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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...
Confused school cafeteria mad cow disease
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u know ur not supposed to stick the microphone up ur ass, ri...
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Trust If Aryan
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I feel like you could work this into your standup and get so...
crystalline angry ratface
  02/27/25
I will not be performing under the "MASE" moniker.
Confused school cafeteria mad cow disease
  02/27/25
they could still inspect your gaping butthole
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umber parlour
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thirsty indigo theater
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back when i lived in mfh, there was some bar on houston that...
submissive poppy roommate
  02/27/25
There were some borderline experimental shit happening. I tr...
Confused school cafeteria mad cow disease
  02/27/25
the dying sounds 180 i remember some puerto rican dude, t...
submissive poppy roommate
  02/27/25
The bluest I got was I said at some point in my set that I w...
Confused school cafeteria mad cow disease
  02/27/25
have you heard of Kill Tony on YouTube?
Histrionic grizzly spot
  02/27/25
> because all the half-thought-out jokes and bits were 1...
Razzle-dazzle set athletic conference
  02/27/25
nature of comedy, imo, is encountering wacky and strange tho...
submissive poppy roommate
  02/27/25
The whole concept sounds like a masochistic ritual of self-l...
Contagious Aquamarine Preventive Strike
  02/27/25
Have you ever watched the HBO show "Crashing"? It ...
Confused school cafeteria mad cow disease
  02/27/25
Haven't seen it, maybe I'll check it out. I have a hard t...
Contagious Aquamarine Preventive Strike
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80% of the audience was other comedians waiting for their tu...
Confused school cafeteria mad cow disease
  02/27/25
comedy seems like the hardest thing to break into. you need ...
umber parlour
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It feels like it would almost be easier to go viral on Tik T...
Confused school cafeteria mad cow disease
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cr. before screens people would go to comedy clubs as a ...
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sepia church building
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i disagree with the "easier" part. most people lik...
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sepia church building
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the music industry is worth $17b a year the comedy indust...
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sepia church building
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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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sepia church building
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we were discussing what the reality of today *is*. not what ...
umber parlour
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i love that weird looking bitch that takes her top off in ep...
umber parlour
  02/27/25
I really like "The Wrong Missy" Happy Madison get...
Confused school cafeteria mad cow disease
  02/27/25
180 show
Dark stead private investor
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Mocking Assholes So Exquisitely (MASE)
shaky death wish
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180
umber parlour
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I don't know when I'll go back. I felt satisfied after I did...
Confused school cafeteria mad cow disease
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i've considered it but after 20 years of comedy podcasts/rad...
umber parlour
  02/27/25
God I wish I had a Jewish network executive uncle right now
Confused school cafeteria mad cow disease
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i'm hoping to break into the industry by getting a spot on t...
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Confused school cafeteria mad cow disease
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You into Kill Tony?
boyish abusive gay wizard
  02/27/25
I have tickets to an upcoming Kill Tony show. I also have t...
Confused school cafeteria mad cow disease
  02/27/25
Isn’t he an illegal Mexican jew?
boyish abusive gay wizard
  02/27/25
You're thinking of Ricky
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sepia church building
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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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sepia church building
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one time i spoke to louis ck for like an hour on a call in s...
umber parlour
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Can't wait to see his new show this year
Confused school cafeteria mad cow disease
  02/27/25
i've seen him like 5x. he might be the GOAT. especially sinc...
umber parlour
  02/27/25
link to his funniest bit.
Razzle-dazzle set athletic conference
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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 ...
umber parlour
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it's not very funny. not because i'm a pearl clutching lib, ...
Razzle-dazzle set athletic conference
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this isn't true at all. most comedians languish in obscurity...
umber parlour
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Fuck. Thank God I have an email job to support me while I tr...
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sepia church building
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I think I need to get a divorce.
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Confused school cafeteria mad cow disease
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time to outself and poast a clip of your comedy. great netwo...
umber parlour
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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...
umber parlour
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he's essentially saying necessary but not sufficient.
Razzle-dazzle set athletic conference
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"if you have it you rise straight to the top" = su...
umber parlour
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I go to this kickass free comedy night every week, where the...
Swashbuckling station
  02/27/25
Can you get me a spot
Confused school cafeteria mad cow disease
  02/27/25
yes
Swashbuckling station
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i wish my local comedy club did shit like that.
umber parlour
  02/27/25
its actually at an irish pub type of place that does this on...
Swashbuckling station
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Laughing skull?
Exciting amber people who are hurt
  02/27/25
no but close. I go to laughing skull a decent amount.
Swashbuckling station
  02/27/25
You should try poasting funny stuff here on xo
Wonderful Alpha Native
  02/27/25
i was kind of surprised to see this thread. we have some rea...
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sepia church building
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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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crystalline angry ratface
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I’ve surpassed most people here, so I have to move thi...
Confused school cafeteria mad cow disease
  02/27/25
surpassed most people here in what?
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Anal sex having
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crystalline angry ratface
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funnier than literally anything mase has ever posted
self-absorbed adventurous institution
  02/27/25
You're being very unkind to me, but at the end of the day, I...
Confused school cafeteria mad cow disease
  02/27/25
where are the jokes
self-absorbed adventurous institution
  02/27/25
Where are yours
Confused school cafeteria mad cow disease
  02/27/25
No U from a comedian. youre going to make it
self-absorbed adventurous institution
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I'm funny IRL. Got a lot of laughs last night. U OTHO aren't...
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thirsty indigo theater
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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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sepia church building
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that would actually work IMO
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thirsty indigo theater
  02/28/25
What were your jokes?
Light kitty cat university
  02/27/25
180. that takes guts.
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Date: February 27th, 2025 9:37 AM
Author: Confused school cafeteria mad cow disease

