Turns out watching live comedy outdoors hits differently.
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We are left with population density and air density.
But on a recent Tuesday, it rained.
And Wednesday night, air clear, I went to an outdoor comedy show.
The show was a comedy show; some people did great, some not so great.
Everyone was rusty, the crowd included.
Im just saying statements.
Also, you dont think about how important ceilings are until there arent any.
When thats not possible, laughs float away into the air.
(Not a single performers closing joke worked.)
Comedian Maddy Smith handled both of these issues well.
We were a mob for a minute.
I wasnt sure wed be able to top celebrating the embarrassment of 12-year-olds until Sean Patton took the stage.
The most experienced stand-up on the bill, he could see something the others had missed.
The more significant No.
1 is, the greater the difficulty and potential reward of landing No.
Patton quickly clocked whatwasunusual: that we were all gathered outside watching a comedy show.
Naming this the frontier, he pointed out how comedy functions in relationship to its context.
Comedy clubs are agreed-upon spaces where we allow comedians to say whatever they want.
