Quarantine Entertainment

We watched an improv comedy performed by a local club last weekend, The event was on Zoom and our first time trying entertainment in these covid times. There were six comedians and the show lasted a little over an hour. A lot of dark humor about the pandemic and race relationships from all of them. Everyone stayed away from election year politics. Sex, relationships and dating only made brief appearances. If I had watched any such show in the early days of the pandemic, I might have had a reference point for how the mood has shifted over time. Generally, people expected to stay in limbo for an undetermined period of time and make the most of it. Audience members who volunteered to show up on video were relaxed in their living rooms on a Friday evening. 

The cost of admission to the event was way lower than it would be if it were live. The comedians showed up with various degrees of preparedness. One was seated inside her car and joining by phone. The audio and video quality suffered a great deal because of that. There was one that had a full studio set up in his home and delivered a near perfect performance. I have been meaning to try an Airbnb experience for a while but was not sure if it would be enjoyable. After this show, I feel more ready to give that a go. The idea that live and somewhat curated entertainment could come home to you feels like rather novel. There is no end to how much that could scale because people are so diverse in their idea of what comprises entertainment.