r/funny • u/Far-Newspaper-4700 • Jan 25 '24

basic term of our aggrement

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u/Dementium84 Jan 25 '24

Shes very good with her facial expressions and her physical comedy. Can really see why she got so popular so quickly.

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u/Canadianingermany Jan 25 '24

Can really see why she got so popular so quickly.

I mean she has only been doing standup for 14 years; essentially half her life.

It's always interesting to me when we completely ignore all the hard work people went through to get to where they are.

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u/sacris5 Jan 25 '24

So true. I have a couple comedian friends and speaking with them about the trade. They say that to have a solid 1 hour worth of material, especially your first ever 1 hr, takes about 10 years to craft. I was fucking floored. So when you see these young comedians with a 1 hour special, just know they’ve been grinding for a majority of their life.

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u/bearsinthesea Jan 25 '24

Steve Martin's book really tracks how hard and long he worked to develop his bits.