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Convention Events and Programming => Panels & et cetera => Topic started by: Teasel on July 12, 2009, 02:26:40 pm
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For some time now, I have been contemplating the idea of possibly having a stand up comedy event at Kumoricon. I for one, am a comedian, and I'd LOVE to be able to perform at Kumoricon (and I have been coming up with a fair amount of material lately). And I'm sure, there are other people who would also love to be able to perform stand up. Because from what I have heard, the only other option is the cosplay contest, which probably isn't the best option for performing stand up (because you have to be in character, if I'm not mistaken).
Although this wont happen at Kumoricon this year (only slots open are at 2am), we will more than likely have this at Kumoricon Lite, and Kumoricon next year, and the year after that, and the year after that...
But we want to hear who might be interested in attending this event, or participating in it. And to be honest, stand up comedians in Portland don't really have a whole lot of opportunities to perform, you typically have to hunt down an open mic night or something like that. So an event like this could be a really great opportunity for comedians such as myself to get some experience, and for the rest of us to have a good laugh.
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It would be cool if I could get some yes or noes on this. (Just assume that it isn't going on during anything big.)
Just for the record, you wouldn't have to be in cosplay if you wanted to perform.
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Thats would be cool for me cuz I make my friends laugh ALL the time. (I make up jokes as I go and it seems to work out on some strangers as well)
BUT I would get stage fright. So maybe a no for me.
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I actually had horrible stage fright for the longest time, and I still have stage fright to some degree. But after I found out that I could get up in front of a group of people and make them laugh, it became SO much easier to do it (unless I have a grade riding on it, then I'm scared s***less). But if you have material prepared, and have been practicing a LOT, then you should do pretty good.
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Sounds like it could be fun.
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Come on people!!! Broaden your horizons!!!!!
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I'd definatl do this. I've done stand up once or twice and would have loads of fun with this.
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I wouldn't be in it, but I would definitely watch it if I was available =]
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I wouldn't be in it, but I would definitely watch it if I was available =]
This.
Lol, I can't be funny on the fly. My funny is random and nonsensical.
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Interest in this is good, but even MORE interest in this would be GREAT! ;)
Spread the word! My army of flying monkeys unfortunately can't type, so it's up to all of you! (And some help from me)
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Ah hell why not sound entertaining... plus it is 4 am and i have not slept for 17 hours.
Thank you Monster Energy drinks
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Well this is how I see it. This could be really really really funny or it could be really really really strange and awkward. It depends on who gets up on stage.
Not trying to be harsh: There are two group of people with the Con going community are A: really outgoing really funny with grate stage presents and quite affable or B: As outgoing as "A" but strange and very uncomforting and annoying
But go for it. Just try to weed out the group A from group B
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*Pointing at Blackstar's comment* THAT! DO THAT!
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Well this is how I see it. This could be really really really funny or it could be really really really strange and awkward. It depends on who gets up on stage.
Not trying to be harsh: There are two group of people with the Con going community are A: really outgoing really funny with grate stage presents and quite affable or B: As outgoing as "A" but strange and very uncomforting and annoying
But go for it. Just try to weed out the group A from group B
This is true, and we may have to do some weeding (if this even takes off). But we need more people who are interested in performing before we can do any weeding. Personally, as long as I have material written well in advance, I should do pretty good.
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*CLANG**CLANG**CLANG**CLANG**CLANG*
COME ON PEOPLE!!! WE NEED EVEN MORE INTEREST! Or my name isn't Ludwig Von Happypants!... And it's not.
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i'd soooo watch this!
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i'd soooo watch this!
Yay! And tell your friends too! We need to get more people interested in this!
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Before it becomes too late to do, who do I talk to in order to possibly make this an official event?
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Well this is how I see it. This could be really really really funny or it could be really really really strange and awkward. It depends on who gets up on stage.
Not trying to be harsh: There are two group of people with the Con going community are A: really outgoing really funny with grate stage presents and quite affable or B: As outgoing as "A" but strange and very uncomforting and annoying
But go for it. Just try to weed out the group A from group B
This is true, and we may have to do some weeding (if this even takes off). But we need more people who are interested in performing before we can do any weeding. Personally, as long as I have material written well in advance, I should do pretty good.
You could audition people, have them perform for you first.
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Well this is how I see it. This could be really really really funny or it could be really really really strange and awkward. It depends on who gets up on stage.
Not trying to be harsh: There are two group of people with the Con going community are A: really outgoing really funny with grate stage presents and quite affable or B: As outgoing as "A" but strange and very uncomforting and annoying
But go for it. Just try to weed out the group A from group B
This is true, and we may have to do some weeding (if this even takes off). But we need more people who are interested in performing before we can do any weeding. Personally, as long as I have material written well in advance, I should do pretty good.
