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I did my first stand up set (MASE)

I went to an open mic and did it. I haven't been to many ope...
White arrogant ticket booth
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u know ur not supposed to stick the microphone up ur ass, ri...
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cerise trip church becky
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I feel like you could work this into your standup and get so...
Sooty Address
  02/27/25
I will not be performing under the "MASE" moniker.
White arrogant ticket booth
  02/27/25
they could still inspect your gaping butthole
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vivacious shitlib
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back when i lived in mfh, there was some bar on houston that...
beady-eyed chapel nowag
  02/27/25
There were some borderline experimental shit happening. I tr...
White arrogant ticket booth
  02/27/25
the dying sounds 180 i remember some puerto rican dude, t...
beady-eyed chapel nowag
  02/27/25
The bluest I got was I said at some point in my set that I w...
White arrogant ticket booth
  02/27/25
have you heard of Kill Tony on YouTube?
Chrome sadistic locus turdskin
  02/27/25
> because all the half-thought-out jokes and bits were 1...
Motley indirect expression
  02/27/25
nature of comedy, imo, is encountering wacky and strange tho...
beady-eyed chapel nowag
  02/27/25
The whole concept sounds like a masochistic ritual of self-l...
Heady Site
  02/27/25
Have you ever watched the HBO show "Crashing"? It ...
White arrogant ticket booth
  02/27/25
Haven't seen it, maybe I'll check it out. I have a hard t...
Heady Site
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80% of the audience was other comedians waiting for their tu...
White arrogant ticket booth
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comedy seems like the hardest thing to break into. you need ...
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It feels like it would almost be easier to go viral on Tik T...
White arrogant ticket booth
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cr. before screens people would go to comedy clubs as a ...
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i disagree with the "easier" part. most people lik...
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the music industry is worth $17b a year the comedy indust...
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ok, then you choose a break out comedian who matches sabrina...
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damn i guess all those sold out stadiums are deepfakes and e...
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so are we talking about the way the world is or what you'd l...
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we were discussing what the reality of today *is*. not what ...
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i love that weird looking bitch that takes her top off in ep...
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I really like "The Wrong Missy" Happy Madison get...
White arrogant ticket booth
  02/27/25
180 show
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Mocking Assholes So Exquisitely (MASE)
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180
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I don't know when I'll go back. I felt satisfied after I did...
White arrogant ticket booth
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i've considered it but after 20 years of comedy podcasts/rad...
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God I wish I had a Jewish network executive uncle right now
White arrogant ticket booth
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i'm hoping to break into the industry by getting a spot on t...
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You into Kill Tony?
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I have tickets to an upcoming Kill Tony show. I also have t...
White arrogant ticket booth
  02/27/25
Isn’t he an illegal Mexican jew?
concupiscible bistre bawdyhouse
  02/27/25
You're thinking of Ricky
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There are two kinds of comics IMO 1.) The naturally funny k...
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Clearly he does. He's amazing at what he does. I'm just sayi...
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one time i spoke to louis ck for like an hour on a call in s...
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Can't wait to see his new show this year
White arrogant ticket booth
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i've seen him like 5x. he might be the GOAT. especially sinc...
histrionic cobalt electric furnace
  02/27/25
link to his funniest bit.
Motley indirect expression
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S4etdXW--30
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louie started in comedy in the mid 80s and didn't break out ...
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it's not very funny. not because i'm a pearl clutching lib, ...
Motley indirect expression
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this isn't true at all. most comedians languish in obscurity...
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Fuck. Thank God I have an email job to support me while I tr...
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I think I need to get a divorce.
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time to outself and poast a clip of your comedy. great netwo...
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I think I'm just going to copy Tim Dillon and hope no one no...
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"Conversely if you have it you rise straight to the top...
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he's essentially saying necessary but not sufficient.
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"if you have it you rise straight to the top" = su...
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I go to this kickass free comedy night every week, where the...
Cyan pit
  02/27/25
Can you get me a spot
White arrogant ticket booth
  02/27/25
yes
Cyan pit
  02/27/25
i wish my local comedy club did shit like that.
histrionic cobalt electric furnace
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its actually at an irish pub type of place that does this on...
Cyan pit
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Laughing skull?
spruce private investor ratface
  02/27/25
no but close. I go to laughing skull a decent amount.
Cyan pit
  02/27/25
You should try poasting funny stuff here on xo
excitant cruel-hearted rehab
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i was kind of surprised to see this thread. we have some rea...
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Not all of us are meant to perform hack comedy at third tier...
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cr but i don't know how much of MPA's humor is translatable ...
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I’ve surpassed most people here, so I have to move thi...
White arrogant ticket booth
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surpassed most people here in what?
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Anal sex having
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Sooty Address
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funnier than literally anything mase has ever posted
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You're being very unkind to me, but at the end of the day, I...
White arrogant ticket booth
  02/27/25
where are the jokes
boyish bat shit crazy coffee pot school cafeteria
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Where are yours
White arrogant ticket booth
  02/27/25
No U from a comedian. youre going to make it
boyish bat shit crazy coffee pot school cafeteria
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I'm funny IRL. Got a lot of laughs last night. U OTHO aren't...
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Ive long said you could probably have a pretty successful st...
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"I bet this bitch in the front row makes karate hands a...
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adventurous casino stain
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that would actually work IMO
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vivacious shitlib
  02/28/25
What were your jokes?
Stirring pisswyrm office
  02/27/25
180. that takes guts.
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Date: February 27th, 2025 9:37 AM
Author: White arrogant ticket booth

