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I'm going to go on a totally off topic tangent, but this kind of makes me wonder why no-name comics aren't pursued more aggressively for TV. How many people are
by jrs95 9y ago
I'm going to go on a totally off topic tangent, but this kind of makes me wonder why no-name comics aren't pursued more aggressively for TV. How many people are actually watching Conan because of name recognition, or the amount of money they're spending on production costs? It seems like a relatively unknown person with a smaller budget could outdo the competition just by actually being funny. Maybe I'm just too grumpy, but I really don't enjoy most of this segment at this point. Colbert in particular has been disappointing because I was a fan of what he did on Comedy Central.
- gdilla 9y agoCelebrities are their own brand. They have followings that are big (some bigger than others). That is the difference between them and no-names. Celebrities often have proven talent. Conan has decades of bankable funniness as a writer and entertainer - it's not a given any no-name can be that good or reliable.
- eberkund 9y agoI think it mostly has to do with TV broadcasting spaces, but what you're describing is largely what is happening with YouTube IMO.
- ryanianian 9y agoThe barrier to entry in comedy isn't being funny, it's in gaining an audience that trusts your work. It takes mental energy to watch stand-up comedy. If it's not funny, I've wasted mental energy in watching them and trying to get the jokes, so I generally only watch the names I know. While many stand-ups may be funny, it takes a lot of work for them to get the name-recognition required to actually draw a large crowd. Agreed RE Colbert - it almost feels like wathing a totally different comic (it kinda is - he's playing a whole different bit now and his fake-pundit style had years to grow and develop). Struggling to bring this back to AI...agreed we're off-topic here :)