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Question about Mock The Week.

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Just watching Mock The Week on Dave. Only just realized they use a mic with stand during the stand up bit. Why? Considering they're already mic'd up, which you can blatantly see.

TV is so fake lol.

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  • Dub2Dub2 Posts: 2,869
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    What was the question?
  • [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 928
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    It's more or less stand-up tradition to have a mic stand. It's not needed, no, but it's traditional.
  • [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 1,163
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    Dub2 wrote: »
    What was the question?[/QUOTE

    Notice the question mark after the word 'why'? <<Look there's another one in case you don't know what one looks like.
  • degsyhufcdegsyhufc Posts: 59,251
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    Some comedians like the mic stand. Some take the hand held mic and move the stand away.
  • [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 1,163
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    degsyhufc wrote: »
    Some comedians like the mic stand. Some take the hand held mic and move the stand away.

    Yes but that doesn'tchange the fact they already have a mic attached to their clothing.

    I was making a point about the fakery of tv. Nevermind.
  • misslibertinemisslibertine Posts: 14,306
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    wiseguy100 wrote: »
    Yes but that doesn'tchange the fact they already have a mic attached to their clothing.

    I was making a point about the fakery of tv. Nevermind.

    Well you asked why, and people answered why. How else was the thread going to go?
  • degsyhufcdegsyhufc Posts: 59,251
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    It's a prop to add a touch of the experience of being at a stand up gig.
  • far2coolfar2cool Posts: 6,334
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    Because many comedians like to perform into a microphone (even if that mic isn't connected up)

    It's got nothing to do with TV being faked
  • walterwhitewalterwhite Posts: 56,919
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    wiseguy100 wrote: »
    Yes but that doesn'tchange the fact they already have a mic attached to their clothing.

    I was making a point about the fakery of tv. Nevermind.

    It's not fakery. Most stand ups still use a handheld mic.
  • PES 2009PES 2009 Posts: 1,146
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    degsyhufc wrote: »
    Some comedians like the mic stand. Some take the hand held mic and move the stand away.

    Chris Addison is not a comedian. Comedians are supposed to be funny.
  • brangdonbrangdon Posts: 14,109
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    degsyhufc wrote: »
    It's a prop to add a touch of the experience of being at a stand up gig.
    It's also to make the point that only one of them is supposed to perform at a time. As compared to the panel sections which are more of a free for all. Presumably their worn mics are switched off for the stand-up.
  • degsyhufcdegsyhufc Posts: 59,251
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    They leave the mics on as sometimes they do interact and laugh. I guess they are respectful of the comedian and keep quiet in the background.

    You see a lot more of the interaction in the compilation shows.
  • walterwhitewalterwhite Posts: 56,919
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    PES 2009 wrote: »
    Chris Addison is not a comedian. Comedians are supposed to be funny.

    That's it then, your opinion is gospel.:rolleyes:
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