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re: Crowd work has ruined standup comedy
Posted on 4/23/24 at 12:41 pm to Pettifogger
Posted on 4/23/24 at 12:41 pm to Pettifogger
I used to go to NYC during the summers and just hang around the comedy clubs getting wasted.
One thing I learned is anything goes after 10 in the sense you'll get the polished stuff for the 7 or 9 shows.
The "working it out" stuff happens at the later shows for the semi known people. Not gonna lie. It was dang near 50/50 whether they was gonna get booed by some drunks. Seen some mediocre sets come through there even by Attell at 1AM.
That comedy cellar underground...I think 80% of the people got booed of the stage.
One thing I learned is anything goes after 10 in the sense you'll get the polished stuff for the 7 or 9 shows.
The "working it out" stuff happens at the later shows for the semi known people. Not gonna lie. It was dang near 50/50 whether they was gonna get booed by some drunks. Seen some mediocre sets come through there even by Attell at 1AM.
That comedy cellar underground...I think 80% of the people got booed of the stage.
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Posted on 4/23/24 at 12:43 pm to Bonkers119
A lot of comedians have scripted crowd work with a planted heckler.
Posted on 4/23/24 at 12:45 pm to Northshore Aggie
quote:Have you seen an actual show, or just the crowd work stuff on social media? His live show is like 70-80 minutes with maybe 15-20 minutes of crowd work. The dude's actual set is pretty damn funny. He is quick with the crowd work and obviously uses his appeal or ick to the female audience members to his advantage, but his actual set is pretty good.
I think Matt Rife is pretty funny for the most part, but i also think he's a one trick pony. i've seen enough of his stuff now that the formula / routine
Posted on 4/23/24 at 12:46 pm to Bonkers119
Dave Attell will slaughter a crowd...and he writes great jokes.
Posted on 4/23/24 at 12:47 pm to AwesomeSauce
Most of the stuff you get at comedy shows is crowd work today. They'll play off the crowd. You're not getting a hour of straight material.
Posted on 4/23/24 at 12:48 pm to DiamondDog
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I used to go to NYC during the summers and just hang around the comedy clubs getting wasted.
One thing I learned is anything goes after 10 in the sense you'll get the polished stuff for the 7 or 9 shows.
The "working it out" stuff happens at the later shows for the semi known people. Not gonna lie. It was dang near 50/50 whether they was gonna get booed by some drunks. Seen some mediocre sets come through there even by Attell at 1AM.
Rogan has brought this back, and even Redban's club. They allow zero recording by anyone. Maybe they allow the comedian to record their set, but no phones or cameras are allowed. This day and age in comedy everything you say can and will be used against you. Working things out on stage got damn near impossible. It seems clubs are finally protecting acts again now.
Posted on 4/23/24 at 12:49 pm to Bonkers119
Mark Normand getting topics from the crowd and making a joke on the spot is pretty hilarious.
Plus he's Nola guy.
Plus he's Nola guy.
Posted on 4/23/24 at 12:51 pm to AwesomeSauce
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Have you seen an actual show, or just the crowd work stuff on social media? His live show is like 70-80 minutes with maybe 15-20 minutes of crowd work. The dude's actual set is pretty damn funny. He is quick with the crowd work and obviously uses his appeal or ick to the female audience members to his advantage, but his actual set is pretty good.
i havent. will have to check it out. he is funny and likeable, i've just gotten tired of the same shtick i see on IG over and over. i'll check out his other stuff.
Posted on 4/23/24 at 12:53 pm to frequent flyer
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Political Correctness and Totalitarian Progressivism ruined comedy.
Along with pretty much everything else that used to be great about American culture.
Posted on 4/23/24 at 12:54 pm to Bonkers119
Crowd work is unique to each show so it gives them unlimited content for social media to promote themselves.
They can’t show their actual jokes because those are copyrighted and no one would attend if you knew all the jokes of a tour beforehand…so without these crowd work clips it would just be recycled jokes from previous specials only which would get old quick
It hasn’t ruined anything, social media has just allowed a platform for crowd work to be seen. If anything, the real issue is now people in the crowd are more obnoxious with heckling because of it
They can’t show their actual jokes because those are copyrighted and no one would attend if you knew all the jokes of a tour beforehand…so without these crowd work clips it would just be recycled jokes from previous specials only which would get old quick
It hasn’t ruined anything, social media has just allowed a platform for crowd work to be seen. If anything, the real issue is now people in the crowd are more obnoxious with heckling because of it
This post was edited on 4/23/24 at 12:57 pm
Posted on 4/23/24 at 12:55 pm to nealnan8
stand ups going to on podcast only to pontificate about the art of stand up has ruined comedians for me.
Posted on 4/23/24 at 12:57 pm to GreatLakesTiger24
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Louis J Gomez and Nick Mullen drop hard Rs
what's a "hard R"???
Posted on 4/23/24 at 1:02 pm to bad93ex
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I don’t know why but I want to blame Dane Cook.
Posted on 4/23/24 at 1:05 pm to Bonkers119
All I know is Shane Gillis’ special “Beautiful Dogs” is one of the funniest specials I’ve ever seen.
Posted on 4/23/24 at 1:06 pm to hubertcumberdale
I dunno, seems clever enough from what little I have seen.
Sorta like Andrew The Dice Man Clay… not necessarily for everyone.
Sorta like Andrew The Dice Man Clay… not necessarily for everyone.
Posted on 4/23/24 at 1:11 pm to grizzlylongcut
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All I know is Shane Gillis’ special “Beautiful Dogs” is one of the funniest specials I’ve ever seen.
Dude is hilarious.
I bet he is fun as shite to get a few drinks with.
Posted on 4/23/24 at 1:14 pm to hubertcumberdale
He's pretty good at what he does and gets a following because he's an attractive guy that's quick witted.
Honestly just sounds like you're jealous.
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His act is almost entirely 100% crowd work and its pretty godawful.
Honestly just sounds like you're jealous.
Posted on 4/23/24 at 1:15 pm to Bonkers119
They don’t want to burn material for clips so crowd work is easy to post.
It’s just supposed to get your attention so you go see them live or watch their actual act when a special comes out
It’s just supposed to get your attention so you go see them live or watch their actual act when a special comes out
Posted on 4/23/24 at 1:21 pm to Pettifogger
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It's not a good comparison, but I watch Dave Portnoy pizza reviews for a similar reason
You're right. Dave Portnoy to John Mulaney for comedy is a terrible comparison.
Posted on 4/23/24 at 1:34 pm to Bonkers119
Jimmy Pardo said on his podcast one time that the late night talent bookers didn't give him a regular shot because he didn't have an act. He has an album I think of all crowd work.
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