Ask any stand-up comedian about their first time on stage and they will tell you how disastrous it was. As it turns out, the audience can smell fear. True story.
In a new video, Rohan Desai hilariously demonstrates how stand-up comedians have a few tricks up their sleeves...or on paper. He follows the much tried-and-tested methods and moves from one trick to the next, only to discover how terrible he is.
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Right from awkwardly looking at a cue card...
... to addressing the crowd ...
...to insult comedy ...
... things do not go as planned.
Although the whole 'nervous and awkward comedian' act isn't exactly new, Rohan Desai, performing in front of a crowd in Melbourne, Australia, pulls it off quite admirably. Watch the video here.
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