Crowd Work Technique

A Crowd Work Technique is an interactive comedy technique that creates crowd work humor through crowd work direct audience interaction and crowd work spontaneous observation.

• AKA: Audience Work Method, Crowd Interaction Technique, Audience Banter Comedy.
• Context:
  • It can (typically) engage Crowd Work Individual Audience Members as crowd work comedy subjects.
  • It can (typically) observe Crowd Work Audience Dynamics for crowd work comedic material.
  • It can (typically) improvise Crowd Work Responses to crowd work unexpected situations.
  • It can (often) create Crowd Work Inclusive Atmosphere through crowd work shared experience.
  • It can (often) demonstrate Crowd Work Quick Wit via crowd work instant comebacks.
  • It can (often) manage Crowd Work Hecklers through crowd work comedic deflection.
  • It can range from being a Gentle Crowd Work to being a Aggressive Crowd Work, depending on its interaction intensity.
  • It can range from being a Brief Crowd Work to being an Extended Crowd Work, depending on its duration length.
  • It can range from being a Supportive Crowd Work to being a Roasting Crowd Work, depending on its treatment style.
  • It can range from being a Planned Crowd Work to being a Spontaneous Crowd Work, depending on its preparation level.
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• Example(s):
  • Master Crowd Work Comedians, such as:
    • Don Rickles, pioneering crowd work insult comedy.
    • Ross Noble, building crowd work entire shows from crowd work audience interaction.
    • Todd Barry, creating crowd work special entirely from crowd work.
  • Modern Crowd Work Practitioners, such as:
    • Judah Friedlander, wearing crowd work conversation starters.
    • Ian Bagg, extending crowd work audience conversations.
    • Sam Morril, incorporating crowd work viral moments.
  • Crowd Work Formats, such as:
    • Roast Battles, targeting crowd work specific individuals.
    • Comedy Competitions, judged by crowd work audience response.
    • Improv Suggestions, building from crowd work audience input.
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• Counter-Example(s):
  • Scripted Performance, which avoids audience interaction.
  • Fourth Wall Performance, which maintains performer-audience separation.
  • Recorded Comedy Special, which lacks live interaction.
• See: Comedy Technique, Observational Comedy Method, Observational Absurdity Technique, Improvisation Comedy Technique, Audience Engagement, Live Performance, Stand-Up Comedy, Interactive Theatre, Heckler Management.

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