Nate Bargatze is at the Dome in July. I don't like seeing comedy in big theatres, nevermind an arena. Guess I won't get to see him unless he gets cancelled and goes back to clubs.
We've got floor tickets just back of the circle stage area. Super excited to see him, you're right about the arena setting but for me Bargatze is the best going at the moment. His delivery is flawless.
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Doesn’t look like that many other people are either. Show is only about 60% sold at the moment. There was a time when chapelle would have sold out the dome in 20 minutes.
I do expect this to pick up.. there was literally zero promo before the on sale only 2 hours of organic reach. if LiveNation puts a few thousand dollars behind promo for this it will get to 85%-100% sold out.
Putting 15000+ tickets on sale with 2 hours notice 2 weeks before an event on a Tuesday evening and selling over 50% in the first 12 hours is beyond impressive.
Doesn’t look like that many other people are either. Show is only about 60% sold at the moment. There was a time when chapelle would have sold out the dome in 20 minutes.
Like before he became an anti trans hate spreader in place of a comedy act? I found it hilarious he did like 4 specials in a row just punching that community repeatedly, then finally announced on the 5th special that he was officially done with it, and that it was always okay because he's not punching down at the community because he's black or some stupid tripe like that, then still beat them down that special til the end, making sure he got the final words in, lol.
He was good when he came back from Africa and was spitting amazing comedy with the shine of being gone, randomly. Now he's a rambly, predictable comedian always looking too hard to make some lame point to his audiences.
Kind of happy to see his fame has fallen enough that a previously easily sold out arena tour is now stagnated at a half empty Dome. I remember he was a god to most of comedy friends, including me, but that shine has worn right off for many in my circles.
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Like before he became an anti trans hate spreader in place of a comedy act? I found it hilarious he did like 4 specials in a row just punching that community repeatedly, then finally announced on the 5th special that he was officially done with it, and that it was always okay because he's not punching down at the community because he's black or some stupid tripe like that, then still beat them down that special til the end, making sure he got the final words in, lol.
He was good when he came back from Africa and was spitting amazing comedy with the shine of being gone, randomly. Now he's a rambly, predictable comedian always looking too hard to make some lame point to his audiences.
Kind of happy to see his fame has fallen enough that a previously easily sold out arena tour is now stagnated at a half empty Dome. I remember he was a god to most of comedy friends, including me, but that shine has worn right off for many in my circles.
I think they’ve even reduced capacity already. The back 10 or so rows of the second bowl have no tickets available anymore.
And they’ve turned off resale. That’s a sign of less than expected sales.
I think we’ve finally found equilibrium with prices and demand. He’s simply not a $500 for lower bowls seats and $200 for upper deck levels of fame anymore. Even in conservative Calgary. And there’s even more tickets available I’m Edmonton. Meanwhile Vancouver is maybe 40% sold.
I think the "punching down" at the trans community is a bit overblown. Or at least it shouldn't be the most distasteful thing about him and his comedy. He has a very disproportionate amount of jokes in his arsenal on the topic, but for the majority of them they are just not all that offensive at all. His obsession with trans women is weird, though.
To me, the biggest turn off about Chappelle is the same thing that becomes a turn off regarding all comedians that become "f### you" levels of rich and famous and get too comfortable with that status bump. They become arrogant, self aggrandizing, and lose touch with the 99%. And it reflects in their comedy.
His last special, Dreamer, was basically an hour long masturbation session. All I kept thinking was how delusional he had become and I just wasn't interested in suffering through how high of an opinion he had of himself.
Not to mention he's a Michael Jackson apologist, has flirted with MAGA, thinks Jews control Hollywood, chummed around with Elon Musk, and blocked affordable housing in his community in Ohio. He also relies on and leans far too hard into the "you can't say anything anymore" and "anti-woke" rhetoric. The dude makes you put your phone in a black bag like some kind of demented substitute teacher.
Chappelle's Show is still hilarious.
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I’m not gonna lie I still think a lot of his stuff is funny as ####. Even some of his more controversial specials from a few years ago.
