Right off the bat! Today's post is going to be a lot more deep and psychological. What is the main reason we enjoy the presence of something or someone? Yes imaginary audience, the answer was because the person or things were #relatable. This, in my personal opinion, is the main selling point for any stage presence. Most stand-up comedians will provide background on themselves and create this "character" for the crowd to enjoy.
Stand-up comedy is usually well-developed stories with punchlines in between. Crowds can enjoy the "immigrant" persona in which the performer shares their weird understanding of the English language. Accents are very present in this stage. Also, there is the "I wasn't that cool in school" persona. This hits home for a lot of people, which is why they laugh because they have either seen it or lived in it. Another persona is "the parent"; a personality that is basically everywhere. Most likely the parents in that crowd will think in their head, "Hey, that's happened to me waaaaayy too many times!" On stage, we are all just a bunch of characters.
With a stage presence comes expectations as well. If a performer hypes up the crowd to think he/she is a big nerd, the audience will most likely comply to all the performer's nerdisms and what for. Just know if suddenly the comedian suddenly talks as if they were also popular, it is certainly off-putting. Just throwing some advice: Find your middle-ground and don't forget what you started.
My final bullet is a positive one. Comedians are great, relatable storytellers that know how to setup up a character or persona. Next time you laugh think about what triggered that emotion and prove me right. In any situation, a good character always prevails. Big thanks to anyone's day that I have affected. Also, I hope you like my character which is not even made-up. This is how I actually am. Next week I shall return or whatever. It depends.
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