I went to an open mic and did it. I haven't been to many open mics so I wasn't acquainted with the fact that almost everyone bombs horribly. I got a few laughs, but there was only one comedian in the lineup that I would consider competent.

Other comedians are complete freaks though. Really sad stuff like people trying to "make it" in their late forties.

Seems you like you need to be good at crowd work to wake up the crowd a little at one of these things. The one guy who did that was finally able to get laughs after 5-6 comedians got literally no laughs at all.

Not sure when I'll go back or when I'll go back at all, but I had a good time. If I do go back, I'm going to try and work on crowd work lines because LJL that stunk.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5686393&forum_id=2:#48698360)



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Date: February 27th, 2025 9:40 AM
Author: mewling therapy hall

u know ur not supposed to stick the microphone up ur ass, right?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5686393&forum_id=2:#48698367)



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Date: February 27th, 2025 9:55 AM
Author: vivacious shitlib



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Date: February 27th, 2025 10:15 AM
Author: excitant cruel-hearted rehab



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Date: February 27th, 2025 6:46 PM
Author: confused macaca dingle berry



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Date: February 28th, 2025 8:39 AM
Author: bateful insane parlour gaping



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Date: August 4th, 2025 2:50 PM
Author: cerise trip church becky



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Date: February 27th, 2025 9:39 AM
Author: Sooty Address

I feel like you could work this into your standup and get some laughs: https://xoxohth.com/thread.php?thread_id=5649059&mc=106&forum_id=2

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5686393&forum_id=2:#48698365)



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Date: February 27th, 2025 9:48 AM
Author: White arrogant ticket booth

I will not be performing under the "MASE" moniker.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5686393&forum_id=2:#48698389)



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Date: February 27th, 2025 12:49 PM
Author: Sooty Address

they could still inspect your gaping butthole

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5686393&forum_id=2:#48698923)



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Date: February 27th, 2025 1:00 PM
Author: histrionic cobalt electric furnace



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Date: February 27th, 2025 9:55 AM
Author: vivacious shitlib



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Date: February 27th, 2025 9:44 AM
Author: beady-eyed chapel nowag

back when i lived in mfh, there was some bar on houston that made its back room available to open-mic stand-ups to workshop their material, etc.

