(to audience) I like the way this is situated here. It seems like you guys were chasing me, closing in, and then said 'fuck it...lets sit down'.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Hedberg interprets the audience sitting down as a form of surrender after chasing him.
- In plain terms
- He jokes that the audience gave up chasing him to sit down.
- What can you take from it?
- People can find humor in normal crowd behaviors.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- How do we read body language?
- What is the relationship between a performer and a crowd?
Another view
This only makes sense in a live context.
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