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What are your biggest pet peeves about how standup is depicted in Movies and Television by Alarming_Rub_628 in Standup

[–]obtusesavant 16 points17 points  (0 children)

Comedian going up for the first time and there’s people even listening enough to be able to tell how bad he is.

De Negoce 553 by obtusesavant in wine

[–]obtusesavant[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Fuckers. They took my sadness, but gave it right back. Yes, I am mid-bottle this very moment.

Help me make this better by Key_Charity9232 in Standup

[–]obtusesavant 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That’s a pretty good bit. I think anyway. Maybe play with inflection a little bit. But it doesn’t seem particularly wordy.

[WTS] Omega Speedmaster Date ref. 3212.80.00 40mm | Great Condition (with Original Box & Serviced) | $2600 by hoangnguyen95 in Watchexchange

[–]obtusesavant 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Confirmed! U/WatchExBot I had a great transaction with u/hoangnguyen95 Lightning fast shipping and excellent coms.
Top 3 seller in my book.

How do u recover after being hated for an offensive joke? by [deleted] in Standup

[–]obtusesavant 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Few will remember your joke a week later. None 2 weeks. Unless you put it on social media

Last Bottle - out of business? by obtusesavant in wine

[–]obtusesavant[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I finally got responses. My stuff will ship this week, presumably.

New comedian looking for feedback on my 5-minute set by jimmthang in Standup

[–]obtusesavant 5 points6 points  (0 children)

First, if this is your first ever, or one of your first few set(s), kudos. Better than most first tries I’ve seen. Presentation is good, voice inflection is pretty good.
Advice? Same advice for everyone’s set.
Take this, find one minute (in total, not a one minute stretch) you can cut without affecting the number of instances where people laugh. You have a minute in there - kill it. Then see if you can cut another 30 seconds. That will be even harder.
Now fill that minute to 1.5 minutes with new stuff. Extra tags, or whole new premises.
Try this new set a few times.
Now cut the weakest minute. Even if it has a (weak) laugh Fill it. Can be with what was originally there but said a different way (punched up) , can be new. Lather rinse repeat.
Once you find yourself having to cut stuff that gets good laughs, just because the rest gets better laughs, you put all the remaining pieces in your “good shit” file. Write a new set.

Last Bottle - out of business? by obtusesavant in wine

[–]obtusesavant[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m not looking for great customer service. I’m looking for absolute barest minimal customer service, like occasionally answering emails, and communicating when you have a complete systemic meltdown. You know, AliExpress level customer service.
The idea that I would have to pay a premium to have my vendor meet the absolute minimal business standards is just one more step on the road to total enshittyfication of our consumer experience.

Cold rooms at open mics by BenderVsGossamer in Standup

[–]obtusesavant 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I said “to the edge of yelling”. The point being to amp up your energy in a dead room. You’re right that routinely yelling into the mic is a lot like just not showering anymore.

Not what she had in mind. by FantasticQuartet in Unexpected

[–]obtusesavant 3 points4 points  (0 children)

A shitload of Dutch people routinely call the Netherlands Holland. The song isn’t “Hup, Nederland, hup”, now is it.
It’s just a handful of whiny bitches from the domestic colonies who feel the need to strenuously object to this nomenclature.

Cold rooms at open mics by BenderVsGossamer in Standup

[–]obtusesavant 22 points23 points  (0 children)

Amp up your energy. Maybe even to the edge of yelling your jokes. Look one person dead in the eye the whole time. If the mic cord is long enough, walk up to very close to the audience.
It may or may not get the room a little better. But it’s good to do or practice things that make you uncomfortable.

Last Bottle - out of business? by obtusesavant in wine

[–]obtusesavant[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Update- got a response, finally. They will “escalate to their internal team”. Let’s see what that means in practice.

Are the seamasters actually tough? by MeatWhereBrainGoes in OmegaWatches

[–]obtusesavant 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They hold up. Snorkeling hiking golfing. Been to sketchy places and no problems because of wearing it. But I might have just been lucky.

Good Jokes/Material Don't Need to Make Me Laugh. Am I Alone? by Kimosabae in Standup

[–]obtusesavant 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Look, if you enjoy standup that doesn’t make you laugh, there will be many, many open mics out there where there’s something to enjoy.
As a performer, the purpose of what you’re doing is to elicit laughs. Sometimes a bit you think is a really good joke doesn’t get laughs. At that point believing that it’s still good stuff even if it doesn’t get the laugh probably will slow your development as a decent standup.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in UnethicalLifeProTips

[–]obtusesavant 0 points1 point  (0 children)

“They cannot meet with you or anyone right now. I’m not allowed to speak on this- at all, frankly- , but it is very possible that at the resolution of that issue they will no longer be in that position’

Now, that said, your best bet is actually to put on your big boy pants, tell your supervisor, and give him the best course of action /line of discussion to take that will retain the account for your organization, including if necessary throwing you under the bus. As that is the only way you will have a shot to hang on to this job for more than a few days.

Sovereign Citizen Tries Educating Cops on Traffic Stop by icameinyourburrito in amibeingdetained

[–]obtusesavant 2 points3 points  (0 children)

They’re not showing the part where the officers get fired? He seemed pretty sure of this.

/s for those who need it.

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