You have to be aware of what the audience's expectations are, and then you have to pervert them, basically, and hit them upside the head from a direction they weren't looking.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
I don't know how to do a show not in front of a live audience.
You want the audience to be uncomfortable.
I don't want to fail the audience. I don't want to let them down.
You have to make an audience experience with the ears as well as their eyes.
You instinctively discover how to entertain an audience.
You can't really tell what the audience wants but you can tell what will keep everybodies attention in the same place.
You need the audience to go on the ride with you. You can't just isolate them.
What's great about having an audience is they can let you know what they don't think is funny, and you can just cut that out and keep trying.
Treat the audience with respect and maturity, and have a certain faith in them to catch up.
Lead the audience by the nose to the thought.