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<v Speaker 1>Caloroga Shark Media, Hello and Choennie Mack with your daily

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<v Speaker 1>comedy news. Nate Perganzy spoke to The New York Post

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<v Speaker 1>about building a new set and says, once you have

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<v Speaker 1>one joke you think you could close with, that helps

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<v Speaker 1>you build a new hour because you're like, worst case scenario,

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<v Speaker 1>I have something that's actually good last night. I came

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<v Speaker 1>up with some stuff on the spot. You stumble into

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<v Speaker 1>some things. I don't do CrowdWork or anything, but you'll

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<v Speaker 1>riff a couple things and if it's getting laughs, then

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<v Speaker 1>you're like, okay, then you say a couple of other things.

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<v Speaker 1>To me, it's always you got to know how to

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<v Speaker 1>get out of the jokes. You can riff. You can

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<v Speaker 1>riff stuff as long as you know the ending. As

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<v Speaker 1>long as you start the joke, then you can play

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<v Speaker 1>and have a dismount. I drew up a set list

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<v Speaker 1>from a show last night, so at least I have

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<v Speaker 1>a direction of where I want to go. If I

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<v Speaker 1>do that, I can get work done. I go out

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<v Speaker 1>there and just mess around. He appreciates the freedom of

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<v Speaker 1>smaller clubs. When you do arenas and these big shows,

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<v Speaker 1>those are intense. It's not as easy to throw in

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<v Speaker 1>a new idea. When there's twenty thousand people, you're like,

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<v Speaker 1>this all needs to be ready to go. He's been

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<v Speaker 1>doing theaters in the round, but kind of likes not

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<v Speaker 1>doing that. He says, there's a relief when you're like, well,

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<v Speaker 1>no one's behind me. It's a break when everyone's in

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<v Speaker 1>front of you. Nashville Scenes spoke to James Austin Johnson,

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<v Speaker 1>who said there were a lot of things to fear

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<v Speaker 1>about my college environment related to stand up. So I

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<v Speaker 1>didn't really tell people that I was doing stand up.

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<v Speaker 1>I didn't tell my parents, I didn't tell my friends.

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<v Speaker 1>I would just kind of disappear. There were bars. I

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<v Speaker 1>learned to sneak in the back door and hope not

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<v Speaker 1>to get carted. I did that a lot. I did

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<v Speaker 1>a lot of sneaking in through the patio, ordering a

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<v Speaker 1>pepsi and just hoping not to get kicked out before

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<v Speaker 1>my set. It took me time to learn how to

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<v Speaker 1>perform at a place. It took living life, it took

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<v Speaker 1>moving away, and I think having loved, having lost love, etc.

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<v Speaker 1>And my act is talking about how where the culture

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<v Speaker 1>I come from looks to me. You have children and

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<v Speaker 1>you just to look at your own life differently, You

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<v Speaker 1>look at how you were raised differently. Your relationship to

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<v Speaker 1>your grandparents, your parents, your great grandparents at all changes

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<v Speaker 1>because you think about the good things you got from

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<v Speaker 1>a place that maybe you spent your whole adolescence resenting.

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<v Speaker 1>Your relationship to all that changes. I'm just trying to

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<v Speaker 1>be somebody who's a vessel of love. As corny as

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<v Speaker 1>that is. I'm trying to make people laugh. I'm trying

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<v Speaker 1>to help people fall asleep. That's my job as a

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<v Speaker 1>late night sketch comedian. I'm trying to help you fall

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<v Speaker 1>asleep in a spicy world. Kelsey Cook talked about her

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<v Speaker 1>comedy influences. I loved Amy Schumer, Dimitri Martin, Mike Berbiglia,

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<v Speaker 1>and Brian Reagan, but I don't know that I was

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<v Speaker 1>influenced by anybody's style. I moved to la idded one

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<v Speaker 1>of those weird, serendipitous experiences. Jim Norton was trying to

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<v Speaker 1>promote a special We went a long way from Dimitri

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<v Speaker 1>Martin to Jim Norton. Jim Norton was trying to promote

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<v Speaker 1>a special that was coming out, and he tweeted, Hey,

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<v Speaker 1>what podcasts so I go on. I had a little

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<v Speaker 1>podcast at the time, nothing bigger, great, and I thought,

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<v Speaker 1>he doesn't know me, He's not gonna do this, but