I used to love going, because all the half-thought-out jokes and bits were 100x better than polished routines. Its a 180 experience to see amateurs just giving weird perspectives on things.

i wish there were a youtube channel or something for nobodies to do 3 minutes

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5686393&forum_id=2:#48698378)



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Date: February 27th, 2025 9:50 AM
Author: White arrogant ticket booth

There were some borderline experimental shit happening. I tried to be generous with courtesy laughs, but it did start becoming hilarious after awhile. One dude ended his set by pretending to die dramatically on stage, he fully committed, and nobody fucking laughed. Which made it hilarious to me.

CR. I would just watch open mic streams for fun if there were any.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5686393&forum_id=2:#48698394)



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Date: February 27th, 2025 9:55 AM
Author: beady-eyed chapel nowag

the dying sounds 180

i remember some puerto rican dude, think he had a stage name like EL TERRIBLE or something. used to do nothing but child abduction, child molestation, child murder stuff, very deadpan.

shrews and libs would boo and scream at him.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5686393&forum_id=2:#48698405)



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Date: February 27th, 2025 10:09 AM
Author: White arrogant ticket booth

The bluest I got was I said at some point in my set that I was going to kill myself and some shrew gasped lol

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5686393&forum_id=2:#48698436)



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Date: February 27th, 2025 11:36 AM
Author: Chrome sadistic locus turdskin

have you heard of Kill Tony on YouTube?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5686393&forum_id=2:#48698704)



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Date: February 27th, 2025 12:15 PM
Author: Motley indirect expression

> because all the half-thought-out jokes and bits were 100x better than polished routines.

explain

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5686393&forum_id=2:#48698828)



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Date: February 27th, 2025 3:21 PM
Author: beady-eyed chapel nowag

nature of comedy, imo, is encountering wacky and strange thoughts and perspectives. its just people talking.

im sure seeing a celeb HBO comic do his act for the 90th time on tour could be cool. He's been tested and has proven entertainment ability.

But seeing some complete weirdo give a strange "take" for 3 or 5 minutes - a succession of weirdos actually -- in a small room with a lot of audience interaction is super fun.

Its a lot like IRL posting on xo. Pro comedy is like a newspaper editorial

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5686393&forum_id=2:#48699434)



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Date: February 27th, 2025 9:53 AM
Author: Heady Site

The whole concept sounds like a masochistic ritual of self-loathing and despair for all involved.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5686393&forum_id=2:#48698402)



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Date: February 27th, 2025 10:08 AM
Author: White arrogant ticket booth

Have you ever watched the HBO show "Crashing"? It was exactly like that. There was a woman in her mid-40s still trying to "make it" telling masturbation jokes at the bar.

The open mic scene is a bunch of people that do jokes to no laughs for years in the hope that *maybe* a club promoter or network exec will see them and want to hire them for something. In my understanding, you have to love open mics and have no expectations for any of it to not kill yourself.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5686393&forum_id=2:#48698434)



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Date: February 27th, 2025 10:29 AM
Author: Heady Site

Haven't seen it, maybe I'll check it out.

I have a hard time understanding the whole scene. I personally fucking hate karaoke because I can't stand listening to people sing poorly. I would never intentionally subject myself to subpar performances unless it was a children's theater or something.

Why people turn out to sit in the audience and not laugh is beyond me. I understand the person on stage. They may be delusional and retarded, but if you're gonna do it, it's gonna have to be up on stage.

Comedy is a weird thing. It's having a resurgence right now, but nobody is fucking funny. And the people who are into it and attend all think they're also funny, and it couldn't be farther from the truth.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5686393&forum_id=2:#48698513)



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Date: February 27th, 2025 10:36 AM
Author: White arrogant ticket booth

80% of the audience was other comedians waiting for their turn on stage. They're just way too in their heads to laugh at other comics. Audiences where people actually want to be there to see comedy laugh more.

