> Have you ever tried this? It's an absolutely brutal experience even for people with the necessary skills.
No; I don't have the necessary skills. I'm not funny enough, and I'm not quick-witted enough.
I used to heckle standups (and people who thought their poetry deserved a public performance). I mostly regret that behaviour now; I think I figured that a good standup should be able to use a heckler as a foil, a way to improve their show. Certainly the funniest standups can atomise a heckler instantly; heckling a good comic is very risky.
The very best standups can deal with a heckle without destroying the heckler - for example, by improvising a joke on top of the heckler's line.
No; I don't have the necessary skills. I'm not funny enough, and I'm not quick-witted enough.
I used to heckle standups (and people who thought their poetry deserved a public performance). I mostly regret that behaviour now; I think I figured that a good standup should be able to use a heckler as a foil, a way to improve their show. Certainly the funniest standups can atomise a heckler instantly; heckling a good comic is very risky.
The very best standups can deal with a heckle without destroying the heckler - for example, by improvising a joke on top of the heckler's line.