Saturday, March 11, 2017

"Tough Crowd"

Welcome back! Mostly likely, you and I have not visited this blog recently. I will say this as much as I can before it kills me but I need this for a grade. This week, if you haven't read the title, is the concept of a "tough crowd".

Now all comics have used the term "tough crowd".
A tough crowd is any crowd that does not 100% agree with the performer(I got tired of using quotations around tough crowd). Whether it be a flat joke or poor delivery, not all jokes hit. That's why it's called a punch-line because it is supposed to hit the crowd metaphorically.

Not really much can be said about a tough crowd other than the fact that performer is clearly to blame(most of the time). Tough crowds are boring crowds. Tough crowds are distracted crowds. Tough crowds just do not care for the material. Here is a playlist of famous comedians discussing their encounters with bad crowds on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon:
Worst I ever Bombed


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2 comments:

  1. GGMarch 19, 2017 at 12:59 PM

    Hi Arnold, I enjoyed your Blog. I love comedy and going to comedy shows.

    Gina Gibson

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  2. getting olderMarch 28, 2017 at 9:51 AM

    I just watched some of the "Worst Bombs" videos. A few of the comedians are my faves and it's hard to believe they could have a really bad night on stage, but they have! Hard to believe that Artie Lange would beg to get out of the Playboy Mansion!

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