But I legitimately dislike him now. And it’s more than the disappointment that I have in other comics like Bill Burr who sold his soul for some Saudi money. Even if the tickets were cheap I’m not sure how much I’d want to see him because I genuinely dislike him.
I'm sorry but the fact some of you think some seats were "turned off" because they weren't selling is laughable. I've worked in the live entertainment industry for over 15 years. He sold over 90% of the tickets in the first 36 hours with no paid promotion. That's not how it works. LiveNation takes all the risk on the show. Not the performer. The performer gets paid the same regardless of if 1 person shows up or if the entire arena sells out. Therefore, the promoter takes all the risk and therefore the seats are always available to be sold.
You may dislike him but he is one of the best to ever do it, if not the best. Yes, intimate shows are far better for stand up comedians. But, his popularity is undeniable and given the amount of seats sold thus far, this show is going to sell out.
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I'm sorry but the fact some of you think some seats were "turned off" because they weren't selling is laughable. I've worked in the live entertainment industry for over 15 years. He sold over 90% of the tickets in the first 36 hours with no paid promotion. That's not how it works. LiveNation takes all the risk on the show. Not the performer. The performer gets paid the same regardless of if 1 person shows up or if the entire arena sells out. Therefore, the promoter takes all the risk and therefore the seats are always available to be sold.
You may dislike him but he is one of the best to ever do it, if not the best. Yes, intimate shows are far better for stand up comedians. But, his popularity is undeniable and given the amount of seats sold thus far, this show is going to sell out.
I'll still wait to try to get half price tickets off stubhub the day before. If i don't get them then.. oh well.
I saw Chris Tucker at that comedy place on Blackfoot. I was sitting at the front and he called me Jackie when i shook his hand. I was hoping he would say that he would bitchslap me back to the Ming Dynasty lol
He was great,except he didn't swear once! that was kinda disappointing.
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I'm sorry but the fact some of you think some seats were "turned off" because they weren't selling is laughable. I've worked in the live entertainment industry for over 15 years. He sold over 90% of the tickets in the first 36 hours with no paid promotion. That's not how it works. LiveNation takes all the risk on the show. Not the performer. The performer gets paid the same regardless of if 1 person shows up or if the entire arena sells out. Therefore, the promoter takes all the risk and therefore the seats are always available to be sold.
You may dislike him but he is one of the best to ever do it, if not the best. Yes, intimate shows are far better for stand up comedians. But, his popularity is undeniable and given the amount of seats sold thus far, this show is going to sell out.
I don't even have him in the top 5.
Carlin
Pryor
Burr
Macdonald
Then any of Attell, Hicks, Dangerfield, Rivers, etc. based on your particular flavor.
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Like before he became an anti trans hate spreader in place of a comedy act? I found it hilarious he did like 4 specials in a row just punching that community repeatedly, then finally announced on the 5th special that he was officially done with it, and that it was always okay because he's not punching down at the community because he's black or some stupid tripe like that, then still beat them down that special til the end, making sure he got the final words in, lol.
The downfall in stand-up comedy over the last 5-7 years has been comedians trying to outdo each other being distasteful and punching down, often with trans people but with others as well or just trying to see if they can make something funny that's most clearly not (like pedophilia). I see that with Chappelle, Tom Segura, Ricky Gervais, Louis C.K. and a bunch of others and it's brutal because these are comedians I used to really enjoy.
The downfall in stand-up comedy over the last 5-7 years has been comedians trying to outdo each other being distasteful and punching down, often with trans people but with others as well or just trying to see if they can make something funny that's most clearly not (like pedophilia). I see that with Chappelle, Tom Segura, Ricky Gervais, Louis C.K. and a bunch of others and it's brutal because these are comedians I used to really enjoy.
A lot of it seemed to start with Chappelle. I think he had a good point about issues facing black people getting ignored, but then he just kept going with the anti-trans community stuff. I was especially disappointed that he included it in his latest live events. After several years, he'd made his initial point and this really just came across as bullying.
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