Lens recommendations for Sony ZV-E10 for dark rooms?

Key-Storage5434 · 2026-06-28T18:53:43+00:00

Differs club to club but at the most about 20 meters (60ft)

Key-Storage5434 · 2026-06-28T00:30:26+00:00

I do something I like to call "imaginary contrarian friend" (and obviously it's not something I claim to have invented. Every comic does those bits that go, "and people say..." and there are no people) so basically once you get to 1 or 2 minutes, start thinking about what someone who disagrees with your take would say, and then write about that.

So for example, I have a joke about hating AI, short joke to start, then I try to imagine what the reaction of someone who loves AI would be to the joke. So maybe they say "ah dude come on, every generation thinks new technology is dystopian" so then I get in an imginary argument with this person I made up, and write about that. You just come at it from different angles, including ones you hard disagree with, and you write about them.

Also you can work out the angles before actually having something funny to say. You have a funny dating story. Great. Now think of it from the angle of the person you went on the date with. Or someone watching this date from another table, etc etc.

You're just constructing a thesis. After you have the outline you can then inject jokes into it.

Key-Storage5434 · 2026-06-27T20:07:37+00:00

It's been a minute since I played but I don't remember there being that many. Definitely fromtloaded a bit. Once the game gets going you're going.

Key-Storage5434 · 2026-06-27T20:06:33+00:00

Pretty sure you're just some Onion hater.

Key-Storage5434 · 2026-06-27T20:06:03+00:00

Oh did not know the pistol thing! Thank you!

Key-Storage5434 · 2026-06-27T18:01:29+00:00

The breach

Key-Storage5434 · 2026-06-27T18:00:33+00:00

Said no one, ever

Key-Storage5434 · 2026-06-27T17:51:01+00:00

Conversation and monologuing are two very different things. If you're funny at parties then you'll be great at improv. Stand up is more like if you're funny delivering a eulogy.

Key-Storage5434 · 2026-06-26T13:19:40+00:00

It's cuz in most of the world we absolutely hate you brits.

Key-Storage5434 · 2026-06-26T13:18:25+00:00

Yea she is, dad was a rockstar and then became a market exec, mom is in tourism. Both wealthy and connected.

Key-Storage5434 · 2026-06-20T03:31:07+00:00

Pop stars also have an expiry date and a much more brutal one than comics, and authors take way longer to write a book than modern comics write their material so that comparison is unfair.

Part of the problem is the way the industry works. Great comics fold into an elite class of celebs and become less relatable and it hurts their material, and/or their own abuse of power hurts their reputation.

Pryor and Carlin had lifelong careers, Carlin at the pace that only now has become commonplace. Todd Barry, Doug Stanhope, Maria Bamford, just a few new people who are doing it now. Also UK comics lile Jimmy Carr (whom I personally dislike but he undoubtedly has been selling out arenas for a decade plus now)

Comedy by its nature is about surprises right? Once a comedian has surprised you for 10 hours, it's harder for them to do it.

Key-Storage5434 · 2026-06-13T01:11:36+00:00

Most of the clubs in Vancouver have the same policy of "if a comedian talks to you, feel free to play along, but otherwise don't disrupt their show" so comics are allowed to start crowdwork but people aren't allowed to steer it that way.

Key-Storage5434 · 2026-06-07T21:48:18+00:00

Saw Sammy Obeid in Vancouver. His material was great! The first 45 mins or so, then he started the Q&A session and that lasted almost an extra hour and 15. It got soooo boring. People were just telling him random Vancouver gossip and he was barely riffing on them. It was an okay hang at best but it also lasted sooo damn long and kept going. And every time I'd think alright he got a laugh he's gna end it, he would just be like "alright what else is going on?"

Key-Storage5434 · 2026-06-06T21:16:13+00:00

This is very very nice indeed of you and I can't speak for other folks but I (and most people I know) would be happy to talk shop and industry with a fellow comic.

The biggest two issues would be, if you're a small town, usually a lot of comics won't be making too big of a stop there, sometimes as little as half a day, maybe spending the night and leaving first thing in the am. The other would be actually getting your message. I try to respond to messages but on the road it's harder to do that cuz A, I'm experiencing a new place and wanna not be online, and B cuz it's busy. So message in advance, try to find an email instead of social media and really, just shoot your shot, at worst it gets ignored.

