Adam Ray answers a fan who skipped his show over politics
The comic told @lamebrodude the set hit both sides, then wished him luck away from the keyboard.
Adam Ray got told by a fan that the fan skipped his show over his politics. Ray replied in public.
The exchange happened on X, where Ray answered @lamebrodude directly rather than scrolling past. His reply said it sucked the guy did not come, that they did that very thing that night, and that they had a blast. Then the line that does the work, that he is always hitting both sides and the fan is the one trapped in thinking and living from one side to see it.
He closed warm, or at least warm shaped. Best of luck to ya dude. Life rules. Hope ya can enjoy it without the keyboard, with a horns emoji on the end.
The part that is actually the story
Comics get this note constantly and almost nobody answers it. Ray did, with a full paragraph, which tells you the "he only goes after one side" tag is sitting with him more than a shrug would suggest. The reply is not a fight. It is a correction, and the sign off is the polite version of telling somebody to log off.
It also doubles as a pitch for the live show. Ray's argument is that the room gets everybody, and that you cannot know what a set does from outside the room. A fan who decided the material in advance never found out, which is exactly the point Ray is making back at him.
There is no thread of back and forth here, no pile on, no apology. One fan explained why he stayed home, one comedian explained why that was the fan's loss, and that is the whole exchange. Whether @lamebrodude buys a ticket next time is not in the post.
Worth watching whether this becomes a habit. A comic who answers one of these usually ends up answering the next ten, and the replies tend to get shorter and sharper each time.
You’re just trapped in thinking and living from one side to see it.
Best of luck to ya dude! Life rules. Hope ya can enjoy it without the keyboard
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