Apparently, the toughest bit about doing standup comedy is the intro. The first few seconds, if not minutes, when you have a break or make moment with the audience. To bypass this agnipariksha, most standup comedians take the easy way out by trying to lighten the room by asking a rhetorical how-are-you-doing question or say something inane about the city they are in. The collective response from the crowd can help the one with the mic relax and ease into their material. Very rarely do you come across as a comedian who would attack from the get go. Most want to be liked and remembered for their wit, not nasty humour. Which is understandable because the fastest growing culture of our times is cancel. So, you better not do something that limits your chances of an encore. Good career move. That said, if I were to perform on a stage, I won’t say hi-hello and directly kickstart with:
Your dad has the same witty nature as mine. God bless both of them.