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I found it too hard trying to be funny to no one … believe me, you certainly get no reaction from a camera.
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The speaker says that trying to be funny without an audience is difficult. A camera gives no laughter, smiles, or other visible response, so the performer receives no immediate sign that the joke has worked. The quote captures the awkwardness of delivering comedy into silence.
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- State Library of New South Wales, Heritage Collection 2008 exhibition guide
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