[ SECRET POST #5399 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #5399 ⌋

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[(Anonymous)]

In my opinion, in general, when a comedian says something about their life in their act you should think of it as part of their act. A responsible mature spectator should generally grasp that a performance is a performance and distinct from the actual living person off the stage, even if the performance involves talking about their personal lives.

And I also disagree that discussion of a personal life in a performance is some kind of calculated ploy to trap people into being parasocial.

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Fucking this.

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Agreed. For the last part, I mean if you look at most comedians (through time), much of their material stems from lived experiences/observations. That's part and parcel of comedy.

I will say, a fan of a comedian (or anything for that matter) might get more invested for any number of reasons (not just a responsible mature viewer) -- maybe they really identify with the work, or they learn more about the person in question in interviews and identify/admire them etc. So when something does happen, it's a bit of a blow (because the line that has been drawn between them and the person is, for the viewer, closer than that for the casual observer). I have a friend who loves John Mulaney. For a few reasons she was upset about the whole thing, but she still watches his comedy (there's still that space without it becoming something parasocial, she doesn't feel like they're friends or anything). I am more of a casual watcher of his, and thus shrugged/that sucks and hoped the best for the both of them.