Off The Cuff
Comedy Dynamics · 2019 · 45 min
A full set built entirely on talking to the front row.
Released , on Comedy Dynamics.
Jeff Leeson walks on stage without a written set, picks out a handful of ticket buyers in the front rows, and interrogates them about their jobs, marriages, and hometowns. The entire set hinges on conversational riffing, turning mundane small talk into running jokes that get dragged back into service whenever the energy dips.
Released in September 2019 through Comedy Dynamics, the performance arrived after Leeson had spent nearly twenty years touring clubs across Canada and the United States. He began performing stand-up as a teenager in Ontario, eventually dropping written material almost entirely to build sets off whatever the crowd handed him.
Notable bits & set list
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End-of-show wrap-up routine
Summarizes every single conversation that took place with audience members throughout the night, interlocking each interaction into a cohesive narrative
How it plays
- Tone
- Edgy yet good-natured, steering clear of mean-spirited jabs at audience appearances
- On stage
- Improvisational, electrifying, and likened to 'human fireworks'
- Pace
- Electrifying
- About
- audience interaction, improvisation
Details
- Released
- Runtime
- 45 min
- Where
- Comedy Dynamics
- Director
- Jeff Leeson
- Topics