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Originally Posted by FireGilbert
Saw Jim Jefferies put on a 2.5 hour set 6 months ago yet his newest Netflix special that uses this material is only 70 minutes long and IMO didn't even include his best bit.
Is this typical for comedy sets to be cut down for TV? Is this a decision by the producer to get closer to an hour or the comedian to leave something for the ticket payers?
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Lucky c###. The longest Jim has gone when I've seen him is about 105 minutes. He was drunk off his ass, riffing on about everything. He got very real about the Eddie Ifft situation, which I had to Google after I got home.
He told his unrecorded Helen Keller joke and I almost fell out of my seat.
And yes, everything is edited and cut down for a special. As far as I can tell it's entirely for the special. Record all bits, cut it down, stream it on Netflix. I can't imagine Chris Rock is content with ####ing up his Will Smith "Concussion" joke live on Netflix. There's a reason it's all reviewed and edited.
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Originally Posted by KTrain
People complain about a 2.5-3 hour Marvel movie. They're going to complain about a comedy special that long.
Was the 2.5 hour show the one that was filmed for Netflix? They typically film the early and late show for the special so they're wearing the same clothes and the splice together the best parts of each.
Jefferies probably made the cuts to his act himself before the filming. He has that kind of clout.
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All comedians have creative control over the special that's released. Not sure you need any kind of clout to have things cut. I would imagine it's a collaborative process to whittle down the best of the best.
I was at the last Norm MacDonald performance at the Laugh Shop and he went over 2 hours. I was disappointed he didn't go 3.