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Monolith1676
12/02/22 3:37:07 PM
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Just an odd trend I have noticed.

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LordMarshal
12/02/22 3:37:52 PM
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It looks bad. Cant imagine a big name doing this.

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A_Good_Boy
12/02/22 3:37:59 PM
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Cause they can't remember their sets?

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bigblu89
12/02/22 3:39:40 PM
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A lot of comics when they begin have "bullet point" joke lists. A 2 to 3 word phrase that reminds them of a routine they want to put in their set.

Most used to just write it on an index card and place it on the stool that's on stage. Now they all use the notes app on their phone.

Some also use it to time their set as well, so they know if they're talking to fast or too slow.

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The_Yahtz09
12/02/22 3:40:53 PM
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Plenty of comics have used queue cards when working on new material. This is no different. Unless you mean young comics use them as part of finished sets. That is really weird. I cant say Ive seen that, but Im also not hitting up a lot of comedy clubs recently.

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bigblu89
12/02/22 3:45:22 PM
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The_Yahtz09 posted...
Plenty of comics have used queue cards when working on new material. This is no different. Unless you mean young comics use them as part of finished sets. That is really weird. I cant say Ive seen that, but Im also not hitting up a lot of comedy clubs recently.

I get a lot of stand-up set on my TikTok "for you" page, because most of my follows are comics, and I see a fair lot of younger comics delivering joke with their phone in their hand.

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Questionmarktarius
12/02/22 3:47:16 PM
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bigblu89 posted...
Most used to just write it on an index card and place it on the stool that's on stage. Now they all use the notes app on their phone.
This.
The phone is both cue card and the clock on the back wall.

Or, to put it another way, everything in this Radioshack ad can be done with a cellphone now:
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Monolith1676
12/02/22 7:01:55 PM
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bigblu89 posted...
I get a lot of stand-up set on my TikTok "for you" page, because most of my follows are comics, and I see a fair lot of younger comics delivering joke with their phone in their hand.

Yea I was seeing this a lot on FB and had me wondering why they would be doing that.

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Monolith1676
12/04/22 11:54:40 AM
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Final bump

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Robot2600
12/04/22 11:55:39 AM
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they dont know u can buy notecards at the store

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