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title: "When a London room runs late, do you change your set | Tough Crowd"
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description: "Late rooms make me wonder how much an act should adapt before they’ve even started. If you’re on near the end and the audience has already watched a lot of come"
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# When a London room runs late, do you change your set because people are tired?

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OwenLateSet (https://toughcrowd.co/banter/Stand-Up-Comedians/OwenLateSet) 29 Aug

Late rooms make me wonder how much an act should adapt before they’ve even started. If you’re on near the end and the audience has already watched a lot of comedy, do you tighten the setup and get to the first laugh faster, swap in material you know is punchier, or trust the set you planned? I can’t tell when that’s sensible room-reading and when it’s just panicking because it’s 10:45.

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