[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I4BB1TZcO_o[/youtube]
Great act.
That’s very clever. On the other hand, it’s not like she really had any choice to do something else instead. So, when you think about it [if you’ll pardon the irony], it’s not so clever after all. 
I don’t get it. I didn’t find it remotely funny. I guess I have no sense of humor.
Can someone explain the gag to me?
Maybe I misuderstood her act but I assumed the “dummy” was not in on it. It’s funny because an actual member of the audience becomes the ventriloquist’s “dummy”. It’s like watching a hypnotist on stage making fools of folks under her “spell”.
To the best of my recollection, Conti’s “dummies” were named Monk and Granny. This takes the ventriliquist act to a whole other level.
The device she uses allows anyone of us to become the “dummy”. She can put any words she wishes into “our” mouth. And that has the potential to be very funny.
Unless, of course, I am completely wrong about this.
pretty good 
So she’s doing the voice and everything live? Talented. And kinda cute, too.
Is there any stand-up that you do like?
I thought this was a bit cheap and crap, really. Why did she keep laughing at the jokes she was telling herself? This is one of the problems that afflicts female comics more than men, at least from my limited experience.
iam - The dummy was clearly in on it. Note his body movements.
SIATD - don’t see a lot of standup anymore. Used to like many.
I’m not sure he was in on it, but besides that I didn’t find it remotely funny. It’s just humiliation. Shite.
OK, throw a couple of names at me that I might be able to find on youtube/wherever.
It is something that bothers me about the modern breed of British comic. They are all looking to sell crappy books and get a regular slot on some panel show or other, and the easiest way to get noticed in our tabloid culture is to just make fun of people. And then whenever anyone says something like ‘actually, it’s pretty crass and lowbrow and immature to make fun of how some disabled people talk’ you are met with a barrage of ‘you don’t have a sense of humour’ and ‘this failed 30 something man has the right to get paid for disparaging whoever he likes’ and the rest of it.
Pathetic really. There is still some very good comedy in this country though:
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r2-qqtvsNDI[/youtube]
I like Lewis Black. I generally like comedians who include some physicality -even if only facial expressions. Dennis Miller would be the antithesis of what I like.
I don’t think he was in on it.
The body language comes naturally to anyone, since as we talk and are spoken to, we use body language. The only difference is, he isn’t given the opportunity to speak. The body language adds to the illusion.
Being a shy bastard, I felt sorry for the guy, but the act itself was clever and funny to me. The guy took it in his stride and ended up dancing, so it seems like no one was seriously injured.
Perhaps if you can’t see any humour in this, you’re too sensitive to vulnerability, therefore, couldn’t step back and laugh at the absurdity of the situation.
Yeah, I don’t think he was in on it either.
It’s funny because you see in action that the expectations of the audience - who outnumber him, and the stand-up, who has muted his ability to dissent, leave him with no option except to dance.
I love Stewart Lee.