Everybody is not going to like you…

Understand that comedy is subjective. Being funny is a great gift but even the funniest, hottest, popular comic will have folks that don’t get their comedy style.  There maybe one joke out of many that one person will find offensive or insulting.  The best thing to realize as a comic is…there is nothing you can do about. Don’t spend your time worrying about people that don’t “get” you. There are other comics out there for them. You need to focus on your audience that understands you and relates to you. Everyone remembers Andrew “Dice” Clay.  Back in the day  Dice was one of the biggest comics out there. He sold out Madison Square Garden…twice. His comedy was insulting to some but to others, mostly guys, he was expressing thoughts that they had thought but could not say without causing trouble. Dice was the outlet for those folks and they loved him.  But pressure from groups and unkind letters and comments got the best of Dice Clay.  He had an emotional moment on the Arsenio Hall show where he cried a little.  I think that a lot of folks that looked at Dice as strong  comic with a don’t care attitude, began to see him as a fake character.   I may not agree with Dice Clay’s comedy but when you bow to pressure instead of your fans it will not be good.  There will always be critics but focus on your fans…that’s what’s important.