Here's how you solve that crime against humanity, Defiant. Do what I did many years ago.
Understand that the primary audience for your stand-up routine is YOU.
If others are amused too, that's just a bonus. If not. F 'em.
Bagster
Every time I tell a joke standing up the crowd yells, "Sit down."
WWG1WGA
Garde la Foi, mes amis! Nous nous sommes les sauveurs de la République! Maintenant et Toujours!
(Keep the Faith, my friends! We are the saviors of the Republic! Now and Forever!)
LonePalm, le Républicain du verre cassé (The Broken Glass Republican)