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Old 03-07-2023, 07:09 PM   #281
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Comics are the opposite of musicians. They tour then end with the special for Netflix/HBO/what have you.

Musicians put out the album, then tour.

Comedians use the tour to test jokes, their order, how they play off each other. Refining to put together a special.

Sometimes their best jokes don't "fit" with the flow of the special. They don't have a segue in and out that they're happy with. So it doesn't make the special.

The special needs to be better than the sum of its parts, which means they might leave the best part out to ensure the overall sum is the best. If that makes sense?

Mike Birbiglia's podcast Working it Out is a nice little dive behind the scenes of the process.
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Andrew Schultz did a surprise 20 minutes at the laugh shop tonight and i feel like the luckiest little girl in the whole wide world (hes shooting a movie in town).
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Andrew Schultz did a surprise 20 minutes at the laugh shop tonight and i feel like the luckiest little girl in the whole wide world (hes shooting a movie in town).
I hope you mean Andrew Schulz comedian and not Andrew Schultz ex-Breakfast Show presenter and current QR77 radio host.
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The good one!

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I hope you mean Andrew Schulz comedian and not Andrew Schultz ex-Breakfast Show presenter and current QR77 radio host.
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Old 03-25-2023, 09:22 AM   #287
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I'm way late on this, but just learned a comedian I saw here back in late 2021 - Nick Nemeroff - passed away suddenly late last June. I'm shocked, he was only 32. Such a shame, he was so funny and a master of the misdirection bits. Canadian comic who was nominated for a Juno. RIP
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Old 09-04-2023, 01:44 PM   #288
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The video of Bill Burr's latest podcast ep is basically a new live special..



Todd Barry has a new special on YouTube.



And in case you haven't had your fill of bald white guys here's Kyle Kinane's new one.

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Best mild mannered comedy. I love his Adult Swim show.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9_97zE4GRZk
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Old 02-20-2024, 10:09 AM   #290
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Every James Acaster special is the best.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UHqma3rx-xI
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