You could audition people, have them perform for you first.
But first we need people. So far it's only me for sure.
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B: As outgoing as "A" but strange and very uncomforting and annoying
Not to meantion are generally the ones who make the dealer room smell like bad tacos.. XP
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This is funny; I've been contemplating the same thing!
The way that I was thinking about doing it was like this:
There would be three different categories: Children level, Teen level, Adult level. The content, irregardless of the category, would have to relate to anime, Japanese culture, conventions, or the Portland area.
People would submit the basic concept of their sketches to me and the remaining judges prior to the con (I was thinking early-mid August). The top ten choices would get an e-mail stating that they've been selected, with three being possible alternatives, should someone not be able to participate.
Each individual would be granted a maximum of ten minutes of stage time. Once everyone in their respected category has performed, one of the judges would do a special comedy sketch of their own to entertain the crowd while the ballots are being counted.
I've been thinking about having the judges count as one unit, the crowd as another unit, and the contestants themselves as a third unit. First place from each unit is worth 4 points, second place is worth 2 points, and third place is worth 1 point. The one with the most of these points wins!
Anyway, that's what I've been plotting thus far. Hey Teasel! Maybe we should make plans to have this happen for KCon '10!
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This is funny; I've been contemplating the same thing!
The way that I was thinking about doing it was like this:
There would be three different categories: Children level, Teen level, Adult level. The content, irregardless of the category, would have to relate to anime, Japanese culture, conventions, or the Portland area.
People would submit the basic concept of their sketches to me and the remaining judges prior to the con (I was thinking early-mid August). The top ten choices would get an e-mail stating that they've been selected, with three being possible alternatives, should someone not be able to participate.
Each individual would be granted a maximum of ten minutes of stage time. Once everyone in their respected category has performed, one of the judges would do a special comedy sketch of their own to entertain the crowd while the ballots are being counted.
I've been thinking about having the judges count as one unit, the crowd as another unit, and the contestants themselves as a third unit. First place from each unit is worth 4 points, second place is worth 2 points, and third place is worth 1 point. The one with the most of these points wins!
Anyway, that's what I've been plotting thus far. Hey Teasel! Maybe we should make plans to have this happen for KCon '10!
Why not this year? That way we get more interest in it for next year.
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Before we can really go with your idea and have a contest, we need to get more people interested in this. This year we just have people doing stand up, no catagories or anything. If we could just around five or six people who want to do stand up, people willing to go around the convention and get people to attend, a stage at Kumoricon, and a time slot this year, we might be able to get enough of a following so we can go with something along the lines of your idea next year.
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I see where you're going with this. My recommendation is to submit a panel request form to Jackie. Since this'll only be for fun and for promoting a possible contest for next year, I would love to be one of the comedians. Something that we should consider doing though is discussing what all of the stand-ups will be talking about, so that way we won't have the same thing mentioned every time someone is up there. That happened during my high school graduation; we had three valedictorians and they all talked about the construction of the campus, and nothing else.
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I see where you're going with this. My recommendation is to submit a panel request form to Jackie. Since this'll only be for fun and for promoting a possible contest for next year, I would love to be one of the comedians. Something that we should consider doing though is discussing what all of the stand-ups will be talking about, so that way we won't have the same thing mentioned every time someone is up there. That happened during my high school graduation; we had three valedictorians and they all talked about the construction of the campus, and nothing else.
Well if you can get all the forms and stuff taken care of, then I can focus on getting the word out. Because I know DJs at two radio stations who may be able to help us out.
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That'd be awesome!
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That'd be awesome!
Yeah, but we'll probably need to have everything squared away on your end first.
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Well, if I'm not mistaken, the forms can be submitted online. I'll get working on this before the week comes to an end.
Do you have a recommendation on when we should have this? I personally don't care, just so long as it doesn't interfere with my Family Feud panels or my Auction-related duties too much.
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Not during the cosplay chess or anime dating game, those are my two big events (not to mention that they are very popular). But I think it would be a good idea to do it on the second day, that way we can call attention to it on the first day.
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I see then... okay, I'll get to work on the form then!
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I have a few more questions for you, Teasel.
1-How long do you think we should have this event for? I was thinking an hour and a half.
2-Aside from mics and speakers, what other Kumoricon equipment do you think we'll need?
3-Should this be rated G, PG, or PG-13? (R is another option, but I'm pretty sure you'd agree with me that this is out of the question)
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I have a few more questions for you, Teasel.
1-How long do you think we should have this event for? I was thinking an hour and a half.
2-Aside from mics and speakers, what other Kumoricon equipment do you think we'll need?
