"Every time I've done comedy in, like, traditional comedy clubs, there's always these comedians that do really well with audiences but that the other comedians hate because they're just, you know, doing kind of cheap stuff like dancing around or doing, like, very kind of base sex humor a lot, and stuff like that"
- Aziz Ansari
About this Quote
Aziz Ansari is referring to comics who depend on low-cost tactics to get laughs from the audience. These techniques consist of dancing around, utilizing base sex humor, and other lowbrow jokes. While these comedians may be popular with the audience, they are not respected by their peers. This is since they are not using their wit and intelligence to make people laugh, but rather counting on low-cost techniques to get a response. Ansari is suggesting that comedians should aim to be more innovative and utilize their skills to make people laugh, rather than relying on low-cost methods. He is likewise indicating that comics ought to be respected by their peers, no matter how popular they are with the audience.
This quote is written / told by Aziz Ansari somewhere between February 23, 1983 and today. He was a famous Comedian from USA.
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