A few weeks ago, I was the host for a couple of shows at the Moisture Festival in Seattle. This is a fast-paced variety show with a live band! This is a very challenging show to be an MC at because there are about a dozen acts each show, and most of the transitions are really tight. Here are my MC notes from the two shows:
One thing you’ll notice is that I handwrite the introductions. This helps put the intros into my head. I also do my intros that are more bullet point-based, then paragraph-based, unless an act insists that I read the intro exactly as they’ve written.
Hosting a show is a lot more work than being an act in a show!
-Louie