you want to perform and the audience wants to be entertained. If you both get what you want, who cares what label anybody might assign to the activity?

Go for it, have as much fun as possible. Expect that some things may go wrong and have funny one-liners ready to amuse the audience as you recover from it.

No matter how good you get, some people will still criticize. Remember that says more about THEM than it says about YOU. If you were handing out $20 bills, those people would complain that it isn't $50.

Don't be influenced or discouraged by the group of nay-sayers who are really just trying to justify their own lack of accomplishment.

All self actualized people set goals and overcome the obstacles one at a time until the only thing left standing is their success.

Keep us posted.