# Standup comedy |  | Stand-up comedy is a form of comedy performance directed to a live audience, where the performer stands on a stage and delivers humorous and satirical monologues sometimes incorporating physical acts. These performances are typically composed of rehearsed scripts but often include varying degrees of live crowd interaction. Stand-up comedy consists of one-liners, stories, observations, or shticks that can employ props, music, impressions, magic tricks, or ventriloquism. | |-|-| | | wikipedia:: [Stand-up comedy](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stand-up_comedy) | - [[Norm MacDonald]] said #summary he doesn't consider standup comedy an art, and is instead a craft - because it's not really something to be interpreted. It's deeper than that - you can't convince yourself that something is funny consciously. So as craft its about refining and honing and simplifying and stripping to get to the bareness of the humor and to come across in a good and efficient and universal way. ## Comedians - [[Norm MacDonald]] - [[Brian Regan]] - [[Mitch Hedberg]] - [[Louis C.K.]] - [[Paul F. Tompkins]] - [[Demetri Martin]] - [[Steve Martin]] - [[Jim Gaffigan]] - [[Zach Galifianakis]] - [[Sarah Silverman]] - [[Patton Oswalt]] - [[John Mulaney]] - Aziz Ansari - Dave Chapelle