Should Crowd Work Be Banned at The Comedy Cellar? | Ian Lara on We Might Be Drunk

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  • Опубликовано: 12 сен 2024
  • Is the Crowd Work Comedy Bubble finally bursting?
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Комментарии • 202

  • @gorz859
    @gorz859 Месяц назад +278

    Having Matt rife in the thumbnail is so fucking perfect

    • @patrick815
      @patrick815 Месяц назад +3

      Ian Bagg, Phil Hanley and list goes on....

    • @Suremane
      @Suremane Месяц назад +3

      yt keeps shadow banning my comment f u yt

    • @dubyajay7860
      @dubyajay7860 Месяц назад

      ​@patrick815 what is odd is, they are both really tight with Phil too.

    • @davidbarnes4742
      @davidbarnes4742 Месяц назад +1

      A lot of his are actually funny though

    • @JakeKindr
      @JakeKindr Месяц назад +3

      Mark starts the clip with "I'm not gonna name any names..." then Matt Rife is in the thumbnail.

  • @ganjatoker898
    @ganjatoker898 Месяц назад +77

    I love harland williams crowd work. Someone laughs loud and he says ma'am could you please shut the fuck up immediately. Hahaha cracks me up everytimr

    • @jjsmomma2456
      @jjsmomma2456 Месяц назад +2

      Sir can you please close your legs? Lmao Harland is the best!!!

    • @Widderic
      @Widderic Месяц назад

      Yeah he's my favorite. I like him BECAUSE of his crowd work. He has a gift with taking boring responses and turning it into laughter.

  • @clayc5929
    @clayc5929 Месяц назад +25

    “How are you this open to finding something and finding nothing _consistently”_ lmao

  • @chopsuey061987
    @chopsuey061987 Месяц назад +231

    I hate crowd work. I didn’t come to the comedy club to learn about the dummies in the audience.

    • @jeramy576
      @jeramy576 Месяц назад +16

      Absolutely can't stand it.

    • @ASwagPecan
      @ASwagPecan Месяц назад +9

      Big Jay is an exception

    • @yQaT735M
      @yQaT735M Месяц назад +10

      Yeah not a fan. They spend like 15 minutes on it too.

    • @brianevanswhite
      @brianevanswhite Месяц назад +4

      It punishes people who go in person because you can only hear one side of the conversation

    • @jcramsey9732
      @jcramsey9732 Месяц назад +7

      If done properly, it's a great variation of Stand Up. Unfortunately, there's so many cookie cutter crowd workers now that don't know how to form a proper punchline and it's made it run stale. Bruce Bruce, Big Jay Oakerson and Judah Friedlander are some of my favorite comedians that use the crowd as a tool to make the show more interactive while simultaneously setting up proper jokes with punchlines. I partially blame Jeremiah Watkins for the surge in shitty crowd work

  • @GnomesRox
    @GnomesRox Месяц назад +26

    My greatest fear was going to a comedy show being called out, and then it happened. I mean it was fun, but I already know my life is a joke.

    • @Fatelvis2
      @Fatelvis2 Месяц назад

      somtimes its funny but other times it comes off as mean 1 women was supposed to meet a group at a comedy club she ended up sitting up front alone and a roasted her nay son you crossed the line

  • @Galactic123
    @Galactic123 Месяц назад +57

    You should only do crowd work if you're really good at it. Most comics who resort to crowd work are not good at it. It's supposed to enhance your act, not be a replacement for not having an act.

    • @coastalcomedynetwork3076
      @coastalcomedynetwork3076 Месяц назад +7

      How do you think you get good ? Lol

    • @Afrosamuri24
      @Afrosamuri24 Месяц назад

      Don’t tell big jay that

    • @Nunya7211
      @Nunya7211 15 часов назад

      You’re not getting what they’re saying 🤦🏿‍♂️

  • @robertbloom4424
    @robertbloom4424 Месяц назад +91

    The bubble is bursting. Can't blame the clubs. They'll book whoever they think will draw. Unfortunately, for a few years that has meant podcasters with no material and RUclipsrs who only do bad crowdwork. A lot of young wannabe comics tried to skip that whole pesky 'writing material and developing an act' part of their development, chasing clout and money instead. Well-known or not, crowds don't like going out to see un-funny comedians, so now they're really starting to stay home. That wave of un-funny and un-skilled 'internet clout comics' is dying on the vine. Good riddance. No we can enjoy Sinbad's next comeback tour.