3-Should this be rated G, PG, or PG-13? (R is another option, but I'm pretty sure you'd agree with me that this is out of the question)
An hour and a half would be a safe bet (probably wont use it all up). Other than mics and speakers, we could use a digital video camara, that way we can film it and then post it onlne, that way people know what they missed and will (hopefully) want to come next year. And PG-13 for sure, I'll do my best not to swear. :P
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Okay then!
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Are all the forms taken care of? When will we know whether or not we're going to do this officially?
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I just noticed this on the forms yesterday. As it turns out, the deadline for submissions was early June. I've sent Jaki an e-mail asking if it was possible to make an exception, but I haven't seen a response yet. I'm also hoping to talk to her at the next meeting, which is next Sunday. If I get an e-mail beforehand, I'll post it here.
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D:
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*Starts coming up with Plan B*
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We need to get more comedians.
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I'd have to work on my routine, and get it more inclined towards anime fans but....
I'd totally do this somewhere! sign me up!
~Allykat
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That's three total!
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Out of curiosity, how old are you AllyKat?
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Would the people doing this be preforming regular stand up or something much more on the topics of anime? While a laugh is a laugh, I don't know how long people looking for anime specific things at a con would stay for plain stand up comedy.
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We will probably be focusing on things of geeky/otaku nature, and yes, anime.
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Legal. And thats all I'm saying on the forums. Even a girl as young and beautiful as I
may/may not be, deserves some mystery. But I'm old enough to vote, drink and cause
all kinds of crazy fun, if the need arises!
~Allykat
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This sounds interesting. I'd probably come see it... Though I wouldn't perform as I'm not spontaneous and can't think of anything funny to save my life. But I'd come see it nevertheless. :)
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i was actually considering hosting something like this, but if you are going to do it, that saves me the trouble.
the only thing i like more than pre-written comedy, is improv comedy, so NOBODY WRITE YOUR MATERIAL BEFORE YOU PERFORM
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improv comedy really requires more than one person... so you can play off
eachothers actions and phrases... it's hard to improv a one-person stand-up,
I'm not saying I couldn't do it, because of done Comedy Sportz enough to
know you have to be ready for anything, but.... it's just not a fun.
~Allykat
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Yeah, I rarely do well coming off the dome by myself. I occasionally have moments of win, and have done so on stage before. However, the words in my head don't always come out the way I want, so I need some sort of loose script. :-\
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that would definitely be an awesome idea, and doing a stand up at a convention means that if you do nerdy jokes, a lot more people will get it... But I would love to see that.
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Exactly, there's stuff that only geeks and otakus get, and not "normal" people.
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Exactly, there's stuff that only geeks and otakus get, and not "normal" people.
Please, we're the normal one's, those other people that believe their normal are the true freaks, because their afraid of what society thinks of them... I mean, common, at least when it comes to us, people are afraid to make fun of us, especially at cons... Because we carry weapons, thus the reason a lot of people never get robbed at a convention.
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Yeah, this is precisely the way to get me blacklisted and possibly arrested.
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Yeah, this is precisely the way to get me blacklisted and possibly arrested.
YOU FINALLY PASSED THE 800 POST MARK
i totally think this should be 18+, anybody else agree?
or maybe having an 18+ one late at night?
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Yeah, this is precisely the way to get me blacklisted and possibly arrested.
YOU FINALLY PASSED THE 800 POST MARK
i totally think this should be 18+, anybody else agree?
or maybe having an 18+ one late at night?
ya, have 2, one for everyone, and one for adults... Hell, it could be done where they do Karaoke for an hour or 2... But ya, if there's an 18+, then no one has to really hold back, they can use adult language and not have to worry about it... But if there's only an 18+, then it's not fair to the other con goers who are 17 and younger... So there should be two.
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Yeah, this is precisely the way to get me blacklisted and possibly arrested.
YOU FINALLY PASSED THE 800 POST MARK
i totally think this should be 18+, anybody else agree?
or maybe having an 18+ one late at night?
ya, have 2, one for everyone, and one for adults... Hell, it could be done where they do Karaoke for an hour or 2... But ya, if there's an 18+, then no one has to really hold back, they can use adult language and not have to worry about it... But if there's only an 18+, then it's not fair to the other con goers who are 17 and younger... So there should be two.
i wish we could restrict it to 18+ and 17 year olds who have seen goatse
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Honestly, I think that 16 year old's should be allowed to attend the adult showings, or at least 17 year old's because their allowed to go to rated R movies as long as they have an idea, and let's face it, a lot of "adult" anime that isn't porn is for 16+ like Elfen Lied... But rules are rules, so there's not really anything we can do about it.
