NPR’s A Martinez talks with comedian Jeff Arcuri about the stand-up comic art of crowd work, which involves talking to audience members and ad-libbing off what they say.
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A MARTÍNEZ, BYLINE: One of the hottest trends in stand-up comedy is crowd work. That’s when the comedian makes the audience part of the act, asking questions and having conversations with members of the crowd. Jeff Arcuri built an entire Netflix comedy special around crowd work. It’s called “Nice To Meet You.”
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