It's funny. All you really need to get famous in stand up is to have a tik tok account that posts your best bits. It tricks people into thinking you're consistently funny. Rogan's friends are all awful at comedy

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5686393&forum_id=2:#48698526)



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Date: February 27th, 2025 10:40 AM
Author: histrionic cobalt electric furnace

comedy seems like the hardest thing to break into. you need to cultivate a following before you can get your foot in the door, but getting your foot in the door is about cultivating a following. it's a chicken and the egg thing.

it's one of those careers where the most important thing is likely networking rather than raw skill. you need to stay after shows and hobnob with other comedians so someone will take you on as their opener.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5686393&forum_id=2:#48698539)



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Date: February 27th, 2025 10:43 AM
Author: White arrogant ticket booth

It feels like it would almost be easier to go viral on Tik Tok and then leverage that into a stand up career than it would be to make it as a stand up on your own.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5686393&forum_id=2:#48698555)



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Date: February 27th, 2025 10:49 AM
Author: histrionic cobalt electric furnace

cr.

before screens people would go to comedy clubs as a night out thing without knowing who was performing. people don't do that anymore, they go to see headliners. it's a shame. i love live performances of all kinds and would love to hang out at a comedy club for some drinks. that experience really only exists in MFH, LA, and (now) Austin. and even those places people are going to see headliners way more.

all the biggest new comedians got their start with a podcast or social media. when is the last time there's been a chappelle, seinfeld, etc. that got their start from their stand-up? you gotta either be matt rife or shane gillis. cultivate a following a then do comedy, you can't cultivate a following just doing comedy clubs.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5686393&forum_id=2:#48698570)



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Date: February 27th, 2025 11:34 AM
Author: adventurous casino stain



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Date: February 27th, 2025 11:31 AM
Author: adventurous casino stain



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Date: February 27th, 2025 12:27 PM
Author: histrionic cobalt electric furnace

i disagree with the "easier" part. most people like to listen to music passively. if you go somewhere with a big music scene there are live bands everywhere. there are tons of opportunities to get your name out there. tons of people have made it as sound cloud artists. people listen to music way, way more than they listen to stand up comedy.

stand up requires people to actually sit there and pay attention to you. it's more like breaking into being a fiction writer. not only do you have to be good, you have to convince people to read/listen to your shit. and 99% of amateur's stuff is terrible, so even finding people willing to consider a new writer or comedian is difficult. that's exactly why MASE's open mic was full of comedians.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5686393&forum_id=2:#48698875)



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Date: February 27th, 2025 12:33 PM
Author: adventurous casino stain



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Date: February 27th, 2025 12:43 PM
Author: histrionic cobalt electric furnace

the music industry is worth $17b a year

the comedy industry is less than a $1b and that's after an explosion in popularity

https://www.axios.com/2024/05/10/comedy-industry-boom-growth-revenue-netflix

how many concerts occur in a city a year? how many comedy shows? how many music venues does an average city have? how many comedy venues? how often does a stadium host a comedian? how often do they host a musicians?

this is just objectively wrong. you just have it in your head that "music is dead" because your favorite music is unpopular these days.

sabrina carpenter and shane gillis are probably the two biggest recent break out artists in music and comedy. who do you think sells more tickets?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5686393&forum_id=2:#48698912)



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Date: February 27th, 2025 12:48 PM
Author: adventurous casino stain



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Date: February 27th, 2025 12:52 PM
Author: histrionic cobalt electric furnace

ok, then you choose a break out comedian who matches sabrina carpenter. or dup lipa, or chappell roan, or doja cat, or bad bunny.

that's exactly my point dude. they don't exist. even biggest comedians aren't nipping the heels of musicians.

way, way, way more music is consumed than comedy. and there's an appetite for more artists too.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5686393&forum_id=2:#48698929)



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Date: February 27th, 2025 12:55 PM
Author: adventurous casino stain



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Date: February 27th, 2025 12:59 PM
Author: histrionic cobalt electric furnace

damn i guess all those sold out stadiums are deepfakes and everyone who said they went to their shows are paid crisis actors or something huh

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5686393&forum_id=2:#48698960)



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Date: February 27th, 2025 1:13 PM
Author: adventurous casino stain



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Date: February 27th, 2025 1:23 PM
Author: histrionic cobalt electric furnace

so are we talking about the way the world is or what you'd like it to be? i thought we were talking about reality.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5686393&forum_id=2:#48699022)



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Date: February 27th, 2025 1:28 PM
Author: adventurous casino stain



