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That was on March 16.
In the months since, comedy hasnt recovered, but it has adapted.
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I was in ground zero, and the stages were taken away from me.
So I did a couple of shows on Twitch, where you just see people texting you their laughs.
And Instagram Live, you cant hear nothing.
Thats when I discovered as a stand-up comedian, we are just like musicians.
The audience is our instrument.
Theyre my saxophone; I gotta play em.
I need that interaction.
I cant jukebox this shit.
So I went on Zoom for the first time, and I just ranted about my experiences.
I had a DJ he was my host because I feel like Zoom was just so dead air.
Someone talk before I apple + Q this fucking app!
So having music definitely set the tone that this isnt a research meeting.
And there, I was hearing digital laughs.
What was interesting about it was nobodys in the same room.
I was like,Oh, this is cool.And its digitized.
The texture of it was just attractive to me.
So from there, I was like,I am getting the same satisfaction from what I do onstage.
And Im giving joy to my fans, or whoever clicks on the link.
And time is going faster.
Could you tape a special?
Yeah, I could.
I think it lends itself to probably different styles of stand-up.
For me, people drive up with their family in a car.
And again, Ive only done two of these.
Theyre sick of everyone in the car, but at least maybe they might enjoy this show.
But I dont know, its weird.
The movies not that important; its the experience.
LikeAmerican Graffiti.But does that work for stand-up?
For music, yes.
But my wife said, Weve got to mic the audience.
And Im like, But people are dealing with different things.
Theres a certain privacy.
Theres just you with a cameraman in the room whos not even allowed to laugh.
You dont even get titters, like onThe Soupor whatever, from the producers.
Its just nothing, and its so awkward.
Because it aint easy.
Watching late night right now is not comfortable.
Thats what late night is right now.
We might not need them.
I didnt know what I was going to do, I just couldnt fucking believe it.
She had done everything necessary to avoid getting it.
I think I was in shock because I thought California was good.
She was part of the first wave of,Oh, werenotgood.Not good at all.
I had a couple of Zoom shows while she was dying.
It was so easy.
It was much more convenient than my dads death, so I do thank her for that.
And as a result, the coroner ruled her death a suicide.
Its just something thats percolating the whole time.
I never got her to admit it was a mistake to vote for Trump.
By the time she was diagnosed with COVID, she was unconscious and unable to respond to things.
So I feel cheated, because I fucking won that argument.
Finally, I won it!
And youre not here to admit that I won it.
Thats so much of what live comedy is.
So how do you re-create that?
What level of production value can you bring to an online show?
I feel like getting lost insideAnimal Crossinghas been such a great escape during this very unique pandemic time.
I dont imagine it lasting longer.
A cute video game with cute art cant compete with the feeling of being shoulder-to-shoulder and seeing peoples faces.
Not to wax romantic about it, but thats literally why I got into stand-up comedy.
Its because you get the reward of communing and being in that space.
I feel like were so starved for that right now.
So I think itd be cool.
