Why bombing on stage is necessary to build a comedian's baseline skills
Jimmy Fallon · The Tonight Show & Electric Hot Dog: Jimmy Fallon · Jun 27, 2022 · at 20:05
Jimmy Fallon reflects on bombarding audiences and bombing sets early in his comedy career at The Improv.
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“You actually have to go through it. And what happens eventually is, years later, you miss those days. And you kind of laugh about those days. And I go, now I can talk to you about those days. At the time, I couldn't even walk back into the improv. I was so embarrassed. It was just the worst. But you have to do it. I mean, you have to. It just builds your skill level. You're just like, if I can do this when the jokes aren't working, I can definitely do it when the jokes are working.”
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