People are getting picked up off the street and getting a show, and it's because we're not using the people that are trying to be entertainers - use more of them.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
Because the show is popular, people do recognize us on the streets.
We are entertainers. We're trying to entertain people.
There's something in human nature, the trying-to-get-on-with-it quality of people, the struggle to maintain or keep the show going can be exhausting.
Obviously with the Internet and increased access to other means of watching shows, the audience has dispersed and is all over the place and that is a challenge.
When you play a show or festival, people know what they're getting; they want it. Then you're thrown onto a show where people are watching TV in their houses, and whether they ask for it or not, we're being played in front of them. There's a lot of negative feedback.
People are out of their home on a Saturday night or they're at the movies or they're at dinner and a lot of the people who flip on the television are doing just that. They may have never seen your show before and you can't count on to your audience to be there week in and week out.
The experience of being on a show that is very much in the center of popular culture is exciting. You really feel like you're reaching people.
People just want to watch people live their authentic lives and share the good and the bad. You can have fun and be a positive influence and have a good impact. And it can still be entertaining.
There are so many people in film and television that get between a performer and the audience, and that's frustrating.
Being performers, that's what we do: We put on shows and want people to watch.