The cheapest tickets left for the show are now $300+. The reason the back of the second bowl disappeared first is those were the only sub $100 tickets so they got snapped up right away.
I bought tickets but not sure what to expect from the show. Hopefully it's hilarious and witty, but really I've just never seen him live before and I wanted to see him before he hangs it up.
You're just glossing over Eddie Murphy in your trip down memory lane?
I've watched both Raw and Delirious and have never found the appeal.
A frantic mashup of jokes that aged like milk in a dirty diaper. I think Murphy caught a moment in time. The time being when guys like Dice were somehow popular, too.
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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.
I think the downfall of comedy was when people forgot that they are supposed to tell jokes that people can use their consumer dollars to tell them whether or not they consider them to be funny, rather than expecting them to be society’s beacons of morality.
There is no downfall it’s better than ever, people suck ass way more though that’s undeniable. All those on Yamer list aren’t as good and they are all awesome. Fata, burr himself wouldn’t agree with you. Maybe Carlin.
There is no downfall it’s better than ever, people suck ass way more though that’s undeniable. All those on Yamer list aren’t as good and they are all awesome. Fata, burr himself wouldn’t agree with you. Maybe Carlin.
I mean, of course they wouldn't. They're self-aware and humble performers. Carlin would say Pryor, Pryor would say Murphy, Macdonald would say Letterman, and Burr would say Patrice.
There's only one comedian I have ever seen call himself the GOAT and that's Dave Chappelle. The only other one to act like it was Jerry Seinfeld.
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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.
Buddy saw him in September in the states, said it was a hell of a show. Excited!
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I mean, of course they wouldn't. They're self-aware and humble performers. Carlin would say Pryor, Pryor would say Murphy, Macdonald would say Letterman, and Burr would say Patrice.
There's only one comedian I have ever seen call himself the GOAT and that's Dave Chappelle. The only other one to act like it was Jerry Seinfeld.
It's all a matter of taste. I'd say Chappelle was right up there with the best of them once upon a time and maybe could be again if he could ever get past his current trans hangup.
Mitch Hedberg was great. Steve Martin caught lightning in a bottle for a time. Of course, Norm was incredible. Carlin, Robin Williams, Lenny Bruce.
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It's all a matter of taste. I'd say Chappelle was right up there with the best of them once upon a time and maybe could be again if he could ever get past his current trans hangup.
Mitch Hedberg was great. Steve Martin caught lightning in a bottle for a time. Of course, Norm was incredible. Carlin, Robin Williams, Lenny Bruce.
I also had Chappelle on a trajectory that put him into Carlin territory. Then he started mainlining his own farts.
There are a number of stand ups that dominated in popularity. Going by pure revenue, guys like Larry the Cable Guy, Gabriel Iglesias, and freaking Jeff Dunham hold records. Dane Cook was a powerhouse for about a 3-5 year period, and there's still people that think Bert Kreisher is funny.
You're right, it's all about taste. That said, a Mount Rushmore should start with Carlin and Pryor.
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The cheapest tickets left for the show are now $300+. The reason the back of the second bowl disappeared first is those were the only sub $100 tickets so they got snapped up right away.
I bought tickets but not sure what to expect from the show. Hopefully it's hilarious and witty, but really I've just never seen him live before and I wanted to see him before he hangs it up.
There’s virtually no chance there wouldn’t be even a lone single seat in all those sections. That only happens if it’s an insanely hot ticket or they blocked those off.
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.
As a frequent concert ticket buyer you are flat out wrong in what you are saying. I'll give you the benefit of the doubt of maybe missing a significant change that happened in the last few years in arena shows and seat blocking.
What used fo happen is if 14000 seats were available for a show, the promoter organically let consumers buy whatever tickets they wanted. What happend at 50-70% sold shows was an awkward crowd formation with fans packed right to the roof around the stage, then a huge gap of empty sections in the second tier, then a thousand or so fans in a hilarious pocket at the very end of the arena, second tier in the cheapest seats available.
