Adam Buxton

It's not the governing factor.

As soon as that relationship with the audience began, I remember in the 90s, I remember it starting on TV when shows started saying, what do you think?

Tell us what you think.

And when technology started making feedback easier and more immediate and texting and all that kind of thing.

When that started, I just remember thinking, this is the cart before the horse, surely.

Like, why?

Who gives a fuck?

what people think that they want to see at that moment.

You're like, you know, for some shows that's more valuable than others, right?

If it's kind of a consumer affairs type show.

But for an entertainment show or that sort of thing, I don't see the point.

It's like, well, why do it that way?

They come to you because they're interested in what you want to do.

So you do what you want to do.

And if they don't like it, they can go elsewhere.

You want to be told.

The whole point is you want the personality to lead you and bring you into their world and be your guide.

It's like when you go and see a stand-up.

You are being governed by how they handle the audience, right?

And if you can smell fear,