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There is nowhere to hide for comics anymore – you punch down and you might get punched out. Photo: Gallo Images/Oupa Bopape
There is nowhere to hide for comics anymore – you punch down and you might get punched out. Photo: Gallo Images/Oupa Bopape

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Or, imagine performing a comedic set and trying to make a joke about a rapper in the audience and they grab a microphone and start reprimanding you in full public view, as US rapper Tip T.I. Harris, illustrates below.

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