This is David's biggest differentiator as a comedian. He can juggle, do acrobatics, backflips, handstands, and stilts — and he's been working to integrate these skills into stand-up in a way no one else is doing. Multiple show feedback notes confirm this is his most distinctive strength.

From show feedback: "I know lots of standups and lots of people working on shows, but I don't know anyone who can do standup and stilts/juggling/balance. The more of this you can put in would be great. Can you imagine balancing in a handstand and doing standup?" — Davey Show Hopes & DreamsThis file never made it to this site. There's some truly random shit I write in my notes and I can't share it all.

"Juggling is an infinite game" — JugglingThis file never made it to this site. There's some truly random shit I write in my notes and I can't share it all.

Full bit about identifying who does Acro at a festival: - Yoga pants + tank top → probably Acro - Backpack from another festival → definitely Acro - Hockey stick or ancient grimoire → NOT Acro - "Acro isn't black magic. It's just regular magic." - Third role: spotter → give them a camera → "People need to know you're doing Acro"

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Fun bit: explaining the actual names of skills with relatable alternatives: - Icarian pancake → "Mmm papa cakes" - Washing machine → "in unit laundry" - "I'm not calling you guys liars but I don't believe you when you say 'one more'"

Source: Circus and acro comedyThis file never made it to this site. There's some truly random shit I write in my notes and I can't share it all.

From show notes: "Strip-juggling is a really funny idea. You KNOW how to juggle though, so let's see you do it! It's not just playing into your strengths, it's playing into skills you have that nobody else has!" — Davey Show Hopes & DreamsThis file never made it to this site. There's some truly random shit I write in my notes and I can't share it all.

"I do it because I just need to qualify that I'm not like you. Unlike you, I have way too much time on my hands" — Bringing juggling balls onstageThis file never made it to this site. There's some truly random shit I write in my notes and I can't share it all.

"Juggling while running is like having kids and working at a startup... You've got to make the kids lunch but you also have to do it while driving to work, so you get a Tesla." — JogglingThis file never made it to this site. There's some truly random shit I write in my notes and I can't share it all.

Performing on stilts, juggling onstage — not explained often, the magic is in the doing. But: "Juggling is an infinite game" suggests it's a personal philosophy, not just a trick.

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Strong conceptual territory, underdeveloped as a bit: - "When you learn to backflip everyone assumes you want to do it all the time. That's frustrating." - Analogy to working for free; performing on demand vs performing as art - "Learning to backflip, initially I thought I'd impress girls. Wrong — I impress guys and kiddie boys."

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David trained in clown (has detailed class notes from a teacher named Mark): - Clown vs. acting: "The difference between acting sad and clowning sad is whether or not you're having fun" - Slow motion as a fundamental tool - Archetypes: high status / low status; the trip and the response - Finding "a thing you can't do" as the basis for devising an act - Homework: "think about something you can't do"

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The "small wrestler who knows he can beat you up and is upset you don't believe him" — a clown archetype David wrote down as a character kernel — Clown bitThis file never made it to this site. There's some truly random shit I write in my notes and I can't share it all.

- Circus center setThis file never made it to this site. There's some truly random shit I write in my notes and I can't share it all. — performed at a circus space - Miami acro festThis file never made it to this site. There's some truly random shit I write in my notes and I can't share it all. / Miami Afro fest setThis file never made it to this site. There's some truly random shit I write in my notes and I can't share it all. — festival performance - Circus compilationThis file never made it to this site. There's some truly random shit I write in my notes and I can't share it all. — compiled bits - Cirque - burlesque ideasThis file never made it to this site. There's some truly random shit I write in my notes and I can't share it all. — crossover concept - Alien themes burlesque performanceThis file never made it to this site. There's some truly random shit I write in my notes and I can't share it all. - Burlesque show host ideaThis file never made it to this site. There's some truly random shit I write in my notes and I can't share it all. - Idea for my first cirque actThis file never made it to this site. There's some truly random shit I write in my notes and I can't share it all. — starting point document

"I recently moved to LA where they're giving us circus runaways a run for our money... I can't afford to live there, and afford a good circus education, unless you count old loose tooth McKinney and his free show under the Santa Monica pier" — Circus comedyThis file never made it to this site. There's some truly random shit I write in my notes and I can't share it all.

- Circus skills as social proof of weirdness: bringing balls onstage says "I'm not like you, and I have the props to prove it" - The gap between impressive skill and zero dating ROI is a recurring comic tension (backflips impress boys, not girls) - Strip juggling is the conceptual sweet spot — combining sex comedy with circus - Acro community is treated with insider knowledge + outsider affection: David knows all the moves and makes fun of the culture lovingly - The show feedback across multiple notes consistently says: lean into the physical. It's the unique offering.