    • @plesnivyzajac
      @plesnivyzajac Месяц назад +25

      Things really went from Sinbad to Sinworse, tsss

    • @viperrecords3288
      @viperrecords3288 Месяц назад +7

      @@plesnivyzajacReminds me of that tragedy 🏌️

    • @insomnyuk
      @insomnyuk Месяц назад

      ​@@plesnivyzajacit's a real meeting of the mind.

    • @justinbenning2428
      @justinbenning2428 Месяц назад

      ​@@plesnivyzajac I can't wait to hear more Sinbad buying socks jokes.

    • @cpreid
      @cpreid Месяц назад +1

      The bubble is absolutely not bursting

  • @crossgordon4376
    @crossgordon4376 Месяц назад +25

    it feels like being the subject of a viral crowd work clip is an in thing now and thats whats ruining crowd work

    • @Nunya7211
      @Nunya7211 16 часов назад

      Just dont use tiktok

  • @SteelyDanimal
    @SteelyDanimal Месяц назад +70

    Their buddy Stavros is guilty as charged.

    • @JustLauraThatsAll
      @JustLauraThatsAll Месяц назад +25

      but stavros is kinda good at it. matt rife is not

    • @MilliardBeats
      @MilliardBeats Месяц назад +28

      Súper Guilty but wildly good at it

    • @eighto220_fps
      @eighto220_fps Месяц назад +17

      Stav is the exception imo

    • @Jorts-W-Bush
      @Jorts-W-Bush Месяц назад +4

      They're trying to get in on Stavvy's turf

    • @TheDreadPirateRoberts-jr2fk
      @TheDreadPirateRoberts-jr2fk Месяц назад +1

      Isn’t Sam? I haven’t watched much of his stuff, but a lot of his shorts pop up in my feed and it’s all crowd work.

  • @adammalone3414
    @adammalone3414 Месяц назад +6

    I heard a comedian on a podcast say crowd work is just code for not having material

  • @user-ld6iv6ko3q
    @user-ld6iv6ko3q Месяц назад +7

    Banning it at the comedy cellar would definitely set the tone for the rest of the country. It would be really good for new york comedy. If you need a clip, work one out at a different spot

  • @raysinlao
    @raysinlao Месяц назад +5

    Was at the comedy cellar the other night and every comic did Trump

  • @artresearch
    @artresearch Месяц назад +11

    i wonder if anyone here ever saw Open Mike with Mike Bullard, the Canadian late night talk show host who always did crowd work during his opening monologue..

  • @acidophilic
    @acidophilic Месяц назад +10

    GOAT of Crowdwork = Patrice Oneal

    • @paulelroy6650
      @paulelroy6650 Месяц назад +2

      he had great material though and didn’t depend on crook like a lot of comics

    • @fakeyawns
      @fakeyawns День назад

      That TOLU segment is so fuckin funny.

  • @danlinthicum7114
    @danlinthicum7114 Месяц назад +8

    I went to a show in jersey back in February and some tik tok star who was the headliner did 45mins of crowd work....by far the absolute worst show I've been to

    • @cpreid
      @cpreid Месяц назад

      Bananas? 😂

    • @danlinthicum7114
      @danlinthicum7114 Месяц назад

      @cpreid no it was Jarrod something, a bald black dude, the openers and host were cool and actually had sets prepared. Or is bananas the club? Lmao this was some random restaurant in south jersey haha

    • @cpreid
      @cpreid Месяц назад

      @@danlinthicum7114 Bananas is the club - Hasbrouk Heights at some crappy hotel banquet.

    • @danlinthicum7114
      @danlinthicum7114 Месяц назад +1

      @cpreid ahhhh ok gotcha na that's too far for me lol I usually hit philly but we figured we'd try some random shit we saw online and were highly disappointed

  • @derfman1792
    @derfman1792 Месяц назад +32

    When it's done right, it can be hilarious... Phil Hanley is a great example.