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Date: February 27th, 2025 1:34 PM
Author: histrionic cobalt electric furnace

we were discussing what the reality of today *is*. not what i'd like it to be, or not whether it's worthwhile to changing it.

people consume a shit ton of music. the fact you don't like popular music or why it's popular doesn't change the fact that it is popular.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5686393&forum_id=2:#48699074)



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Date: February 27th, 2025 10:37 AM
Author: histrionic cobalt electric furnace

i love that weird looking bitch that takes her top off in episode 1

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5686393&forum_id=2:#48698532)



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Date: February 27th, 2025 10:39 AM
Author: White arrogant ticket booth

I really like "The Wrong Missy"

Happy Madison gets a bad rap

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5686393&forum_id=2:#48698538)



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Date: February 27th, 2025 11:58 AM
Author: Doobsian field

180 show

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Date: February 27th, 2025 10:12 AM
Author: Transparent set gaming laptop

Mocking Assholes So Exquisitely (MASE)

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Date: February 27th, 2025 10:17 AM
Author: histrionic cobalt electric furnace

180

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Date: February 27th, 2025 10:19 AM
Author: White arrogant ticket booth

I don't know when I'll go back. I felt satisfied after I did it like "checked that experience off the list". But I don't know. I would like to make these killjoys laugh somehow. Almost like if I'm capable of making the worst audience in the world consistently laugh, I'll maek it

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5686393&forum_id=2:#48698473)



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Date: February 27th, 2025 10:29 AM
Author: histrionic cobalt electric furnace

i've considered it but after 20 years of comedy podcasts/radio and hearing so many open mic stories i could only see myself doing it as a box check thing.

from what i've heard most open mic shows are filled with aspiring comedians who won't laugh/pay attention and guests of open micers who are only there for them. if people like shane gillis struggle to get a laugh at an open mic after years it seems very unlikely an amateur would, even if you had the potential to be the greatest comedian ever.

although sometimes i do think about greg giraldo giving up THE LAW to be a comedian before drugging himself to death. that sounds 180.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5686393&forum_id=2:#48698517)



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Date: February 27th, 2025 10:39 AM
Author: White arrogant ticket booth

God I wish I had a Jewish network executive uncle right now

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5686393&forum_id=2:#48698535)



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Date: February 27th, 2025 10:41 AM
Author: histrionic cobalt electric furnace

i'm hoping to break into the industry by getting a spot on the much anticipated karlcast

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5686393&forum_id=2:#48698548)



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Date: February 27th, 2025 10:43 AM
Author: White arrogant ticket booth



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5686393&forum_id=2:#48698552)



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Date: February 27th, 2025 10:18 AM
Author: concupiscible bistre bawdyhouse

You into Kill Tony?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5686393&forum_id=2:#48698470)



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Date: February 27th, 2025 10:20 AM
Author: White arrogant ticket booth

I have tickets to an upcoming Kill Tony show.

I also have tickets to:

Rob Schneider

Louis CK

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5686393&forum_id=2:#48698477)



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Date: February 27th, 2025 10:22 AM
Author: concupiscible bistre bawdyhouse

Isn’t he an illegal Mexican jew?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5686393&forum_id=2:#48698484)



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Date: February 27th, 2025 10:23 AM
Author: White arrogant ticket booth

You're thinking of Ricky

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5686393&forum_id=2:#48698490)



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Date: February 27th, 2025 11:51 AM
Author: adventurous casino stain



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5686393&forum_id=2:#48698757)



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Date: February 27th, 2025 12:02 PM
Author: White arrogant ticket booth

There are two kinds of comics IMO

1.) The naturally funny kind you're talking about that doesn't have to work that hard on their material. They just "have" "it".

2.) The striver workaholic type that isn't very funny, but just slaves over making the tightest set they can possibly make. I think Louie is one of those people, he is just not funny in interviews or outside of his standup. But he's one of the GOATUS POTUS anyway.

