Have You Ever Told a Joke About Someone With Them in the Audience?

ALL THE TIME!

​This has happened a few times, yes. For the most part, people seem to enjoy it mostly, feeling flattered I suppose to be included. I don’t really punch down and whatever I embellish on stage is clearly an embellishment, whether its silly or clearly antithetical to reality. But my jokes are not mean spirited so when its a friend, an ex, or a family member, they are fine being included, although I know my family doesn’t include me in a lot of things now for fear of being part of a gig.
Its one thing, but when its a celebrity, its even crazier. I used to have a show about meeting Billy Corgan from the Smashing Pumpkins and I did it at a show, when I knew he would be in the audience. He handled it well but did not remember the incident, clearly because it didn’t happen like I said. I combined the story with another celebrity interaction I had. And ironically, the other person was at a show when I did the joke with HIS name in it. #comedy #standup #celebrity