The functions of performance in stand-up comedy

In a comedy club, conversely, there is the sharing of jokes, the visceral experience of being part of many people laughing, or the isolating effect of being the one who does not get the joke. There are the nods of recognition between audience members, and the mutually shared fears about being ‘picked on’ by the stand-up comedian. ................
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