Live comedy shows
Live comedy shows are a rage down in the West rather than in other parts of the world. People have now noticed the huge popularity of the live show rather than going for a fully-fledged 2 hour movie with doses of comedy here and there.
Occasionally live shows are basically referred to as either theatrical shows or stand-up comedy shows. Entertainers with the zeal for comedy provide the much needed comic relief to the audience and the act revives the happy days for the viewers too. In such acts the actors or the comedian’s try to enact a series of humor filled stories, brief jokes or even some punch-lines which send the audience into a fit of laughter. Several comedians also use tricks or music and try to entertain the audience through their physical acts. These could be mono-acts too.
There are no restrictions as to the genres of comedy performed since the idea is to entertain the audience. Not all the comedy acts are done for professional and traditional events; these acts are also done to earn funds for charities, raising funds for victims and for churches. The biggest threat in stand-up comedy shows and similar live shows is that if the comedian is unable to entertain the audiences the crowd might start hooting or in common terms resort to heckling for that particular act.
The Live Comedy Show is an Art:-
Live comedy shows are basically an art which everyone cannot do since this is devoted to obtaining a direct response from the audience on the spot which is not easy to do. It is a direct interaction which should be laced with lots of humor and punch lines. In theatrical comedy one can make a character out of nowhere and can create a storyline around it to entwine the whole purpose as a comedy show. He can put in characters that amuse the audience but there is no direct communication as in stand-up comedy shows. Here the feedback of the audience should be instant on every move of the comedian. Live shows are therefore art where the audiences expect a steady flow of comic stuffs thrown at them. There should be no stagnancy in terms of dialogue delivery and acts.
As discussed above there might be situations of heckling from a certain section of the crowd and the best way to avoid this is that the comedian should not submit to the section and should stand and get over it with funny lines or at times even mocking them. Such Live acts are not simply one night’s work. They require a comedian to brush up the details for years and to create his own story-board to perform it on the stage. The comedian is often a multifaceted person who not only creates his own story but also directs and organizes himself. Thus it proves to be a multi-fashioned job in a live show.
Live Comedy Artists:-
There are many Live Comedy artists in the circuit today but there are those people who initially brought this trend into the market. The modern era comedians like Jack Benny, Fred Allen and Bob Hope have helped the comedy era to grow to a huge extent. These comedians performed at theatres, Bars, stages and in movies too. They brought in a situation where every artist wanted to enact the comedy shows performed by them and held them as cult figures in the comedy genre. These comedy artists have not only outgrown several established Hollywood artists but also have developed an era where comedy was revived.