I’m sure you recall every comedian being astonished that there were airplanes flying low at COTA. They had all been getting high in their trailers and were not aware. But by the third or forth act saying “oh shit! It’s coming right at us!” No one was laughing. No fault of the comedian though.
Also, the huge open air venue didn’t let the the comedians hear the fan laughs and feedback, which led them to think they were bombing.
Flight of the Concords had the best set because their musical act didn’t require constant laugh feedback.
I remember Dave struggling with stinging sweat in his eyes. I felt so bad for the guy. Comeback performance, bad venue, 101 degrees at night, and sweat in his eyes as he he started his Paula Dean N-word story in Texas. Some kind roadie kid finally brought him a towel and a bottle of water to wash his sweat eyes out.
also, everyone was so fucking high it was more giggles than belly laughs.