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=2Reputation#48698360)



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Date: February 27th, 2025 9:40 AM
Author: soul-stirring green digit ratio

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

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



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Date: February 27th, 2025 9:55 AM
Author: thirsty indigo theater



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Date: February 27th, 2025 10:15 AM
Author: Wonderful Alpha Native



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Date: February 27th, 2025 6:46 PM
Author: Godawful kink-friendly doctorate pervert



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Date: February 28th, 2025 8:39 AM
Author: electric gaming laptop trailer park



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Date: August 4th, 2025 2:50 PM
Author: Trust If Aryan



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Date: February 27th, 2025 9:39 AM
Author: crystalline angry ratface

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=2Reputation#48698365)



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Date: February 27th, 2025 9:48 AM
Author: Confused school cafeteria mad cow disease

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

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



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Date: February 27th, 2025 12:49 PM
Author: crystalline angry ratface

they could still inspect your gaping butthole

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



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Date: February 27th, 2025 1:00 PM
Author: umber parlour



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Date: February 27th, 2025 9:55 AM
Author: thirsty indigo theater



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Date: February 27th, 2025 9:44 AM
Author: submissive poppy roommate

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=2Reputation#48698378)



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Date: February 27th, 2025 9:50 AM
Author: Confused school cafeteria mad cow disease

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=2Reputation#48698394)



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Date: February 27th, 2025 9:55 AM
Author: submissive poppy roommate

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=2Reputation#48698405)



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Date: February 27th, 2025 10:09 AM
Author: Confused school cafeteria mad cow disease

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=2Reputation#48698436)



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Date: February 27th, 2025 11:36 AM
Author: Histrionic grizzly spot

have you heard of Kill Tony on YouTube?

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



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Date: February 27th, 2025 12:15 PM
Author: Razzle-dazzle set athletic conference

> 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=2Reputation#48698828)



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Date: February 27th, 2025 3:21 PM
Author: submissive poppy roommate

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=2Reputation#48699434)



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Date: February 27th, 2025 9:53 AM
Author: Contagious Aquamarine Preventive Strike

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=2Reputation#48698402)



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Date: February 27th, 2025 10:08 AM
Author: Confused school cafeteria mad cow disease

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=2Reputation#48698434)



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Date: February 27th, 2025 10:29 AM
Author: Contagious Aquamarine Preventive Strike

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=2Reputation#48698513)



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Date: February 27th, 2025 10:36 AM
Author: Confused school cafeteria mad cow disease

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=2Reputation#48698526)



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Date: February 27th, 2025 10:40 AM
Author: umber parlour

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=2Reputation#48698539)



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Date: February 27th, 2025 10:43 AM
Author: Confused school cafeteria mad cow disease

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=2Reputation#48698555)



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Date: February 27th, 2025 10:49 AM
Author: umber parlour

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=2Reputation#48698570)



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Date: February 27th, 2025 11:34 AM
Author: sepia church building



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Date: February 27th, 2025 11:31 AM
Author: sepia church building



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Date: February 27th, 2025 12:27 PM
Author: umber parlour

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=2Reputation#48698875)



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Date: February 27th, 2025 12:33 PM
Author: sepia church building



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Date: February 27th, 2025 12:43 PM
Author: umber parlour

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=2Reputation#48698912)



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Date: February 27th, 2025 12:48 PM
Author: sepia church building



