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Ray's Set at the Brokerage and Long Island's Time Capsule Crowd
from Little Anna Army · #39
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3 minTim recounts Ray's bit at the brokerage going over his parents' heads, then riffs at length on the strange, elderly, out-of-touch Long Island early-show crowd and their outdated fashion and tastes.
- 36:46Ray's parents ate chicken wings silently at his comedy show, completely ignoring the performance.
- 37:24Tim's aunt told him afterward that she was shocked at how good Ray was, rather than complimenting Ray directly.
- 37:44Tim describes bombing for 40 minutes in front of an older crowd at a brokerage event.
- 38:01The audience members looked like they were only being kept alive for insurance money.
- 38:25Ray pointed out the bizarre fashion choices of the attendees—weird berets, fishing coats, no socks.
- 38:47The crowd is a time capsule of people who like Irish cream in their coffee and watch The Voice.
- 39:05Tim says if he were them, he'd lay his head on the kitchen table and hit himself with a hammer.
- 39:21Comedy has become a frustrating cattle call nightmare for Tim.
- 39:33Tim pitched a show to Vice and says he'd shoot people in the head if they succeeded instead of him.
- 39:53He'd train for a week solid on a weapon before walking in to shoot successful competitors in the face.