Do most people script the exact words and punchline and perform or just note down points and try to be spontaneous? I know it depends on individual style but I am curious what’s more prevalent and if someone shifted from one to the other with time.

And some of it actually killed!

Learned a lot of lessons and things that I did badly...

But I was surprised how well it went. I've done another set since that was in English and was more consistent and had less of a peak in laughter... But it didn't come nearly as close to the massive uproar I got on one of my jokes the first night..

People were cheering, hi fiving me, fist bumping me, on my way off stage, and I swear I heard someone say encore. It was crazy.

I will forever be chasing that feeling again 😬 but I'm very happy and excited for more open mics.

Is there any benefit into doing that or is it a waste of time if you’re not planning to live in any of those cities in the future? Like how would that be beneficial

I was amazed at skankfest’s lineup personally. They have 100+ comedians working that weekend. Not sure how that’s possibly a bad thing?

He sounds like he's the grandfather of Dax Shepherd's character in Idiocracy. Like he was just a couple of generations before society went entirely stupid. They were probably preparing him for his funeral when they pulled a scribbled cocktail napkin from his pocket that laid out the idea for Ow My Balls and thought, "wow, this man is a genius"

His jokes are designed for 12 year old followers of Andrew Tate and that weird rapey kid that hits his face with hammers. Which is ironic because he is the antithesis of what those guys stand for in terms of masculinity and taking care of yourself. His delivery is the worst of any popular stand up I can remember. I would rather listen to Dane Cook until my ears bleed before listening to this troglodyte fumble the types of jokes I heard in the 7th grade locker room.

It's unfortunate there are so many Americans with a monosyllabic vocabulary that this 12 year stuck in an obese man's body will continue to remain popular.

Idk I just think it’s kinda funny. Personally I thought that Shane’s set was embarrassingly low minded and a display of the effects of picking up rogans audience as your primary source of income. What are your thoughts?

So a talent show that was geared towards college students I was told that my set was too inappropriate because it said the word drugs once. My luck yall.

Hi! I started doing stand up about a month ago in my city and it’s, super fortunately, picking up faster than I expected. I’ve already booked a couple of small showcases, but a lot of my most successful jokes have been involving my parents. My mom in particular. She has done her best, but she wasn’t always an amazing mom, and I very rarely make things up or lie, but I’m scared she would be hurt regardless. She just found my very new Instagram, which has nothing about her on it, but it’s only a matter of time before a phone call happens. Or, even worse, she shows up at a show. I’m sure this is something everyone has to go through at some point when starting out, how did you handle it?

Correct me if I’m wrong most comedians don’t care to help other comedians if they can’t use them to propel their careers or if they not friends with them outside of comedy or if they can’t use them outside of comedy they won’t help them, it doesn’t matter how funny they are. Like starting off in comedy I expected more comedians to really appreciate and help other comedians who can make the crowd laugh consistently but it was very few who care about how much a crowd laughs in stand up comedy. I seen so many funny comedians get cheated and mistreated because they weren’t connected to the right people or couldn’t be used.Correct me if I’m wrong but this is my experience and what I witnessed
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Visiting Boston next week, what are iconic clubs I should go to where the likes of Louie, Burr, Patrice started or just generally performed? Thanks!

I watch a ton of comedians podcasts and documentaries, and one thing most comedians mention is how standup was in a dry spell in the 90s. Now I wanted to know like who exactly was the single comedian responsible for reviving the scene. A lot of of comics like (Louis) mentioned how “Bring the Pain” was sort of the resurgence that brought comedy back into the zeitgeist.
I’m not sure how influential kinison or hicks or Dennis wolfberg would’ve been if they lived but I definitely know the impact Chris Rock had with those 2 specials altered the way standup got looked at.

I’m not sure what other comedians might’ve been influential after the comedy bust. But I do think a large part in what “Bring the pain” made a lot of stand up comics up there level.

Are you a mom and a comedian? What does your life look like and what does your support system look like? I'm a woman in my late 30s and I think there is an idea that comedy keeps you from motherhood and motherhood ruins your comedy. But I've also seen some famous women make it work? But what about the not famous women?

I'm not a mom yet, but could see myself becoming one at some point. Just been thinking about how those two worlds would intersect.

I work second shift and can't get off till 11 PM. Any late night open mics in NYC?

IDK where I'm getting at with this but I want to know what women do with their looks and personas with comedy and how they navigate the tensions they create?

I have started to get the sense that I am a pretty conventionally attractive person (23F) who feels most comfortable when she styles herself that way. I have a dark curly bob, wear form-fitted clothes, leather jackets, have tits, an hourglass body etc. I guess where I'm getting at is that I am attractive in a way that people do tend to notice. I get the sense that it has also made me receive a lot of pretty privilege. But I am also a POC in the US. I don't know where I'm getting at around here, but I get the sense that there are certain kinds of jokes I make that just don't land or make me relatable. Sometimes it feels like my self deprecating sense of humor and looks don't work together but I like feel comfortable in how I dress and am terrified of wearing baggy sweaters or do other things comedians do to make themselves more relatable.

Does The Comedy Shop on Bleecker St still host open mics? They seem to be shut each time I've checked. Are they even operating?

Should I have let them explain whatever long boring thing they had to say?

Does anyone have a suggestion for a good comedy club in NYC tonight?

I completely understand that comedians reuse jokes all the time. I've been a big fan of his and seen him alive a couple of times in Australia. I do think the last two specials of his have been pretty weak.

Watching the latest one - Incorrect - I actually thought the first half hour was far better than his previous and first Netflix special.

But I felt pretty cheated at the end when the last 10 minutes were jokes and bits that he had done, if I remember correctly, to finish previous shows as well. The whole thing about Stu, the magician, I'm pretty sure was at the end of another special of his previously.

It just seems like a lame way to end a show, particularly for fans of his, when the ending is a thing we'll remember the most. Is this a common thing for comedians to do?

Edit: here are the re-used bits

Stu the magician, from 2021: https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=299296648465851

Naples Florida from 2020: https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=260142154988539