“They'd practice. Joey Leno, after he was done recording, would go practice this entire monologue for the next night. Exactly. By doing it in front of live people and keeping the jokes that hit the mark and dispensing with the ones we're not.”
Jane Hanson · The CPG Guys · Journalist & Executive Coach Jane Hanson - Leading Through Communication
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practice jokes repeatedly in front of live audiences before using them in presentations
Said nearby on the same subject
“Every single laugh you hear on Seinfeld is the live audience ... even for the scenes that were recorded off set, they would play them on video screens to the live audience when they were there for the taping and then record the laughter.”
“Let them present to the team. Let them own things. Let them own the client relationship. Let them present to the team. Let them own the customer journey, big meaty problems. Let them make decisions you'd normally make yourself.”