I worked at an improv club in Chicago that regularly hosted stand-up comedians. I was in the room the whole show. Seldom was it really that funny (though as a youth I admit I found it way funnier than I do now).

This just means you've never been to a place where you can see it done well.

It's only really good live outside of a few super talented people.

That's because they ply you with drinks for hours. They you are put in a room with a bunch of people who are drunk and ready to laugh at almost anything. Group think gets the laughter going.

The same can be said for musicians, artists and for most of those in all other creative pursuits. And most sports and athletes by this logic

Music is objectively better to listen to than a glorified monologue about basically nothing.

The same can be said for musicians, artists and for most of those in all other creative pursuits. And most sports and athletes by this logic

Most comedy clubs that I've been to had drink minimums, and a time you had to sit in the room before the acts started. Then you have warm-ups acts that go on for a few hours before the main event.

Ok. I guess it actually sucks then.

I am not saying there are not very good acts, but to me most of the clubs are like watching minor league baseball. There are some of the absolute masters who have NetFlix and HBO specials then there are all of the rest. And of the NetFlix and HBO specials I would say maybe the top third are really funny throughout.

Listening to Gabriel Iglesias talk about how much he loved a sandwich because he's fat is... well let's just say lowest common denominator. You tell better jokes here.

All have two drink minimums. I never went to one where the whole show was more than an hour.

I wonder if these "masters" started their careers with small club shows where they weren't very good at first. And then, stay with me here, they kept practicing by doing more shows to improve their acts.

I wonder if these "masters" started their careers with small club shows where they weren't very good at first. And then, stay with me here, they kept practicing by doing more shows to improve their acts.

Enjoy a lot of Schaumburg Boomers baseball do you? Do you have to be so angry all the time btw?

The thread is essentially saying I went to a Boomers game and I conclude baseball sucks.

Typical format for me was 30-45 minute wait time after doors open.

Opening act 15-20 minutes, and then a break (for drinks) 15-20 minutes.

1 or 2 midrange acts with a break in-between if there are two.

20-45 minute wait, and then the headliner.

So you are there for about 2 hours before the main show. Usually in by 7:30-8 out by 10:30-11.

It's good if you have a sense of humor.

If you're a consistently angry person who is mad at the world in general, it's probably not for you.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_49E_ZXGC5c

I really love live stand up. I cannot think of a time where I didn't laugh, even at the first act. I've never really liked stand up comedy specials on TV.

I've been watching improv of the last couple of months for obvious reasons. I've never really thought that form of art is funny in the same way as stand up. However, it is entertaining to watch people create. It's just not huge laughs type of funny.

I got a free ticket to Conan last week. I didn't think he was all that great at stand up. He had young comedians with him who were hit and miss. I've seen regular shows at Zanies that were funnier than his group. Still, they were funny. There was only one, painfully unfunny Borat thief named Flula Borg. Now that guy sucked

Made it to "I'm Jewish" before slamming my laptop shut.

Posting this from my phone.

If the movie 'The Purge' ever became real life, I bet this fucking annoying ball of stanky armpit and leg hair would be in big trouble.