Singing to make an audience laugh has got to be one of the toughest jobs going. As a singer you do your song you get a clap of some sort and you move on. Sometimes you feel it went well and at other times so so.
But if you are trying to get a laugh and it fails you have died out there and you know it When it goes well as it obviously did for you Escamillo the euphoria is great and when it goes badly you crash. The risks are high and the gains and losses are equally extreme.
I have been singing for laughs for years and sometimes, just sometimes the night is yours the audience are yours and the glow inside can make your head spin and send pleasure through you like fire. Over the years I must have stood up to sing in clubs a thousand times and only 4 or 5 performances reach that level of success.
Most of my performances are competent and un memorable but I keep being asked to sing and the audiences still laugh and join in.
But the very bad ones are devastating to your soul and can seriously dent your ego and confidence.
But this is an up beat thread so Escamillo, congratulations on your success and may you enjoy many more rewarding nights.

Fantum