James Daly: 'Being a Palace fan is just like stand-up comedy'
James Daly's weekly column for the Croydon Advertiser
WE ARE currently experiencing those horrible few weeks of the year where there is no football. No European Championships – those ended last week.
No domestic football, or even pre-season matches to get excited about. Nope, it's just the plain old drudgery of normal life.
So, to keep myself entertained (and give the public yet another reason to ridicule me), I have taken up stand-up comedy. And I'm not doing that well.
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The only bit of being a stand-up comedian I have mustered so far is the ability to stand up. And even at times that's a struggle.
But what I have noticed, playing the various open mic nights at some venues in London, is that stand-up comedy is a lot like supporting Palace. And it's making me realise that perhaps I am perfectly built for it after all.
For example, you never know quite what you're going to get when you go to a comedy gig. You might be entertained thoroughly for 90 minutes, you might end up hating the comedians, yourself and everyone around you, or you might be bored to death.
That is exactly what going to a Palace match is like (except for the entertaining bit).
Being on stage harbours the very same emotions that I go through when watching the Eagles; first nerves, then excitement, then sheer fear when I step on stage and realise what is about to unfold, then a tiny smidgen of joy when ONE joke gets a good laugh, then self-hatred, then a feeling of emptiness as I trudge off stage and back to my seat in the crowd.
But sometimes, some gloriously rare times, there is complete elation. A joke goes down really well! Palace score a goal! A set totally smashes it! PALACE WIN!
Maybe that's why there are so many successful comedians who are Palace fans.
There's definitely hope for me yet.
Comments
by The3rd
Sunday, July 08 2012, 11:22AM
“Lee - Ian Wright Wright Wright was never the palace chant.
Oh and best player I've seen, the bald eagle. The skill that man had was unbelievable.”
by Leecroydon
Saturday, July 07 2012, 6:24PM
“Luis,
Ian Wright Wright Wright, great player for the Palace & Arsenal(never ever played 4-6-0 no team has) i agree but, my 2 are Kenny Sansom & Attillio Lombardo, i started watching the Palace when the youth side won the youth cup twice before the so called team of the `80`s` Sansom was class & proved that with only Cashley Cole getting more caps at left back for those under under achievers England, Lombardo, what a signing, what a player, he was different class to not only the players he played with at Palace, but the rest of the premiership as well, he was class above, just a shame he was put in the situation where the Palace was in the grave & he had to be become the `manager` with a interpreter & Fatty Arbuckle Thomas Brolin as his assistant, top top player Lombardo & it`s nice, by your photo that you still have the `Lombardo Haircut`.
Luis, the worse player i have seen is Leif Andersen, remember him?
Dave `Harry` Bassett signed him, a useless centre half from Sweden or Norway & in some game games played him upfront!”
by rambo_3
Saturday, July 07 2012, 1:45PM
“OPINIONS.”
by rambo_3
Saturday, July 07 2012, 1:43PM
“All My Comments are Serious &,in My Opinion,Ian Wright is Best Player &,Possibly,Andy Dorman the Worst.”
by wallycroydon
Saturday, July 07 2012, 1:17PM
“Luis,
with you saying, YES, are you agreeing that you certainly are a `LEG-END` or you still agree with those 4 & there is many, many more views, comments you have told us, but the 4 that Terry quoted, i will mention 4-6-0 & Easter is a `wonderful finisher`, do you still agree with those 2?
Luis, you are Palace nut, i wont say Nutcase, i`m too polite, but who in your expert opinion is the best player that has put a shirt on for Palace & who is the worst, in your opinion, Luis?”
by rambo_3
Saturday, July 07 2012, 12:36PM
“OPINIONS.”
by rambo_3
Saturday, July 07 2012, 12:35PM
“YES.”
by Terrytheath01
Saturday, July 07 2012, 12:10PM
“Luis Rambo_3
are you trying to tell us that you had your serious head on, when you told us Arsenal play a 4-6-0 formation, Easter is a wonderful finisher, Wright, Couango & Garvan are quality players, you can lose a game in the 1st half but you cannot win a game in the 1st half?
That is just a few of your Crackers!
Luis you are a LEGEND!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!”
by rambo_3
Saturday, July 07 2012, 10:03AM
“My Comments are Serious,However.”
by Leecroydon
Saturday, July 07 2012, 9:41AM
“Lofty,
& so say all of us!
Without the `expert views` of Luis Rambo_3 the Red Arrow, this site would be very boring indeed, Luis should be on every weekend, live at the Palladium, talking about football, telling everyone about the legendary 4-6-0 line up, Simon Cowell would soon snap our Luis up, maybe pairing him up with the other Weirdo, SuBo, what a win double.”