The Songs of Johnny Go

Ah. That explains things; must be my Canadian blood. (Both parents.) It's rare that I will laugh out loud even when enjoying a show. I had no term for it, but "polite internal appreciation" is not a bad one. Whenever I go to a Rudes show, I am accutely aware of how forced the (frequent, in the case of comedies) loud laughter around me seems, much of the time coming from friends of those onstage. It sounds for all the world as if they are making a point of giving the performers what they need. Me, I paid my money to be entertained, not to feed egos. And if I've got to work to feed the artist, I'm not sitting back and enjoying the show. They've got this thing called applause at the end; I do that.

This will probably start a flame war thread. Sorry.