school, Id been engrained with a lifestyle that was not a match. And so I kept my past and dreams a secret.
I took off many years from standup comedy when my children were small. After my third child was born, I missed them all so much when I would go out to do a show at night. I continually thought, "Why am I here? I want to go home." Eventually the desire to be with my children at night combined with a healthy dose of exhaustion convinced me that I could leave standup comedy and lead a "normal" life. In retrospect, the lesson learned is - never turn your back on your dream - it will catch up with you, if youre lucky.
What happened in those years that I stayed away from the stage? I wrote and wrote and wrote. (Eventually that writing would become my first show entitled, "BIG PEOPLE, little people!") It was easy to write. I found my children endlessly amusing - lets change that to downright hilarious. I thought to myself, "What if adults acted like children? "How long would it take for an adult who acted like a child to be committed?" Maybe less than a minute?
My son wore his Power Ranger costume to the grocery store. If I did that nobody would think I was cute. Theyd commit me. Theyd call the authorities. Theyd call 911. Theyd say, "Bag Lady in Aisle 6!"
What if I started screaming in church and tried to run up the aisle? Nobody would say, "Shes kind of cranky today." No! Theyd hustle me out and everyone would be very "disturbed".
What if I ate a spaghetti dinner and left the sauce all over my mouth and ran it through my hair? How do kids get away with this stuff!
And it made me laugh. And I wrote it down. And Im still writing it down today.
The other day I was teaching a six-year-old girl a beginning piano lesson. In all her innocence, she started her own interesting conversation with me. "Mrs. Edwards. dont you hate it when youre on the monkey bars and you forget you have a skirt on, and your underpants show?" And I said quite matter-of-factly, "Yes. I do hate that! And I know just how you feel!"
Sally Edwards is a professional keynote speaker, corporate comedian and standup comedienne who began her career studying improvisation at Chicagos Second City. Sally has been featured on Showtimes Comedy Club Network, A&E and NBC TVs Friday Night.
Sally is now a frequent guest on Chicago's WGN Radio.
www.comedybysally.com
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September 2007