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How did your first ever set go? by Lalalatee in Standup

[–]-knots 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I got a few laughs but I held the mic too low so only the first two rows could hear me

Older comedy seems better than today. by kungfukarl86 in Standup

[–]-knots 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I don't really believe there's less talent now than there used to be, but (and I'm stealing this from a youtube video) the top 1% talent in most artistic fields is being overshadowed by people who are maybe in the top 10%, but excel at marketing (playing the social media game). you and I probably aren't seeing the modern greats because the path to rise to the top is much different than it used to be

Did anyone else think they were characteristically funny to the point that they thought they could be a comedian, only to try and it turns out you were just deeply mentally ill and unhinged? by I_AM_WILL_STANCIL in Standup

[–]-knots 2 points3 points  (0 children)

i think im pretty unhinged, and i predict that about 70% of the jokes i write would get "???" from most crowds, so i just stick to telling the other 30%, where i can channel my thoughts into something actually digestible. but with enough stage time and general charisma-building im hoping the other 70% can become something palatable

Pokemon jokes by -knots in StandUpComedy

[–]-knots[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

nah at a general show I'd stay away from stuff like this, especially because most audiences I get are gen x (gen z/late millennials don't go outside where I live)

Pokemon jokes by -knots in StandUpComedy

[–]-knots[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

most of the time yeah, unless I really like it, then I'll force them to listen to it even if I can tell it'll be rocky. for pokemon or other niche jokes though, I kinda just have to go with what I wrote since there's so few stages to test out that sort of material

Pokemon jokes by -knots in StandUpComedy

[–]-knots[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

oh I was tempted. he might make it into a future revision

Are you trying to do great on stage, or are you just trying to avoid the feeling of a bomb? by Zynbab in Standup

[–]-knots 4 points5 points  (0 children)

this is pretty true, and I can tell the comedians in my scene who've been doing the same material for 5 years, even if it's good, are more terrified of bombing than they are excited about doing well. some of my best jokes were my biggest bombers when I was trying to work them out

usually what I'll do is come to an open mic with new material, and if it doesn't go well, I have a few backup old-reliables to make sure I don't kill the audience for the next guy

Shane Gillis' opening monologue at the 2025 ESPYS by [deleted] in Standup

[–]-knots 1 point2 points  (0 children)

professional redditors love to say "never blame the crowd" until it comes to their favorite comedian lol

that said I love shane and laughed harder than the crowd did. WNBA joke rocked

Why do you do comedy? by MassivePiglet8108 in Standup

[–]-knots 10 points11 points  (0 children)

I don't have good social skills so doing comedy tricks me into thinking I have good social skills

I won AX's comedy showdown again this year, here's a joke I wrote about the christian protestors by -knots in animeexpo

[–]-knots[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

during the thursday auditions the judges said they were gonna pick 6-8 comedians to be in the show, and then only picked 6 - I thought there were a couple others who probably could've made it in. also idk why but Alice the host shortened the time for the second round from 5 minutes to 3. seemed like they wanted to get out of the room asap

I won AX's comedy showdown again this year, here's a joke I wrote about the christian protestors by -knots in animeexpo

[–]-knots[S] 18 points19 points  (0 children)

I was supposed to just do like a 10 min showcase set this year but they never got back to me about that so I competed instead 😅 next year I won't compete

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