The best comics are a marriage of the two, but these open mic guys don't have either.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5686393&forum_id=2:#48698784)



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Date: February 27th, 2025 12:10 PM
Author: adventurous casino stain



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5686393&forum_id=2:#48698811)



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Date: February 27th, 2025 12:13 PM
Author: White arrogant ticket booth

Clearly he does. He's amazing at what he does. I'm just saying I've seen Shane Gillis and Lucas cut up with people on podcasts before. Not all comics do that.

I do have take back my CK comment though, because I just remembered his legendary O&A bits

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hRDXeinEUJQ

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5686393&forum_id=2:#48698820)



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Date: February 27th, 2025 12:21 PM
Author: adventurous casino stain



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5686393&forum_id=2:#48698852)



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Date: February 27th, 2025 12:22 PM
Author: histrionic cobalt electric furnace

one time i spoke to louis ck for like an hour on a call in show he had on the O&A network. recently an old friend contacted me out of the blue because he was listening to old episodes and heard me and sent me the youtube link. i've been too chickenshit to listen to it because i was a cringe 19 year old and don't want to hear that.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5686393&forum_id=2:#48698857)



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Date: February 27th, 2025 12:26 PM
Author: White arrogant ticket booth

Can't wait to see his new show this year

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5686393&forum_id=2:#48698872)



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Date: February 27th, 2025 12:28 PM
Author: histrionic cobalt electric furnace

i've seen him like 5x. he might be the GOAT. especially since chappelle is more about preaching than making jokes these days.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5686393&forum_id=2:#48698879)



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Date: February 27th, 2025 12:46 PM
Author: Motley indirect expression

link to his funniest bit.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5686393&forum_id=2:#48698915)



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Date: February 27th, 2025 12:46 PM
Author: histrionic cobalt electric furnace

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S4etdXW--30

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5686393&forum_id=2:#48698918)



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Date: February 27th, 2025 12:52 PM
Author: adventurous casino stain



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5686393&forum_id=2:#48698934)



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Date: February 27th, 2025 12:58 PM
Author: histrionic cobalt electric furnace

louie started in comedy in the mid 80s and didn't break out until 2005. twenty years. he's a perfect example for what i'm talking about.

ever watch the semi-autobiographical show louie?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4bFhYvADjl4

i've listened to louie talk about the comedy industry countless times and everything i'm saying is drawing upon that.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5686393&forum_id=2:#48698956)



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Date: February 27th, 2025 12:52 PM
Author: Motley indirect expression

it's not very funny. not because i'm a pearl clutching lib, but because i don't have a complex about race. i didn't know he's jewish, though. that explains quite a lot actually.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5686393&forum_id=2:#48698935)



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Date: February 27th, 2025 12:20 PM
Author: histrionic cobalt electric furnace

this isn't true at all. most comedians languish in obscurity for years before the make a break. comedians getting a lucky break early are the exception, not the rule.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oeZz1JW3RPc

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5686393&forum_id=2:#48698846)



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Date: February 27th, 2025 12:26 PM
Author: White arrogant ticket booth

Fuck. Thank God I have an email job to support me while I try to maek it

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5686393&forum_id=2:#48698871)



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Date: February 27th, 2025 12:29 PM
Author: adventurous casino stain



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5686393&forum_id=2:#48698882)



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Date: February 27th, 2025 12:30 PM
Author: White arrogant ticket booth

I think I need to get a divorce.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5686393&forum_id=2:#48698890)



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Date: February 27th, 2025 12:34 PM
Author: adventurous casino stain



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5686393&forum_id=2:#48698898)



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Date: February 27th, 2025 12:36 PM
Author: White arrogant ticket booth



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5686393&forum_id=2:#48698902)



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Date: February 27th, 2025 12:46 PM
Author: histrionic cobalt electric furnace

time to outself and poast a clip of your comedy. great networking on here and you will simultaneously burn your boats and force yourself to make a go of it.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5686393&forum_id=2:#48698916)



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Date: February 27th, 2025 1:22 PM
Author: White arrogant ticket booth

I think I'm just going to copy Tim Dillon and hope no one notices

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5686393&forum_id=2:#48699013)



