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comedic timing

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Mapping matching sequences across stand-up comedy performances highlights a show’s engineering. This comparison of 5 performances highlights the performance-specific introduction with few or no matches between shows (A), a section with internal repetition of material (crossed lines) (B), an unexpected insertion of material in one show (C), consistently timed sequences between (C) and (D), and consistently-placed material to finish (D).

Credit

Pope et al.

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