    • @jonathanmadera8488
      @jonathanmadera8488 Месяц назад +6

      lol 90% of his crowd work is hitting on women

    • @DJTheoSF
      @DJTheoSF Месяц назад +2

      Big Jay :)

    • @derfman1792
      @derfman1792 Месяц назад

      @@jonathanmadera8488 ...so? Phil is still a master..!

    • @derfman1792
      @derfman1792 Месяц назад +2

      @@DJTheoSF ...absolutely!!! Big Jay is a killer!!!

    • @Gixsir
      @Gixsir 4 часа назад

      It’s still lazy he should go write a joke

  • @rsmoz
    @rsmoz Месяц назад +2

    Skillful crowd work in moderation can be fantastic but most of the time it’s just comedians lazily dunking or just picking on the fact that the subject was caught off guard and has awkward responses. I’ve heard cleverer insults on the playground as a kid than I’ve seen from many comedians just being condescending on stage to paying fans.
    One exception is Jon Rudnitsky, who did exclusively crowd work when I saw him at The Stand, and it wasn’t even jokes about the crowd, it was just a vibe that was hilarious.

  • @flutternutter23
    @flutternutter23 29 дней назад

    Omg constantly experiencing this at improv and the store. Back to back comedians doing the same crowd work getting everyone’s life story.

  • @blahblahh1507
    @blahblahh1507 Месяц назад +23

    Say it to Big Jay's face... I dare you

    • @benmikola3436
      @benmikola3436 Месяц назад +1

      No way they mean Big Jay

    • @WinchesterStewart
      @WinchesterStewart 7 дней назад +1

      Big jay is goated. The only other guy I like doing crowdwork is Jay Acuri, that man's brain speedruns

    • @colin6603
      @colin6603 6 дней назад

      Big Jay is an insufferable fake tough guy that is really dumb and unfunny

  • @costcoexecutivemember
    @costcoexecutivemember Месяц назад +5

    mark's earlobes are fucking insane

    • @tonka904
      @tonka904 Месяц назад +3

      Thanks , now that's all I'm ever going to see every time I watch him now.

    • @ragnarlothbrok936
      @ragnarlothbrok936 Месяц назад +1

      It’s all I see now.

  • @colin6603
    @colin6603 6 дней назад

    Crowd work is the easiest form of comedy that literally anyone can do and get laughs in a comedy club

  • @jbartlett4171
    @jbartlett4171 Месяц назад +3

    I dont really do impressions...*joe list enters the chat*

  • @russellm785
    @russellm785 Месяц назад +108

    I think standup comedians should be banned from podcasting

    • @KrispyCREAME805
      @KrispyCREAME805 Месяц назад +2

      🎉😅😢

    • @MegaLBreezy
      @MegaLBreezy Месяц назад

      Ever hang out with "comedians"? Fkn annoying! Just 1 upper after another...

    • @tannerlamberton913
      @tannerlamberton913 Месяц назад +2

      Sooo just no podcasts for comedy fans? Oh okay

    • @marquesc9505
      @marquesc9505 Месяц назад +16

      It would help standup be funny again

    • @Fishrpr1ce
      @Fishrpr1ce Месяц назад +3

      Or you could just not listen to them? Go listen to books on tape, or whatever you’re into

  • @ColonelAngus2
    @ColonelAngus2 Месяц назад +7

    Please put an end to crowd work, except by the 5-10 guys that are actually good at it. Sam and Mark being two of them.
    The 5,000 other wannabes are polluting by IG feed with their lame crowd work desperate attempts. It's ruining comedy

    • @colin6603
      @colin6603 6 дней назад

      Sam sucks and is one of the lame comedians ruining comedy

    • @ColonelAngus2
      @ColonelAngus2 6 дней назад

      @@colin6603 no

  • @Christopher-md7tf
    @Christopher-md7tf Месяц назад +3

    Seemingly everybody started doing it all the time after noticing how well crowd work clips perform on social media, so it has long become oversaturated and boring by now. Also another example of how social media is shaping real life and art, ugh

    • @stevew9563
      @stevew9563 Месяц назад

      Well in reality its the only part of a show that you can post and not then waste the material. So if you have a particularly funny interaction yea post that, but I think some are now postin every interaction just to have something to post. The algorithm sort of demands it from them.