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<v Speaker 1>he had this business email, so I sent him an email,

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<v Speaker 1>got a response, Yeah, sure, love to do podcast had

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<v Speaker 1>him on and I knew that he had female comics

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<v Speaker 1>opened frohim on tour in the past. I know Amy

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<v Speaker 1>had opened for him for a while, and I just said,

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<v Speaker 1>if she ever needs somebody, I'd love to work with you,

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<v Speaker 1>and he gave me a shot. That's great. Norton's a

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<v Speaker 1>good guy man. I opened for him one weekend and

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<v Speaker 1>then went back to my day job. The next week,

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<v Speaker 1>I got an email from his manager with the rest

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<v Speaker 1>of the tour eights for the year, and I cried

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<v Speaker 1>at my receptionist desk because he changed my life. Jim

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<v Speaker 1>Norton was like my comedy fairy godmother. You know. Hasham

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<v Speaker 1>caught up with Slate. They were curious how she records

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<v Speaker 1>her ideas when they come to her, and she says,

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<v Speaker 1>I'm full iPhone notes pad, Like I can never switch

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<v Speaker 1>phones because I'm addicted to the notes pad. I know

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<v Speaker 1>comics is still write things down with their hands, and

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<v Speaker 1>it's like I forgot how to write and really dependent

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<v Speaker 1>on it. But there's zero organizations. So it's actually a

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<v Speaker 1>terrible process because I have like two different notes and

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<v Speaker 1>they're just like can you scroll infinitely? And I never scroll,

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<v Speaker 1>so they're just ideas sitting there that I'll probably never

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<v Speaker 1>get back to. She talked about developing her SATs and says,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, part of the problem is when you're doing comedy.

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<v Speaker 1>When you start, you're just full of ideas and you're like,

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<v Speaker 1>everything's funny, and you're just like flush withled ideas, and

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<v Speaker 1>your sense of humor becomes more fine, and then things

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<v Speaker 1>you think are funny become less and less, and so

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<v Speaker 1>I'm at the point where I think almost nothing is funny,

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<v Speaker 1>and so it's so much harder to come up with

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<v Speaker 1>now something where I'm like, eh, that's good enough. Greg

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<v Speaker 1>Ferguson told the story on his podcast towards the end

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<v Speaker 1>of his run hosting The Late Late Show on CBS.

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<v Speaker 1>He said, towards the end, things were getting a little

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<v Speaker 1>nutty and Rob Burnette was running worldwide pants. I think

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<v Speaker 1>I was reupping for the last two years or something,

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<v Speaker 1>and Rob said, what do you want? And I said,

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<v Speaker 1>I want ten thousand dollars at a shoe box with

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<v Speaker 1>used bills and he sent it to me. Wasn't he

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<v Speaker 1>even fresh? It was like used bad money. I think

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<v Speaker 1>for the next two years, instead of going to the ATM,

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<v Speaker 1>I'd just go to the shoe box. Hey, don't forget.

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<v Speaker 1>I also host the podcast five Good News Stories Number

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<v Speaker 1>five Good News Stories. What happens on five Good News

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<v Speaker 1>Stories Johnny Mackwell, I tell you five stories and they're

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<v Speaker 1>all good news, hence the name five Good News Stories

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<v Speaker 1>Number five Good New Stories. Wherever you get your shows?

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<v Speaker 1>The Toronto Guardian profiled comedian Sarah Bennett. I don't know

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<v Speaker 1>why I said comedia Sarah Bennett. You think I gotta

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<v Speaker 1>come on here and be like The Toronto Guardian profiled

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<v Speaker 1>Vice president of Finance Sarah Bennett. Why would I do that?

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<v Speaker 1>Sarah Bennett and Thrall's audiences with a unique blend of earnest,

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<v Speaker 1>mischievous humor and theatrical flair. Drawing inspirations from the likes

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<v Speaker 1>of Patty Harrison, Sophia Budle and Amy Sedaris, she thrives

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<v Speaker 1>on portraying the quirky and the bizarre. Sarah, how would

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<v Speaker 1>you describe your comedy style. She says, I'm very earnest, ironic,

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<v Speaker 1>and mischievous. My stand up is a lot more like

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<v Speaker 1>sketch comedy if anything, because it's very theatrical. I like

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<v Speaker 1>to make up stuff and lie. I'd never lie in

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<v Speaker 1>real life. By the way, can we believe her if

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<v Speaker 1>if any of my family or potential lovers are reading.

