Video Killed the Stand-up Star?
Apparently, there are many places on the web where you can watch various types of comedy. I had no idea. It always seemed like the place I would go for pictures of cats pretending to say funny or "random" things. The good folks at MSNBC are looking at the migration of comedy from the real world, like stand-up and sketch comedy at clubs, to the virtual space of the intertubes, and how it's possibly changed the evolution of young comics.
Actor/comedian Kevin Pollak said "the response from live audiences was critical to his development, and may be an element missing in many current-day Internet artists.
"For me, coming up in San Francisco, it was all about finding my voice on stage in front of an audience. I can't imagine developing a point of view by just submitting work on the Internet and checking blogs."
I can see that. Online audiences are so gentle, never critical. It's nearly impossible to develop as an artist with the waves of positive feedback.
Of course the entire premise is nonsense, since all web-based humor (such as mAndroid Bo Burnham) is generated by a computational difference engine that was locked years ago in storage and forgotten.
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