    • @Christopher-md7tf
      @Christopher-md7tf Месяц назад

      @@stevew9563 good point

  • @mlw_esq
    @mlw_esq Месяц назад +4

    Crowd work is why I'd never go see a live comedy show.

    • @softjones3128
      @softjones3128 Месяц назад +4

      you should try leaving the internet. yikes

  • @TerrillFischer
    @TerrillFischer Месяц назад +1

    I loathe crowd work. I don't like crowds and I don't like work.

  • @TheKodakChris
    @TheKodakChris Месяц назад

    Crowd work is cool to fill in for hosting or for social media clips but at the end of the day you’re there to see the comics material. Like crowd work might make me go to a show but if it’s all just crowd work I’d be pissed. Let it happen organically and/or create a bit that may include some audience participation but a lot of people do drag it

  • @thesuperfan2457
    @thesuperfan2457 Месяц назад +1

    Using crowd work to enhance your routine, like Aziz Ansari, or even a Michael Che, does wonders. If your act is crowd work, you aren't proving you're a good comic.

  • @RobSajous
    @RobSajous Месяц назад

    Not everyone can do crowd work. It’s about engaging with the audience so it’s the go-to thing now. Some can do it, some can’t. If you’re doing 10 mins or less, you shouldn’t spend most of it talking to them.

  • @sidvicious332
    @sidvicious332 Месяц назад +3

    Crowd work should only be done for the hecklers in my opinion. Otherwise it's hack to me.

  • @caseyj80
    @caseyj80 7 дней назад

    Big jay is the king of crowd work

  • @VonteXP
    @VonteXP Месяц назад

    There are certain comedians whose crowd work is funnier than most other comedians written and polished set material including Nate Jackson, Tony Baker and Kev on Stage as the Bald Brothers and the comedian trio who proved you could sell out arenas doing almost all crowd work , the 85 South Show

  • @russellbell8973
    @russellbell8973 4 часа назад

    The new 'comedy' is crowd work and telling long stories or ranting rather than jokes with punchlines.

  • @frankenviews4069
    @frankenviews4069 Месяц назад

    Crowd work is padding. It also is a way to not burn good material for a future possible Netflix or HBO special, since everything is on video these days. New ideas for jokes might come up too. I think the crowd might be more forgiving too because it's not scripted and "more authentic".

  • @thenamelessone123
    @thenamelessone123 5 дней назад

    Some comics are extremely good at it - Stavvy being a prime example. Most others are poor at it.

  • @nohablosimlish2208
    @nohablosimlish2208 Месяц назад +1

    Yall messy for the thumbnail LMAO

  • @JimDewdGuitars
    @JimDewdGuitars Месяц назад +1

    Lets be honest, Jimmy came to watch for bits for his show.

  • @peterbadami4872
    @peterbadami4872 Месяц назад +1

    Naw, some comedians best strength is crowd work.

  • @moses0686
    @moses0686 Месяц назад

    It's easy, people just want to be acknowledged and crowd work is acknowledging the crowd.

  • @Roy-ng1xn
    @Roy-ng1xn 19 дней назад

    Jimmy Carr is the perfect example of great crowd work

    • @colin6603
      @colin6603 6 дней назад

      Jimmy Carr sucks

  • @_misterwilly
    @_misterwilly Месяц назад +1

    Far be it from me to tell comedians how to perform, but I personally hate crowd work and can’t watch that stuff. In my opinion the crowd should be left alone - they paid to see an act; not to be part of one.

  • @xuxon24
    @xuxon24 6 дней назад

    Crowd work is good but when its a headliner show. Like Sam said but when you are in a club and there are 10 comics in a lineup then that's just not good specially if a bunch of them do it.

  • @scottlarock7924
    @scottlarock7924 Месяц назад +2

    Jimmy Fallon is old school. Not a big deal, this just fell on my ears in a weird way.

