Comedians who can’t seem to deliver an average of 18+ seconds of laughter per minute (PAR Score 30+) remind me of politicians who skirt the real issues with “spin” and sometimes shear nonsense.

They will say that stand-up comedy is subjective and can’t be measured on a “seconds of laughter per minute” basis.

It’s true that telepathic laughter cannot be measured on a minute-by-minute basis — only laughing out loud can.

I submit that any subjective attributes associated with any comedian or their material are MEANINGLESS unless that comedian is getting laughs — big laughs like so many headline comedians have demonstrated for decades.

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