Over the past several years, Twitter has played a huge part in a comedy renaissance still going strong. Entertainers use the platform to take advantage of trending topics immediately, turning them into brilliant and timely nuggets of standup that might not otherwise make it to the stage in time
Yet even some of the most quick-witted writers will emphasize the difference between Twitter and their “true” comedy. Very few comics feel comfortable dubbing themselves “Twitter comedians.”
“I think the term ‘Twitter comedian’ can seem like a pejorative because it’s not a job, really, and there’s such a low barrier for entry to get started,” comedian Josh Gondelman tells Mashable. Read more…
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