Stephen Colbert
π€ SpeakerAppearances Over Time
Podcast Appearances
It's like how can I make this a reciprocal relationship?
How can I make this good β this moment feel as good for them as it's feeling for me right now?
What can I give back to them?
And because comedy is about rhythm, it's like where you jump in on their laughter is β
really may be the only decision you're making.
And if you're really feeling it, it's not a decision at all.
So there's nothing to worry about while the audience is laughing.
Exactly.
And if this wasn't radio, I would graph it for you.
When the show first started, I thought, well, it's a giant space.
It's a Broadway stage.
What kind of energy, what level of energy do I need to fill this space that is then sort of captured by the camera?
And because I used to very much do a show that was for the camera that the audience got to witness.
I feel like now I'm doing a show for the room that the cameras witness.
And that's a really big difference.
And you really feel it when you're doing it.
And I my my first choice was, well, air on the side of energy.
And then at a certain point, I realized, well, that actually doesn't translate over the camera.