Arenas have now moved to anticipating or seeing and adjusting ticket sales and blocking off the tops of the second tier by however many rows they deem fit. What this does is create an artificial "roof" for the crowd, so it looks more natural and streamlined around the arena.
They will open up the seats later if sales allow. A good example was Sum 41 vs Our Lady Peace at the Dome. The standard at most dome shows that wont be hot sellers is to grey out the top 8 rows of the second tier all the way around.
Sum 41 sold slowly, but then suddenly quickly as the show neared. The map showed that you could barely get any tickets, then suddenly the top 8 rows of the second tier (about 4000 tickets) turned blue and thankfully they basically sold out the show.
Our Lady Peace had the exact same thing, but never got to the point of releasing the top 8 rows. That's why if you went to the show you saw a perfect 8 rows empty the whole way around the second tier.
If you feel so inclined, check out this papa roach show at the Dome for a real world example of exactly how they grey out seats that aren't available to keep the crowd more together. About 12-14 rows around the top of the second tier are not available for purchase here.
Nate Bargatze is my favorite comedian of late for sure. Love his delivery and relatability. Also its nice to just laugh and forget about large social issues for a bit, there's enough of that...everywhere.
I also had Chappelle on a trajectory that put him into Carlin territory. Then he started mainlining his own farts.
There are a number of stand ups that dominated in popularity. Going by pure revenue, guys like Larry the Cable Guy, Gabriel Iglesias, and freaking Jeff Dunham hold records. Dane Cook was a powerhouse for about a 3-5 year period, and there's still people that think Bert Kreisher is funny.
You're right, it's all about taste. That said, a Mount Rushmore should start with Carlin and Pryor.
You are the exact reason why he needed to overdue the trans thing. Offending should be completely not relevant to any comedians repertoire and ignored and aggressively pursued. Imagine the Helen Lovejoys back in the day for Richard Prior and Carlins eras.
You are the exact reason why he needed to overdue the trans thing. Offending should be completely not relevant to any comedians repertoire and ignored and aggressively pursued. Imagine the Helen Lovejoys back in the day for Richard Prior and Carlins eras.
Those sure are sentences.
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Offensive/shock humour is great when it punches up, carries some intelligent insight about a topic, and is used as a delivery method instead of the punchline. It’s usually satirical, focused on a critique of something bigger or targeted at some power structure, and has some purpose beyond being offensive.
Punching down with whiney, unfunny, pointless rants while not caring that it happens to be offensive (or doing it because it’s offensive without trying to use that as a tool to say something meaningful) is just lazy and talentless. It’s “comedy” for losers by losers.
Chappelle is still a talented comic but his recent material is pretty lazy and is really only funny to people who enjoy picking on people they think are beneath them. It’s basically the polar opposite of his early material.
Gervais went down a kind of similar path. Lots of punching up, but eventually resorted to too much repetitive mean spirited rambling about people he thinks are beneath him.
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You guys are booooooring. Im going to share some comedy. Gianmarco Soresi did a show at a furry convention and didn't kink shame while being hilarious.
Offensive/shock humour is great when it punches up, carries some intelligent insight about a topic, and is used as a delivery method instead of the punchline. It’s usually satirical, focused on a critique of something bigger or targeted at some power structure, and has some purpose beyond being offensive.
Punching down with whiney, unfunny, pointless rants while not caring that it happens to be offensive (or doing it because it’s offensive without trying to use that as a tool to say something meaningful) is just lazy and talentless. It’s “comedy” for losers by losers.
Chappelle is still a talented comic but his recent material is pretty lazy and is really only funny to people who enjoy picking on people they think are beneath them. It’s basically the polar opposite of his early material.
Gervais went down a kind of similar path. Lots of punching up, but eventually resorted to too much repetitive mean spirited rambling about people he thinks are beneath him.
I don't know, every Gervais special I can remember from the past couple of years has been lights out! The guy is just hilarious!
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