  • @123rtXd
    @123rtXd 7 дней назад

    Sam is really good at it fwiw. he and stavros are the only ones i can tolerate.

  • @occiferkodi
    @occiferkodi Месяц назад +7

    Everyone shits on Matt. I personally don’t find him funny but it’s true. My gf made me watch his special. It’s just a crowd of women he’s crowd working lol

    • @drewfinn5369
      @drewfinn5369 Месяц назад +1

      Because he didn't grind and put in the actual work like so many actual comics had to do. He is just a bro who girls think is hot but he doesn't have a talent for comedy. He simply failed upward

    • @occiferkodi
      @occiferkodi Месяц назад +1

      @@drewfinn5369 oh yeah, I totally agree with that but unfortunately I just think that’s the new way of stand-up I think because of social media absolutely every form of media is going to completely change for the worse. I love hip-hop and the craft of being a lyricist. Yet my girlfriends daughter yesterday was jamming out to a song where this dude was literally talking and wasn’t even on beat and has like 50 million subscribers.

    • @storms4063
      @storms4063 Месяц назад

      @@drewfinn5369He’s been doing stand up since he was 14 years old. You can google who he is.🤷🏻‍♂️

  • @haydengreen3677
    @haydengreen3677 Месяц назад

    Stavros had some funny crowd work on IG that lead me to his stand up special, which was horrible, so now I don’t care about crowd work anymore lol

  • @chasing3suns
    @chasing3suns Месяц назад

    Few can do it as good as Phil Hanley!!

  • @stephensimington479
    @stephensimington479 Месяц назад +1

    How about everywhere....

  • @steamboatbill4
    @steamboatbill4 Месяц назад

    Can’t stand crowd work. Crowd work is to comedy what tik tok is to “content creation.” It’s like, yeah everybody has a fuckin iPhone. You’re not even doing anything special with it. Crowd work is like if you hired a plumber and they showed up without any tools like “yeah, I could fix your sink, but I just thought it would be fun to jab at it with a dull pocket knife and like, we could hang out? But you still gotta pay me the full amount..”

  • @PhoMiSideWays
    @PhoMiSideWays Месяц назад

    If i were to open a club I’ll call it Open Mic 2.0 and have hyena night. No slurs but almost everything is allowed

  • @jc2604
    @jc2604 Месяц назад +1

    The other problem with Rife is that he isn't funny. So there's that.

  • @jasperxmaster9703
    @jasperxmaster9703 Месяц назад +5

    Andrew schultz anyone?

    • @user-qv9wq8vh9c
      @user-qv9wq8vh9c Месяц назад

      modern crowdwork godfather, should have ended with his crowdwork special

  • @PhoMiSideWays
    @PhoMiSideWays Месяц назад

    There should be some that allow it and some that don’t.

  • @Meriysi
    @Meriysi Месяц назад +3

    Now audiences come to clubs expecting to be part of the show. They think they doing you a favour.
    Unless you’re prompted, shut up.

  • @blublublublubluh
    @blublublublubluh Месяц назад

    If I come out to city and watch three straight crowd work comics I might off myself

  • @vaughnbraun
    @vaughnbraun Месяц назад +7

    Matt Rife isn't funny

  • @royreynolds4574
    @royreynolds4574 Месяц назад +3

    crowd work sucks

  • @softjones3128
    @softjones3128 Месяц назад

    crowd work is fine if you do it while they are cashing out checks..not your whole bit.

  • @thefosplus
    @thefosplus 2 дня назад

    Yes, please. Like Sam said, when you got an hour plus, sure add some if you’re good, but to make it your whole act. Ugh.

  • @Nunya7211
    @Nunya7211 15 часов назад

    Sam does not belong at this level lol this has gone on long enough

  • @philipfuller555
    @philipfuller555 Месяц назад +3

    Crowd work is for comedians with no material .

  • @Widderic
    @Widderic Месяц назад

    I want to hear comics make fun of my town. I don't care about the people in it.

  • @natepenyaa9406
    @natepenyaa9406 Месяц назад

    I mean...Jimmy Fallon wouldn't really know comedy if he saw it.

