I've been watching a lot of Iliza Shlezinger these days. I like her work a great deal. Here's an interview she back in December of 2017.
Iliza Shlesinger hit comedy gold when she became the only woman and youngest comedian to be named NBC’s "Last Comic Standing" in 2008, and she’s been on the rise ever since. She has starred in several hit Netflix comedy specials and is the creator and star of "Forever 31" on Hulu and the late-night show "Truth & Iliza" on Freeform. On all platforms, she provides a mix of feminism, social commentary, on-point voices and characters, and a fresh take on the comedy scene.
Now, Shlesinger brings her signature wit to her new book, Girl Logic: The Genius and the Absurdity—we know it’ll be funny and insightful for both the men and women in the audience. Spend an evening with Iliza Shlesinger and get the inside scoop from one of comedy’s rising talents.
Near the end she's talking about relating to the audience during a performance (c. 58:59):
the more you do this like ten years in and more it becomes, I hate to say spiritual, but there is like a spiritual mathematics about it, you start to feel an energy, and you start to, this sounds just so hokey, but it's true, you start to feel like you ride this wave, and if you tap into it, like you and the audience are one, and you know if I raise my voice here, that's gonna get a better laugh than if I just stop, and it's it becomes very musical, and that you kind of just happened to that eventually
Jerry Seinfeld has said similar things, including the comparison with music. I can't point to a specific passage in an interview at the moment, but there's a remark at the end of this post that's moving in that direction.
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