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Date: February 27th, 2025 1:28 PM
Author: adventurous casino stain



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5686393&forum_id=2:#48699044)



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Date: February 27th, 2025 12:28 PM
Author: adventurous casino stain



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5686393&forum_id=2:#48698880)



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Date: February 27th, 2025 12:34 PM
Author: histrionic cobalt electric furnace

"Conversely if you have it you rise straight to the top. Not saying it's going to be an easy path or anything. It might take a lot of suffering and networking and putting yourself out there constantly hoping for a break."

this just isn't true. some of the best comedians languished for decades. i've heard so many comedians talk about how the funniest comedians they knew never caught a break.

i see that you're saying it "isn't easy" and "requires networking", but that's incompatible with "if you have it you rise straight to the top." and also incompatible with everything i've heard from actual comedians. i haven't heard a single professional comedian say what you're saying. i have no direct experience obviously, i'm just relaying what literally every comedian that has talked about breaking into stand-up has said about it.

99% of comedy podcasts is comedians shooting the shit which includes of a lot of talk about the comedy business. find me a clip of a comedian who supports your POV. what are you basing your opinions on?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5686393&forum_id=2:#48698899)



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Date: February 27th, 2025 12:47 PM
Author: Motley indirect expression

he's essentially saying necessary but not sufficient.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5686393&forum_id=2:#48698920)



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Date: February 27th, 2025 12:54 PM
Author: histrionic cobalt electric furnace

"if you have it you rise straight to the top" = sufficient without qualification.

also, even if that is the argument, it's simply not true. i've heard countless comedians talk about talented people that never made it. i haven't heard a single one say "well if you're talented success is inevitable with hard work." it's not.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5686393&forum_id=2:#48698942)



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Date: February 27th, 2025 12:23 PM
Author: Cyan pit

I go to this kickass free comedy night every week, where the first hour and a half are established local (sometimes out of town) "professionals" doing 10-15 minute sets to basically try out material. Same people I see at the paid professional local comedy nights.

Then they have a 2 minute each "lightning" round open mic, where literally anyone can get up there. Often its the quasi pros getting up there to try material and then amateurs doing their first try

Its really awesome. Hit or miss but when it hits it is really good.

Its often not funny among the amateurs but no one really cares.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5686393&forum_id=2:#48698859)



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Date: February 27th, 2025 12:27 PM
Author: White arrogant ticket booth

Can you get me a spot

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5686393&forum_id=2:#48698877)



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Date: February 27th, 2025 2:18 PM
Author: Cyan pit

yes

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5686393&forum_id=2:#48699193)



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Date: February 27th, 2025 12:44 PM
Author: histrionic cobalt electric furnace

i wish my local comedy club did shit like that.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5686393&forum_id=2:#48698914)



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Date: February 27th, 2025 2:18 PM
Author: Cyan pit

its actually at an irish pub type of place that does this once a week.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5686393&forum_id=2:#48699196)



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Date: February 27th, 2025 12:55 PM
Author: spruce private investor ratface

Laughing skull?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5686393&forum_id=2:#48698946)



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Date: February 27th, 2025 2:18 PM
Author: Cyan pit

no but close. I go to laughing skull a decent amount.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5686393&forum_id=2:#48699197)



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Date: February 27th, 2025 12:48 PM
Author: excitant cruel-hearted rehab

You should try poasting funny stuff here on xo

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5686393&forum_id=2:#48698922)



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Date: February 27th, 2025 1:02 PM
Author: Motley indirect expression

i was kind of surprised to see this thread. we have some really funny people here who poast some hilarious shit, but i don't think i've seen any from MASE.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5686393&forum_id=2:#48698966)



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Date: February 27th, 2025 1:13 PM
Author: adventurous casino stain



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5686393&forum_id=2:#48698991)



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Date: February 27th, 2025 1:19 PM
Author: White arrogant ticket booth

Not all of us are meant to perform hack comedy at third tier clubs in Southie

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5686393&forum_id=2:#48699006)



