Results: Comedy As Funny The Second Time Around?
Published on 11/23/2019
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1.
Have you ever seen a comedy act in live perfomance and he, she or they performed the same material of theirs you'd seen on television, onlnie or elsewhere? Yes
24%
539 votes
No
47%
1075 votes
Unsure/Perhaps/
10%
222 votes
Not Applicable
22%
506 votes
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2.
If you have seen a comedian or comedy troupe perform material of theirs with which you were already familiar, did you laugh the second time you heard it performed in person? Yes
27%
622 votes
No
17%
382 votes
Not Applicable
59%
1338 votes
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Do you feel comedy performers have an obligation to their paying audiences to present material they have not heard already, especially in an age where YouTube and other online platforms can preserve comics' shtick throughout their careers? Yes
23%
512 votes
No
15%
330 votes
Maybe/Perhaps/Unsure
21%
483 votes
It may depend on the act and/or material in question.
18%
401 votes
Not Applicable
27%
616 votes
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The inspiration for this survey is Ashley Blaker, the English Orthodox Jewish stand-up comic who I recently saw perform. Some of his performance consisted of material I'd already seen him do on YouTube clips. I found most or all of the bits I'd heard already at least as funny the second (or more) time around. Based on the clip included with this question and/or whatever other experience you've had with Blaker's humor, do you find him funny, too?
Yes
19%
438 votes
No
16%
359 votes
Undecided
20%
453 votes
Not Applicable
48%
1092 votes
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