I have the honor to tell stories at Bear Lake County’s Relay For Life event. Cool. I will be on an outdoor stage usually occupied with music. Not Cool! I’m looking for some short funny stories to tell that will keep the interest of walking adults at night. Help!
Daniel Bishop, the Storyteller
See the parrot story at Reisa Stone's Animal Stories topic on this site. You can snap it off quick, or prolong it to taste with assorted parrot-like movements. Guaranteed crowd-pleaser -- never fails.
You have delved into "street storytelling". Brother Blue is famous for this kind of telling. Rather than having one place as the intended stage area, the storyteller flows with the audience from place to place.
Google "street storytelling" and see what you find.
Joshua Safford was interviewed by Eric Wolf about this type of art. You can find it here.