TootSweet@lemmy.world 5 days ago
Standup comedy is all about personality and “vibes”. What they’re drinking affects the audience’s perception of both. It helps to set expectations. Their drink is often part of the performance. (Mind you, comics don’t always have beverages. I watched a comedy routine today and I’m pretty sure he didn’t have a beverage at all. Not even water.)
Onomatopoeia@lemmy.cafe 5 days ago
Exactly.
Ron White has a Scotch and a cigar - it’s part of his persona (and who knows I’d it was really scotch or just colored water?)
Robin Williams always had just water on stage.
Eddie Murphy talked for 1-2 hours with nothing, in a leather suit under 1970’s halogen lights