  • @jerrysbrain
    @jerrysbrain Месяц назад

    yes please get rid of the crowdwork

  • @Gixsir
    @Gixsir 4 часа назад

    As an audience member I feel like it’s super lazy. Go write a few jokes for your paycheck idk

  • @ShantyIrishman
    @ShantyIrishman Месяц назад

    It’s fine as long as your face isn’t put on social media.

  • @williamwalker4129
    @williamwalker4129 Месяц назад +1

    Yes

  • @goveg1976
    @goveg1976 Месяц назад

    I LOVE crowd work!!

  • @BoondockGore
    @BoondockGore Месяц назад +2

    Crowd work is great... I think people who can't do it dislike it.

    • @softjones3128
      @softjones3128 Месяц назад +3

      I'm guessin you're amazing at it

  • @bocagoodtimes1460
    @bocagoodtimes1460 Месяц назад +1

    Let comics do whatever they want….the market will decide.

  • @haywoodjablomie1921
    @haywoodjablomie1921 Месяц назад +7

    Matt rife is a failure of a comedian hack

  • @KING_KONK
    @KING_KONK Месяц назад

    I’m funnier then all you muppets

  • @leandersantos2477
    @leandersantos2477 Месяц назад

    Brain dead take for anyone to think so
    You do cellars and stores to work on material
    Crowd work is the essence of comedy is it cheap sure but it’s there

  • @AdamKing-xv1iu
    @AdamKing-xv1iu Месяц назад +1

    Crowd work is for beginners. Cringe AF

  • @drewfinn5369
    @drewfinn5369 Месяц назад

    Crowd work can be fine once in awhile but not when that's your whole thing. I've noticed the crowd work thing is only popular amongst the bro comics who didn't put in the work and used tik tok to get famous.

  • @Chubriel
    @Chubriel Месяц назад +1

    Yeah cause it fucking sucks

  • @rubenduran9517
    @rubenduran9517 Месяц назад +1

    If mark normand was funny he'd be a great comedian.

  • @bwillsskates2638
    @bwillsskates2638 Месяц назад

    Matt rife does this sh*t way too much, I’m convinced he isn’t very funny unless he interacts with a woman in his audience.

  • @dankestranch8738
    @dankestranch8738 6 дней назад

    Stav

  • @jaelee2328
    @jaelee2328 25 дней назад

    crowd work is for comedians who suck

  • @devenabilay7358
    @devenabilay7358 День назад

    matt rife is not funny

  • @youngvilleofficial
    @youngvilleofficial Месяц назад

    I love a good riff but holy hell. It’s stand up not 20 questions 😂

  • @Escobart911
    @Escobart911 Месяц назад

    Overrated

  • @TheJohhnyE
    @TheJohhnyE Месяц назад +1

    You couldn't do crowd work in today's climate. These guys would cancel you instantly.

    • @costcoexecutivemember
      @costcoexecutivemember Месяц назад +1

      today's comedy boom climate?

    • @TheJohhnyE
      @TheJohhnyE Месяц назад +1

      ​@costcoexecutivemember didn't you get the memo? You're not allowed to say anything today. Especially things you just said.

    • @gregh5061
      @gregh5061 Месяц назад

      Idk what you're talking about but I've been seeing more crowdwork and dark humor now than ever before. Atleast in the US. This isn't 2019 anymore the cancel culture boogeyman shit doesn't fly anymore lmao.

    • @japaneseproctolgist
      @japaneseproctolgist Месяц назад +1

      Either this is a bad attempt at a joke, or you're completely out of touch. Crowd work is literally more popular then it has ever been.

    • @gregh5061
      @gregh5061 Месяц назад +2

      @@japaneseproctolgist Just a boomer complaining about shit that doesn't exist.

  • @herodotus7
    @herodotus7 Месяц назад

    Sign that Trump should win.

  • @MegaLBreezy
    @MegaLBreezy Месяц назад

    It's funny that you think you're funny. Eh...??? Lol

  • @t99709
    @t99709 20 дней назад

    Podcast ruined comedy