Ian Bagg was a solid first post. He had me with the crowd work and I think that skill can prove a comic's worth. Nothing worse than suffering someone reciting their "act" when they're incapable of ad libbing to fill the silence of a bomb.
Re: Dice and Sam Kinison
I’ve watched two or three of their specials and literally spent the whole time trying to figure out what the fuck I’m watching.
That is a funny take in itself.
"In 1990, [Dice] became the first stand-up comedian to sell out Madison Square Garden for two consecutive nights."
His act raises the bar for peak attendance yet there are always some people completely non-plussed... not "I don't get it" but "what is this, why is
everyone laughing?"
Dice's album
"The Day the Laughter Died" is a good counter-point.
'The concept was to record an unadvertised performance in a small club with a small crowd, many of whom would not necessarily be fans of Clay's act.'
'The album is largely improvisational yet, the jokes are delivered intentionally flat and raw as to offend and alienate the audience, turning the performance into the joke itself.'
Joe Rogan and Anthony Jeselnik mention Dice and Sam turned into the characters they played"Dice" was comedian Andrew Clay Silverstein before he pruned his act and became the character.
There's something interesting about Dice's crowds in the clip, they weren't laughing at the material anymore. They were "singing along" to the vulgarity. It reminded me of something Chappelle admitted about the decision to end his show, he could sense some in the audience were laughing derisively at the characters he was playing, they didn't get these characters were spoofs being mocked by Dave. Same with Dice's obnoxious crowd except Dave decided not to profit off it.
Also, how has nobody mentioned Mitch hedberg yet?
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@Beta Can you reveal how you got to chat with Mark? I noticed you befriended Theo but it sounds like you're rubbing elbows with some other elites now!
@S. I was aware of Michelle Wolf's performace but hadn't seen it, thanks for the post.
Great to see the one-two, Colbert's unprecedented public razing of a president and Michelle taking the media to task for the disgrace of selling out the public's trust to a career liar.
I don't know much standup but I'm stoked to check these links. Bill Hicks was pretty lengendary.
I've been digging Pete Davidson lately. I appreciate his openness in talking about his mental illness and that he reminds me of a lot of dudes I know and care about who are totally lost and/or dead
Similar affinity for him. Ive got
"Big Time Adolescence" and
"King of Staten Island" que'd up, I think I'll knock em out tonight.
I couldn't handle the pressure of attempting standup but I often think of better tags and conceptual stuff to try out.
My only advice from an audience perspective is to refrain from ever commenting on a bomb in a way that tells us you're hurt and it's our fault.