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Date: February 27th, 2025 12:52 PM
Author: umber parlour

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=2Reputation#48698929)



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Date: February 27th, 2025 12:55 PM
Author: sepia church building



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Date: February 27th, 2025 12:59 PM
Author: umber parlour

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=2Reputation#48698960)



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Date: February 27th, 2025 1:13 PM
Author: sepia church building



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Date: February 27th, 2025 1:23 PM
Author: umber parlour

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=2Reputation#48699022)



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Date: February 27th, 2025 1:28 PM
Author: sepia church building



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Date: February 27th, 2025 1:34 PM
Author: umber parlour

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=2Reputation#48699074)



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Date: February 27th, 2025 10:37 AM
Author: umber parlour

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=2Reputation#48698532)



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Date: February 27th, 2025 10:39 AM
Author: Confused school cafeteria mad cow disease

I really like "The Wrong Missy"

Happy Madison gets a bad rap

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



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Date: February 27th, 2025 11:58 AM
Author: Dark stead private investor

180 show

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Date: February 27th, 2025 10:12 AM
Author: shaky death wish

Mocking Assholes So Exquisitely (MASE)

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5686393&forum_id=2Reputation#48698446)



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Date: February 27th, 2025 10:17 AM
Author: umber parlour

180

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5686393&forum_id=2Reputation#48698467)



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Date: February 27th, 2025 10:19 AM
Author: Confused school cafeteria mad cow disease

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=2Reputation#48698473)



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Date: February 27th, 2025 10:29 AM
Author: umber parlour

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=2Reputation#48698517)



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Date: February 27th, 2025 10:39 AM
Author: Confused school cafeteria mad cow disease

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

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



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Date: February 27th, 2025 10:41 AM
Author: umber parlour

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=2Reputation#48698548)



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Date: February 27th, 2025 10:43 AM
Author: Confused school cafeteria mad cow disease



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



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Date: February 27th, 2025 10:18 AM
Author: boyish abusive gay wizard

You into Kill Tony?

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



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Date: February 27th, 2025 10:20 AM
Author: Confused school cafeteria mad cow disease

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=2Reputation#48698477)



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Date: February 27th, 2025 10:22 AM
Author: boyish abusive gay wizard

Isn’t he an illegal Mexican jew?

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



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Date: February 27th, 2025 10:23 AM
Author: Confused school cafeteria mad cow disease

You're thinking of Ricky

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



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Date: February 27th, 2025 11:51 AM
Author: sepia church building



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



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Date: February 27th, 2025 12:02 PM
Author: Confused school cafeteria mad cow disease

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=2Reputation#48698784)



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Date: February 27th, 2025 12:10 PM
Author: sepia church building



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



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Date: February 27th, 2025 12:13 PM
Author: Confused school cafeteria mad cow disease

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=2Reputation#48698820)



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Date: February 27th, 2025 12:21 PM
Author: sepia church building



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



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Date: February 27th, 2025 12:22 PM
Author: umber parlour

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=2Reputation#48698857)



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Date: February 27th, 2025 12:26 PM
Author: Confused school cafeteria mad cow disease

Can't wait to see his new show this year

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



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Date: February 27th, 2025 12:28 PM
Author: umber parlour

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=2Reputation#48698879)



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Date: February 27th, 2025 12:46 PM
Author: Razzle-dazzle set athletic conference

link to his funniest bit.

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



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Date: February 27th, 2025 12:46 PM
Author: umber parlour

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

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



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Date: February 27th, 2025 12:52 PM
Author: sepia church building



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



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Date: February 27th, 2025 12:58 PM
Author: umber parlour

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=2Reputation#48698956)



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Date: February 27th, 2025 12:52 PM
Author: Razzle-dazzle set athletic conference

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=2Reputation#48698935)



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Date: February 27th, 2025 12:20 PM
Author: umber parlour

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=2Reputation#48698846)



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Date: February 27th, 2025 12:26 PM
Author: Confused school cafeteria mad cow disease

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=2Reputation#48698871)



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Date: February 27th, 2025 12:29 PM
Author: sepia church building



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



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Date: February 27th, 2025 12:30 PM
Author: Confused school cafeteria mad cow disease

I think I need to get a divorce.

