Can I go to a comedy show by myself?

[Anonymous]

Can we all agree that in a situation like this, we should just GO FOR IT? Life is short and we need all the good experiences we can gather.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I have gone to see several comedians by myself, including Trevor Noah. No one cares. Also, his comedy is not urban so his audience is not all-Black. BUT EVEN IF IT WAS, who cares? Y'all are exhausting.

For real. POC are in these situations every freaking day. Get over it and go if you’re interested. (Sidebar - if you really think Trevor Noah’s fan base is so all-black, you may not really know much about him or his work).

[Anonymous]

I went to see David Sedaris alone. I arrived to the Kennedy Center early and met him at the book signing before the show.

He wrote in my book in big colored sharpies,
To Larla, ALONE!

Thanks David.

[Anonymous]

Sure you can! Go, have fun!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I have gone to see several comedians by myself, including Trevor Noah. No one cares. Also, his comedy is not urban so his audience is not all-Black. BUT EVEN IF IT WAS, who cares? Y'all are exhausting.

For real. POC are in these situations every freaking day. Get over it and go if you’re interested. (Sidebar - if you really think Trevor Noah’s fan base is so all-black, you may not really know much about him or his work).

OP here. I read his book on the suggestion of a coworker, liked it, and that's pretty much all I knew. Do I need to know everything about someone to the point of knowing the demographics of their audience to see them perform? At his show last night I sat with a couple on my left who were in their late 70's and a couple on my right who were in their 20's. So now I know.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:It's Trevor Noah. In several months. THere's one ticket near the front of the stage on a weeknight that's $99 and I could afford that. Am I going to be weird for going alone? Will I be one of the only white people in a sea of black people? I never go to anything bigger than a movie, and even that's like once a year. (No, I don't get out much.)

You’re afraid of black people?

I am guessing more afraid of standing out and becoming a person the comedian makes fun of.

Can you imagine being Black and being this stressed out by this type of thing? I can’t! I’d be dead from all this stress. Your fears are weak.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:He’ll no. Don’t sit in front. Get your ticket comfortably in an aisle seat in the back somewhere. I did comedy in the front row before and I ended up hiding in the bathroom most of the “show”

Was it a Gallagher show and you were wearing white?