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2013 White House Correspondents' Dinner was a wild success that year. A
comedian is a person who job it is to entertain an audience, primarily by
making them laugh with through jokes, slapstick, or amusing situations. Being a
comedian is very different as they need to make funny and do stand-up face of a
large audience. Jokes can be anything from word play, gags, subtle or humorous
intention. A comedian need to be a master of rhetoric because their stand-up
act and jokes require it. Presidents Obama made jokes about the government and
have a good time. Conan O'Brien took the stage that Saturday night and was the
comedian who spoke at the White House Correspondents Dinner. He gave about
thirty minute speech to close the annual dinner attended by celebrities and
politicians. He made funny the politicians, news networks, and several other
current events. They could easily get into serious trouble if they make wrong
jokes about certain issues or events. O’Brien uses satire, but he mainly used
anodyne, not to offend anyone. O’Brien used comedy to touch on several issues
and events occurring in the media and the government doing that time period.
The some of the people in the crowd do not react that strongly because some of
them take it too seriously.
Comedians definitely have to be aware of their audiences. They have some of the most hostile audiences out there. Heckling can be very brutal. The best comedians know how to use the audiences energy and make them laugh even more.
ReplyDeleteId have to agree with both of you! We learned in this class how crucial the audience is when it comes to content. O'Brien had to be very careful not to offend anybody in the audience. I remember one time I was watching a comedy sketch on netflix, and the comedian made a blatantly racist joke. There were a few chuckles, but I heard a few boos from the audience. It is safe to say that said comedian lost some fans. Audience is crucial!
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