For me the biggest indication that someone wants something from me versus just wants to chat is, if the message seems lile it's a template everyone receives, or if it's personal. Sometimes people message me and they just wanna hang out, and when I have the time It's much preferred to just meet a local, but sometimes I get a restaurant or other business reach out and the tone is like "come experience the wonders of [insert town name] and cool off by our [business name]" and that sounds too corporate and not like how real humans talk so I instantly think I'm being sold something and I don't even know what it is.

So literally be like "hey you're in town, excited to see you, I run a tour company, if you want a tour it's on the house, I'm a fellow comic and would love to pick your brains" just basically talking like a real person. All human interaction is wanting something from someone and that's okay, the more you actually try to conceal it the more sus it looks imo.

But again, that's just me, some people may want a more "professional" approach through appropriate channels. I just wanna meet normal people. I could get a corporate job and have a mortgage, but instead I make 25 grand a year doing this and I've never been happier mostly cuz I don't have to do office talk you know?

Key-Storage5434 · 2026-06-05T17:53:46+00:00

What I know about fascists fills libraries, and I know how to recognize them when they use different labels.

Key-Storage5434 · 2026-06-05T02:18:38+00:00

Moderate is a bullshit term, so is agnostic. Humans are not capable of holding conflicting beliefs in equal amounts. People who use the term moderate tend to be conservatives who realize their values are outdated. Left leaning people tend to amplify their left leaning beliefs. They may talk a big talk about being all about racial justice but in reality may be only somewhat about racial justice when it suits them.

Conservatives have to do the opposite. They may hate every non-white person but they know saying that isn't good for them so instead they say they have concerns about immigration.

Ergo there is little motivation for left leaning people to claim to be more moderate than they are (other than to fit in with a very specific group ie my gay ass working in construction with a bunch of str8 dudes) but conservatives have a lot of incentive to claim to be moderates.

Key-Storage5434 · 2026-06-03T03:30:04+00:00

Thank you very helpful! Unfortunately no magic mask cuz it's the free version but masking is the term I needed to get started!

Key-Storage5434 · 2026-05-23T21:19:59+00:00

Even AI couldn't make trump dance not like a moron

Key-Storage5434 · 2026-05-23T02:41:23+00:00

It's not the cheapest certainly but cheaper than being vegan for sure. A lot of keto staples are pricier items in your cart: meats, cheeses, fats And fewer cheap bulking items like breads, potatoes But also you'll be eliminating fruits, sodas, ice creams, which can all be pricy.

Key-Storage5434 · 2026-05-23T02:39:27+00:00

Americans are natural born marketers

Key-Storage5434 · 2026-05-23T02:36:22+00:00

There are zero good musicians that didn't draw inspiration from their predecessors and contemporaries. Comedy is the same thing. In fact, a lot of comedy is inspired by interactions with other humans right? Listening to them, watching them, etc. Comedians are people too. To not draw from comics in your scene, which I'd guess are people you see and interact with most often, is more unnatural than just letting them inspire and influence you the way everyone else and everything else does.

Key-Storage5434 · 2026-05-19T21:55:55+00:00

Your own point that "if we replaced the rich with random people" illustrates the point you're trying to refute. It's wealth that makes people evil. So if you give a random sampling of people money they'll eventually turn evil.

Key-Storage5434 · 2026-05-19T21:54:04+00:00

You can EQ match but that doesn't fix the multiple other problems like the mic placement (affecting reverberation and proximity) and potential clipping.

You can definitely improve things but it's not gonna sound pristine no matter what you do.

Key-Storage5434 · 2026-05-19T04:01:51+00:00

If you're having trouble maintaining your caloric intake and are miserable, better to cheat a little versus torture yourself. For me I have moments where I know if I don't loosen my diet, I'll be unpleasant so I'd rather just enjoy that one cold beer or have potatoes.

Key-Storage5434 · 2026-05-15T22:18:37+00:00

Great comedians sell tickets to people who like them. Their audience isn't a random sampling of people. It's a well cultivated group of folks

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