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Standup Comedy
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Feb 16, 2026
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Charlie Puth | Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard
Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard·Feb 16, 2026
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The primary goal of a standup comedian is to be funny.
“the only goal of a comedian is to be funny”
The Adam Friedland Show · Mar 2024 · 1 episode · 257K views on this topicE
Comedians should focus on the quality of their material and refrain from padding their specials with filler to reach a certain time limit.
“a lot of these people stretching out an hour but they only got 20 minutes of laughter so mind why don't you just put the 25 minutes of your laughter in there and have them want more than not want to than not want no more”
2 Bears, 1 Cave · Jul 2024 · 1 episode · 239K views on this topic
Charlie Puth claims that standup comedy is the most difficult and frightening profession.
“Well, standup I I think is the hardest job. It's the most scary I would say for sure.”
Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard · Feb 2026 · 1 episode · 126K views on this topicExtracted by a model; may misattribute who said what.
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