a counter argument.. i went to a ucb monday night, aziz was on the ticket which is what prompted the memory, and i understand comedians do free shows, or favourite haunts, to work material<p>i once saw mitch hedberg do a 10$ show nearly from a notepad and made it part of the joke, taking notes on audience reaction then noting the reaction to the notes<p>at the ucb show there was a comedian i was unaware i was familiar with named josh fadem, he did a bit on werner herzog pitching a hidden camera show that i laughed over for three comedians after fadem&#x27;s set<p>i wanted to remember the nuance of the bit and scoured the internet but was unable to find anything substantial, i did find this(o) early in development version of the joke but it pales in comparison to the complexity and construction of the one i saw him do live<p>i really wish someone had a phone on him that night<p>(o) <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.rooftopcomedy.com&#x2F;watch&#x2F;WernerHerzogsRealityShow" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.rooftopcomedy.com&#x2F;watch&#x2F;WernerHerzogsRealityShow</a>