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Open mic sessions are useful for technique and pacing but should not be the sole arbiter of what constitutes good comedy.

“Open mics are good for working out mic technique and volume and pacing and changing and placement of things, but it's not always to completely the end all beall decision maker of what's funny and what's not.”

Kill Tony · Jun 2025 · 4 episodes · 14.1M views on this topic

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