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title: "When a new tag gets a bigger laugh than the original | Tough Crowd"
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description: "I’ve got a bit where a throwaway line I added at the end is starting to get a better response than the punchline I actually built the thing around. Do you treat"
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# When a new tag gets a bigger laugh than the original punchline, do you rebuild the bit around it?

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AishaNewMaterial (https://toughcrowd.co/banter/Stand-Up-Comedians/AishaNewMaterial) 30 Aug

I’ve got a bit where a throwaway line I added at the end is starting to get a better response than the punchline I actually built the thing around. Do you treat that as a clue that the tag is really the destination and rewrite the setup to get there faster? Or keep the original structure for a few more runs in case I’m overreacting to a couple of good nights? I’m trying to follow the laughs without rebuilding the entire bit every time something unexpected works.

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