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{\an1}Stand-up is a street fight. Someone's got to win. Someone's got to take control
of this room. - You've got to realize,
80% of being a good comedian is just getting
their fucking attention. That's, like, the thing we
overlook more than anything. "Oh, this guy's got jokes.
This guy's got jokes. This guy's funny.
He's got this." {\an1}It's like, "Yeah, yeah, yeah,
but do people pay attention?" - If you worry about the room,
you're in trouble. The room never dictates.
You dictate the room. The audience smells fear,
desperation. The more you reek of that,
the worse it's gonna be
of this room. - You've got to realize,
80% of being a good comedian is just getting
their fucking attention. That's, like, the thing we
overlook more than anything. "Oh, this guy's got jokes.
This guy's got jokes. This guy's funny.
He's got this." {\an1}It's like, "Yeah, yeah, yeah,
but do people pay attention?" - If you worry about the room,
you're in trouble. The room never dictates.
You dictate the room. The audience smells fear,
desperation. The more you reek of that,
the worse it's gonna be
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{\an1}Stand-up is a street fight.
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Someone's got to win.
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Someone's got to take control
of this room.
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- You've got to realize,
80% of being a good comedian
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is just getting
their fucking attention.
00:00:15.514 --> 00:00:18.217
That's, like, the thing we
overlook more than anything.
00:00:18.284 --> 00:00:20.686
"Oh, this guy's got jokes.
This guy's got jokes.
00:00:20.753 --> 00:00:22.288
This guy's funny.
He's got this."
00:00:22.355 --> 00:00:24.523
{\an1}It's like, "Yeah, yeah, yeah,
but do people pay attention?"
00:00:26.325 --> 00:00:28.594
- If you worry about the room,
you're in trouble.
00:00:28.661 --> 00:00:30.083
The room never dictates.
You dictate the room.
00:00:32.932 --> 00:00:36.902
The audience smells fear,
desperation.
00:00:36.969 --> 00:00:40.406
The more you reek of that,
the worse it's gonna be.
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Movie Summary
An intimate and revealing insight into the work and lives of Stand-Up Comedians. Some of the biggest names in the game reveal what it's like to pursue this most challenging, yet important art-form.