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



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Date: February 27th, 2025 12:34 PM
Author: sepia church building



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



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Date: February 27th, 2025 12:36 PM
Author: Confused school cafeteria mad cow disease



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



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Date: February 27th, 2025 12:46 PM
Author: umber parlour

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=2Reputation#48698916)



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Date: February 27th, 2025 1:22 PM
Author: Confused school cafeteria mad cow disease

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=2Reputation#48699013)



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Date: February 27th, 2025 1:28 PM
Author: sepia church building



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



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Date: February 27th, 2025 12:28 PM
Author: sepia church building



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



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Date: February 27th, 2025 12:34 PM
Author: umber parlour

"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=2Reputation#48698899)



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Date: February 27th, 2025 12:47 PM
Author: Razzle-dazzle set athletic conference

he's essentially saying necessary but not sufficient.

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



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Date: February 27th, 2025 12:54 PM
Author: umber parlour

"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=2Reputation#48698942)



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Date: February 27th, 2025 12:23 PM
Author: Swashbuckling station

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=2Reputation#48698859)



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Date: February 27th, 2025 12:27 PM
Author: Confused school cafeteria mad cow disease

Can you get me a spot

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



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Date: February 27th, 2025 2:18 PM
Author: Swashbuckling station

yes

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



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Date: February 27th, 2025 12:44 PM
Author: umber parlour

i wish my local comedy club did shit like that.

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



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Date: February 27th, 2025 2:18 PM
Author: Swashbuckling station

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=2Reputation#48699196)



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Date: February 27th, 2025 12:55 PM
Author: Exciting amber people who are hurt

Laughing skull?

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



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Date: February 27th, 2025 2:18 PM
Author: Swashbuckling station

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

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



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Date: February 27th, 2025 12:48 PM
Author: Wonderful Alpha Native

You should try poasting funny stuff here on xo

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



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Date: February 27th, 2025 1:02 PM
Author: Razzle-dazzle set athletic conference

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=2Reputation#48698966)



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Date: February 27th, 2025 1:13 PM
Author: sepia church building



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



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Date: February 27th, 2025 1:19 PM
Author: Confused school cafeteria mad cow disease

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=2Reputation#48699006)



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Date: February 27th, 2025 1:30 PM
Author: sepia church building



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



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Date: February 27th, 2025 1:20 PM
Author: Razzle-dazzle set athletic conference

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=2Reputation#48699007)



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Date: February 27th, 2025 1:23 PM
Author: crystalline angry ratface



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



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Date: February 27th, 2025 1:18 PM
Author: Confused school cafeteria mad cow disease

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=2Reputation#48699001)



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Date: February 27th, 2025 1:23 PM
Author: Razzle-dazzle set athletic conference

surpassed most people here in what?

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



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Date: February 28th, 2025 4:05 AM
Author: Godawful kink-friendly doctorate pervert

Anal sex having

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



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Date: February 28th, 2025 8:34 AM
Author: thirsty indigo theater



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



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Date: February 28th, 2025 8:38 AM
Author: Razzle-dazzle set athletic conference



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



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Date: February 27th, 2025 1:23 PM
Author: crystalline angry ratface



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



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Date: February 27th, 2025 2:32 PM
Author: self-absorbed adventurous institution

funnier than literally anything mase has ever posted

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



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Date: February 27th, 2025 2:35 PM
Author: Confused school cafeteria mad cow disease

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=2Reputation#48699256)



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Date: February 27th, 2025 2:39 PM
Author: self-absorbed adventurous institution

where are the jokes

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



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Date: February 27th, 2025 2:40 PM
Author: Confused school cafeteria mad cow disease

Where are yours

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



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Date: February 27th, 2025 2:52 PM
Author: self-absorbed adventurous institution

No U from a comedian.

youre going to make it

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



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Date: February 27th, 2025 2:53 PM
Author: Confused school cafeteria mad cow disease

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=2Reputation#48699322)



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Date: February 28th, 2025 8:36 AM
Author: thirsty indigo theater



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



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Date: February 27th, 2025 2:34 PM
Author: Swashbuckling station

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=2Reputation#48699249)



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Date: February 27th, 2025 2:51 PM
Author: sepia church building



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



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Date: February 27th, 2025 2:52 PM
Author: Confused school cafeteria mad cow disease

"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=2Reputation#48699318)



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Date: February 27th, 2025 3:00 PM
Author: sepia church building



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



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Date: February 27th, 2025 3:58 PM
Author: Swashbuckling station

that would actually work IMO

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



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Date: February 27th, 2025 9:35 PM
Author: Bonkers cruise ship turdskin



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



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Date: February 28th, 2025 8:33 AM
Author: thirsty indigo theater



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



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Date: February 27th, 2025 6:45 PM
Author: Light kitty cat university

What were your jokes?

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



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Date: February 28th, 2025 8:47 AM
Author: cordovan garrison

180. that takes guts.

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