Matt Rife on Crowd Work and Handling Well Meaning Annoying Hecklers

10/15/24 • 8 min

Sebastian Maniscalco tals about the challenges and beauty of live performances and balancing showmanship with humor. Matt Rife on crowd work and handling hecklers, and reveals his strategy on managing social media impact. Myq Kaplan shares about the varying methodologies among comedians and the inspiration he gained from Rory Scoville. Dina Hashim discusses the importance of new experiences in generating comedy material, and Sam Campbell shares his career highlights, influence of Shelly Berman, and best and worst comedy advice he has received.
00:12 Sebastian Maniscalco on Comedy and Showmanship
01:50 Matt Rife on Crowd Work and Handling Hecklers
04:26 Myq Kaplan on Reviewing Past Material
06:11 Dina Hashim on Finding New Material
06:43 Sam Campbell's Career Highlights and Advice
Matt Rife on Crowd Work and Handling Hecklers
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