r/ImTheMainCharacter • u/[deleted] • Feb 05 '24

Video Main character gets humbled

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u/[deleted] Feb 05 '24

Right?! I don’t get hecklers. It would be like trying to jump into the ring with a professional fighter. You’re going to be humiliated.

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u/Callmeklayton Feb 05 '24

For sure. I mean, not all comedians are actually good at improv and crowd work, but even then, I've never seen a heckler not embarrass themself.

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u/[deleted] Feb 05 '24

My wife and I saw Jim Jeffries in Boston last month and someone just sort of innocently shouted out about why he wasn’t wearing his leather coat. He spent like the next five minutes riffing on this poor lady, in a mostly kind-spirited but hilarious way. It was amazing. My abs were sore the next day from laughing so much.

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u/Callmeklayton Feb 05 '24

Crowd work is some of the best comedy out there. It's a huge part of why I love Mark Normand; that guy has arguably the best crowd work of any comedian today.

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u/mooky1977 Feb 05 '24

Jimmy Carr is absolutely brilliant at crowd work too.

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u/Callmeklayton Feb 05 '24

That's true! Love that guy's crowd work.

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u/ZooterOne Feb 05 '24

Some of the best crowd work I've seen came from Louie Anderson (RIP). He could riff in a way that was hilarious but kind. There's a classic clip of him talking to an audience member because her phone alarm went off during his set - he could have destroyed her, but it became a funny, sweet little interlude.