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<v Speaker 1>I always try to be true to myself and honor

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<v Speaker 1>what I think is true and funny about the world.

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<v Speaker 1>My agent says, it feels as though there's something I'm

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<v Speaker 1>not telling the audience, like I'm keeping secrets, which is

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<v Speaker 1>also true about my style. I'm a charming, little delinquent.

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<v Speaker 1>Her favorite comedian growing up probably Dana Carvey. I used

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<v Speaker 1>to go to elementary school and ask people what's your

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<v Speaker 1>favorite episode of the Dana Carvey Show? And they wouldn't

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<v Speaker 1>know what the hell I was talking about. All Right,

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<v Speaker 1>who's your favorite comedian now? Jackie Perico. God, I love

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<v Speaker 1>her so much. She's every comedian's favorite comedian. Johnny Mack

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<v Speaker 1>is unfamiliar with Jackie. She does her own thing, and

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<v Speaker 1>she's genuinely one of the best people in comedy. All right.

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<v Speaker 1>Sarah Bennett what is your pre show ritual? She says,

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<v Speaker 1>smoke a Cuban cigar and jump into traffic. It makes

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<v Speaker 1>me feel alive. Just kidding. I don't think I have one.

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<v Speaker 1>I just go in and hope everybody thinks I'm chillin normal.

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<v Speaker 1>And I think I have done a version of this story,

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<v Speaker 1>but if I did, it was a shorter version. I'll

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<v Speaker 1>do the long version here from lad Bible, a comedian

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<v Speaker 1>and got mad at the audience because he didn't get

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<v Speaker 1>a single laugh. Louis Spears was performing materially. He'd done

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<v Speaker 1>you know a bunch of times and didn't get a

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<v Speaker 1>single laugh out of the audience at the Kings of

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<v Speaker 1>Comedy Club in Australia, not a single chuckle. He opened

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<v Speaker 1>up his set and my name's Louis Spears, and I'm

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<v Speaker 1>frequently tall. I'm six feet eight, which is exactly two

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<v Speaker 1>meters tall. No laugh. I get two questions, and you

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<v Speaker 1>know what. The first question is, you're so tall? He

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<v Speaker 1>played basketball? And want to look at these people and

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<v Speaker 1>go do I look like an athlete to you? No laugh?

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<v Speaker 1>I got the lower half of a wounded flamingo. No laugh.

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<v Speaker 1>He quickly picked up on the vibe and said, this

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<v Speaker 1>is very strange. He switched gears started to talk about

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<v Speaker 1>the last performance he had done in Perth, which he

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<v Speaker 1>explained resulted in him being protested against as he had

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<v Speaker 1>joked about the Dalai Lama. Still nothing, he said to

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<v Speaker 1>the crowd. I don't know what the f happened, but

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<v Speaker 1>I got up here and I feel like everyone agreed.

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<v Speaker 1>All right, let's just sit in silence. What the F

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<v Speaker 1>is going on? You know what's really effed up is

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<v Speaker 1>after the set, I somehow off to summon up the

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<v Speaker 1>courage to invoice the guy running the gig. A heckler

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<v Speaker 1>shout it out, you should lower your expectations to just

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<v Speaker 1>a free drink. Spears said, that's a good one. I'll

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<v Speaker 1>just get a coke and nick myself. All right, you

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<v Speaker 1>guys have been lovely. I've been Lewis Spears. I've tried

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<v Speaker 1>my best. Have a good night. Well here's the twist.

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<v Speaker 1>YouTubers Misfit Minds had actually staged a prank on Spears.

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<v Speaker 1>They instructed the crowd not to laugh no matter what,

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<v Speaker 1>so he left the stage. The crowd erupted it into applause.

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<v Speaker 1>They got Spears back off a stage revealed themselves, and

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<v Speaker 1>he said, did you do that on purpose? Oh my god,

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<v Speaker 1>I'm so upset. You know what's bad about this? My

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<v Speaker 1>last night in Perth, I actually did bomb. So I

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<v Speaker 1>was doing the same jokes and it was actual silence

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<v Speaker 1>that I felt awful. Got off stage and no one

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<v Speaker 1>came out. Some of the folks in the crowd once

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<v Speaker 1>said he took it like a champ, and another said

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<v Speaker 1>gotta give him credit for keeping going. Someone else said

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