Funny How: Letters to a Young Comedian

Funny How: Letters to a Young Comedian

How to handle a loud talker

Here's one tried and true method.

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Matt Ruby
Sep 26, 2025
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We’ve all been there. Loud talker in the crowd. Usually drunk. You’re trying to do your set and they’re yapping away to a friend, server, or someone else and it feels like they’re in their own little world. So what do you do?

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