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“Hey, do you have lightbulbs here?” – the travelling stand up and the cultural reference
It was “rigmarole” that did for me in the end. Whenever performing in another country, there will be a moment on stage, usually just before the punchline and after the long build up, that your internal monologue looks at you … Continue reading
“Hey, you know when there’s utter silence just after you’ve said, ‘you know when…'”
On advice, I have reinstated the ‘this may well contain poor punctuation, grammar, and reasoning’ warning. When a good observational comedian says, “you know when (place human behaviour here)”, the whole pub room, theatre, or arena laugh. They have had their … Continue reading
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