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i wish we could restrict it to 18+ and 17 year olds who are okay with goatse
Fixed that for you.
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i wish we could restrict it to 18+ and 17 year olds who are okay with goatse
Fixed that for you.
thanks tanis.
that is a very good point
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goatse?
? nanidesu ?
Anyway...having worked at a movie theater for several years,
I know the underagers pain, I was the cause of it many a time,
kicking kids out of Rated R movies cause I told them they couldn't
go in and they snuck in anyway.
18+ events create a logistical problem of needing to make sure that
everyone in the area IS infact 18 and up, this was difficult for many
of the events at the convention this year, so doing that for more
events seems difficult to me. That said, even 18+ events have limits,
we aren't a dirty comedy club, there really is no place in fandom for
grotesque or foul humor unless it is within the context. Most anime
fans wont really be into that harsh humor, so I think it's best we play
up our audience and keep the jokes filled with innuendo (fun for
everyone!) and less straight out (alienates and causes booing sometimes)
But thats just me, you can all do your standup how you like it, it really
is up to each person on there own opinion!
~Allykat
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the way im looking at it, its still completely fair to have an 18+ later on, like after hours.
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goatse?
? nanidesu ?
Anyway...having worked at a movie theater for several years,
I know the underagers pain, I was the cause of it many a time,
kicking kids out of Rated R movies cause I told them they couldn't
go in and they snuck in anyway.
18+ events create a logistical problem of needing to make sure that
everyone in the area IS infact 18 and up, this was difficult for many
of the events at the convention this year, so doing that for more
events seems difficult to me. That said, even 18+ events have limits,
we aren't a dirty comedy club, there really is no place in fandom for
grotesque or foul humor unless it is within the context. Most anime
fans wont really be into that harsh humor, so I think it's best we play
up our audience and keep the jokes filled with innuendo (fun for
everyone!) and less straight out (alienates and causes booing sometimes)
But thats just me, you can all do your standup how you like it, it really
is up to each person on there own opinion!
~Allykat
well, when you put it that way, ya, it does make sense, make it like the slightly anime dating game, to where they warn everyone that it will have some mild humor just in case of parents, and as such it could work out the same way the sadg worked (and honestly, that event was just to good)
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Exactly, there's stuff that only geeks and otakus get, and not "normal" people.
Please, we're the normal one's, those other people that believe their normal are the true freaks, because their afraid of what society thinks of them... I mean, common, at least when it comes to us, people are afraid to make fun of us, especially at cons... Because we carry weapons, thus the reason a lot of people never get robbed at a convention.
*HUG*
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Exactly, there's stuff that only geeks and otakus get, and not "normal" people.
Please, we're the normal one's, those other people that believe their normal are the true freaks, because their afraid of what society thinks of them... I mean, common, at least when it comes to us, people are afraid to make fun of us, especially at cons... Because we carry weapons, thus the reason a lot of people never get robbed at a convention.
*HUG*
woot, I got's a hug *hug's back*
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Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, I have good news.
Over the last couple months I have been in contact with Aaron Duran, the host of the Geek in the City Radio podcast (check it out on iTunes or at www.geekinthecity.com ). Last week I told him that we now have four comedians total, and I thanked him for helping us (he tried to get us a couple comedians, but it didn't pan out). He sent me a reply several days later, that said congrats on getting more comedians, and that once Kumoricon gets closer, they might be able to have me come on the show so I can pimp our panel. ;D
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The closer the date gets the more seem to show up, hoping for more before that so we have a nice big show with good jokes.
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How long would each persons set be ideally?
~Allykat
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I'm thinking ten minutes (that way it's okay if people go a little over ten minute). But this is assuming that we will have an hour to do this.
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For the Cake on a Plane panel at MEW there will be some stand up comedy~!
I'll see how that goes and report back here. ;3
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See if you could ask the people performing if they will be coming to Kumoricon (or if they want to swing by this here thread ;) ).
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Okay! The paperwork has been filled out! ;D
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WOO! I would love to see something like this at Kumoricon this year! I would definatly come and watch! =D And I hope this goes through! ^^ Good luck~
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Hey, thanks. ^_^
The only thing we really need to worry about is getting our material ready, getting one of the time slots we asked for, and for plenty of people to show up. Hopefully the little description that Washougal_Otaku and I came up with will get people to come see us.
Btw everyone, we've asked for 90 minutes for our panel. So depending on the number of people performing, the ammount of time each of us gets to perform will vary. We may also have a sit down near the end of the show so we can take questions from the crowd.
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I think that's a great idea! I would definitely come to a Stand-Up comedy panel if one was organized.
A bit of humor while at KCon would be nice.
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Looks fun, I'd be down for this.