LogFAQs > #953888308

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6XizKz6y0LU

"Heres the whole set of two comics in a row. I, Comedian Ari Shaffir, am only showing this because one of the comics had his set viciously edited and released without his consent. This here is what live standup is. Its raw. Comics riff off what previous comics say sometimes. Thats just some of the context you would need to understand a joke when youre not in the actual room.

In this one, the first comic does a SUPER pandering, intentionally joke-free bit about wanting people to be nice to Asians. So the next comic, Tony, went with a contrast joke by going super obviously overboard mean to Asians. That contrast is where the humor is and thats what the crowd is laughing at. Those laughs you hear are the honest reactions of a crowd who saw ALL the context. Its in Austin, one of the most liberal cities in America. And theyre all laughing. Liberal people are all laughing. And theyre laughing because they understand the comedian doesnt hold those views. The ridiculousness of the overreaction is whats bringing out the laughs.

Live comedy is the best. It should never be released without permission from the comedian because sometimes we take chances. We try things that might not work but wed like to work out. To go for something to see what works and where the lines are. The only way to figure that out is by trying stuff in these types of shows. If it doesnt go over, our punishment is that we have to deal with the bomb. And that sucks. But if people start filming these then the result is comics wont be able to try stuff. We wont be able to grow. It holds back the entire creative process. Im only showing this because of the previous betrayal."

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Just try to handle this.