20 World-Class Stand-Up Bits From the Best to Ever Ask How Everyone’s Doing Tonight

Asking how a crowd is feeling must be so deep in a stand-up’s subconscious that they can’t even help but to blurt it out. Even after six other comedians have asked us how we’re doing, we all know that the seventh act is still going to ask, too. 

We’ve been over this. We’re good. Thanks for asking, but our hands are starting to hurt from clapping, and our throats are getting a little raspy from wooing. Here, we’ll get the second drink that we’re required to order while you get to the goods. We promise we still have some laughs in us. We’re not at the arms-crossed stage… Yet.