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Date: February 27th, 2025 1:30 PM
Author: adventurous casino stain



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5686393&forum_id=2:#48699053)



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Date: February 27th, 2025 1:20 PM
Author: Motley indirect expression

cr but i don't know how much of MPA's humor is translatable to the stage.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5686393&forum_id=2:#48699007)



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Date: February 27th, 2025 1:23 PM
Author: Sooty Address



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5686393&forum_id=2:#48699019)



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Date: February 27th, 2025 1:18 PM
Author: White arrogant ticket booth

I’ve surpassed most people here, so I have to move things IRL. I wish you the best though.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5686393&forum_id=2:#48699001)



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Date: February 27th, 2025 1:23 PM
Author: Motley indirect expression

surpassed most people here in what?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5686393&forum_id=2:#48699017)



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Date: February 28th, 2025 4:05 AM
Author: confused macaca dingle berry

Anal sex having

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5686393&forum_id=2:#48701114)



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Date: February 28th, 2025 8:34 AM
Author: vivacious shitlib



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5686393&forum_id=2:#48701276)



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Date: February 28th, 2025 8:38 AM
Author: Motley indirect expression



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5686393&forum_id=2:#48701280)



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Date: February 27th, 2025 1:23 PM
Author: Sooty Address



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5686393&forum_id=2:#48699020)



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Date: February 27th, 2025 2:32 PM
Author: boyish bat shit crazy coffee pot school cafeteria

funnier than literally anything mase has ever posted

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5686393&forum_id=2:#48699239)



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Date: February 27th, 2025 2:35 PM
Author: White arrogant ticket booth

You're being very unkind to me, but at the end of the day, I put myself out there and did something none of you anklebiters have ever done. I will not let you extinguish my flame.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5686393&forum_id=2:#48699256)



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Date: February 27th, 2025 2:39 PM
Author: boyish bat shit crazy coffee pot school cafeteria

where are the jokes

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5686393&forum_id=2:#48699269)



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Date: February 27th, 2025 2:40 PM
Author: White arrogant ticket booth

Where are yours

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5686393&forum_id=2:#48699272)



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Date: February 27th, 2025 2:52 PM
Author: boyish bat shit crazy coffee pot school cafeteria

No U from a comedian.

youre going to make it

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5686393&forum_id=2:#48699317)



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Date: February 27th, 2025 2:53 PM
Author: White arrogant ticket booth

I'm funny IRL. Got a lot of laughs last night. U OTHO aren't even a heckler. You're an internet heckler. HTH

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5686393&forum_id=2:#48699322)



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Date: February 28th, 2025 8:36 AM
Author: vivacious shitlib



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5686393&forum_id=2:#48701278)



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Date: February 27th, 2025 2:34 PM
Author: Cyan pit

Ive long said you could probably have a pretty successful standup career if you had decent delivery and just copied funny shit from xo

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5686393&forum_id=2:#48699249)



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Date: February 27th, 2025 2:51 PM
Author: adventurous casino stain



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5686393&forum_id=2:#48699313)



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Date: February 27th, 2025 2:52 PM
Author: White arrogant ticket booth

"I bet this bitch in the front row makes karate hands at work and calls herself an HR ninja"

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5686393&forum_id=2:#48699318)



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Date: February 27th, 2025 3:00 PM
Author: adventurous casino stain



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5686393&forum_id=2:#48699358)



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Date: February 27th, 2025 3:58 PM
Author: Cyan pit

that would actually work IMO

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5686393&forum_id=2:#48699559)



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Date: February 27th, 2025 9:35 PM
Author: sticky theater stage skinny woman



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5686393&forum_id=2:#48700522)



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Date: February 28th, 2025 8:33 AM
Author: vivacious shitlib



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5686393&forum_id=2:#48701273)



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Date: February 27th, 2025 6:45 PM
Author: Stirring pisswyrm office

What were your jokes?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5686393&forum_id=2:#48700016)



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Date: February 28th, 2025 8:47 AM
Author: massive trailer park

180. that takes guts.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5686393&forum_id=2:#48701292)