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Thats also the aim, the appeal of what Scovel is trying to do.
A little bit of that takes you away from the spontaneous thing that I enjoy, Scovel says.
So now Im going to attempt to figure out how to make itjustthe spontaneous stuff.
Those are my favorite parts of every show, the things that I cant predict.
(High on the list: that hes relying too much on crowd work).
It distracts from Scovels work.
For a regular special, that would be expected.
But the aim ofLive Without Fearis messy, live-wire improvisation.
Some of the appeal of Scovels idea is in the illustration of the thing it is not.
The stumbles are real.
The mistakes are real.
Theres a small betrayal in the title, and in the fact that the special exists at all.
Or maybe they were wall-to-wall raunchy crowd work.
Or maybe Scovel repeated elements of the show from night to night.
The presentation of it as a filmed special is exactly the safety net that Scovel claims hes doing without.
Scovel and the specials director Scott Moran still get to pick out all the best parts.
Still,Live Without Feardoes succeed in capturing something most specials do not.
Wood talks about seeing the rafters in the buildings basement and knowing theyd be a remarkable comedy space.
It is an unexpectedly great record of this place, though.
It will make you want to go see live comedy again.
It will make you hope someone does something as silly and inspired as wearing a tablecloth like a cape.
