The Crazy Audience

"…And they also tell you that you should also respect women, with which I agree. So, you should respect your elders and you should respect women…so that means…we can only insult little kids now, right?" Om said in an irritated tone.

"hahaha…Little kids…Hahaha"

"HAHaha…right. Only the little kids are left…hahaha"

"My god…. I didn't realize this…hahaha"

"Hahahaha…Just wait, today when I go home I am going to tease all the little kids in my neighborhood."

"…Because only this group is left for us to insult. So, I don't let go of any opportunity whenever I see a little kid walking down the street." Om continued.

"Haahahah…pitiful little kids…Hahahaha."

"AHAHAHAAHAHAH…Don't do this to me..hahaha"

"HAHAHa….Even the little kids are not safe now…HAHAHA"

"This guy is really very hilarious…..really, I love him."

"Yeah, me too."

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After some time, Om stopped. His performance which he had prepared for, had ended. Now, he was waiting for the audience's reaction. And fortunately, the audience reacted the way he had wanted.

"Hey! Why did you stop?"

"Yeah! Why did you stop? Continue, please! We haven't had enough."

"Please, continue!"

"Continue!"

The audience shouted crazily. The thunderous shouts from the audience shook the whole auditorium. Akash and Ghotak, who were watching Om perform from not far away, had very ugly faces right now. All their 'hard work' had gone down the drain right now. Even the crowd right now was cheering so hard for Om. And for Akash and Ghotak, this was unacceptable.

'He is just a new face in this industry. But we have been doing this for years and yet we have never ever received such a cheering from the audience. Why is it so? Is he so great? No! This is unacceptable. I won't accept this!' Although both of them thought this darkly in their hearts, they knew that this was the truth and all they could do was just accept the truth.

Even Pratham had to say that he was a little jealous of the scene which was unfolding right in front of him. But he gradually came to accept it. 'So what if he everyone is cheering for him right now? I am next and I believe that the audience's reaction will be the same.´ Pratham thought in his heart.

Now, there was a genuine comedian. Although he was a little jealous, but he didn't let that jealousy control him, instead he optimistically thought about his performance with his heart filled with self-confidence. And this is the type of person I admire the most.

Well, let's get back to the stage. Seeing every single one of the audience shouting for him to continue, he was very happy. Why? Obviously, because the audience liked his performance, that's why. He was very happy that people liked what he did and appreciated all his efforts. And all this was enough for Om. He was satisfied with this.

After staying quiet for a moment, Om raised his mic and said in a half-joking tone, "My performance has ended and if you still want me to do down the stage and let Pratham perform then, I won't mind it. So, what do you think?"

As soon as the audience heard this, all of them went silent. But soon they exploded even more thunderously.

"Who the hell is Pratham? I have come here to watch Om perform, not some clown," shouted a middle-aged man.

"Oh? I remember you telling me continuously that you were very excited about Pratham's performance. What happened now?" shouted a middle-aged woman sitting beside the man who had spoken first.

Hearing this, the middle-aged man's face became red like a monkey's butt. He shouted fiercely looking at his wife, "Woman, what do you know? I had originally come here for Om. I was just kidding around earlier."

Scenes like this were taking place all over the auditorium.

"Hey! Come out whoever was shouting for Om to go down. Let's see if I won't kill you," shouted the person A.

"Yeah! Come out. I promise some of your bones will remain intact," shouted person B.

"Yeah! Come out!" shouted person C.

Suddenly, someone sitting beside the person A said, "Hey, weren't you the first one to shout that Om should go down?"

As soon as the person A heard this, he almost shat in his pants. 'What the f*ck! How can this guy be my friend? There is no way in hell this guy is my friend. He is an animal! How can he say that at this time? Ahh…I've been raising a snake all along. I shouldn't have brought this guy along with me today. Urgh! I am so dead now!' Person A thought. Now, he could only pray that all those people around him hadn't heard what his friend had said because of all the noise in the auditorium.

Unfortunately, everyone had heard it. They immediately turned towards the person A with red eyes.

"AAh….sorry! Please forgive me! I won't do it again! Argh! Please! Argh!" Person A shouted pitifully. And soon his voice drowned in shouts which were now blaming each other. Legends state that, person A's voice could still be heard in the auditorium, reminding people of his unforgettable agony. (Just kidding.)

Seeing this, Om felt funny in his heart so he immediately said, "Alright, alright. I am just kidding. I still want to earn some money. So, I can't just go down the stage like that. I am going to perform for a while more."

As soon as the audience heard this, they immediately quietened down and laughed at Om's funny remark.

"So, today I going to tell you guys about an incidence which filled my relationship with my parents with bitterness. And that is –PORN."

"…What? Porn? Hahaha"

"Now, this is some unique topic right there."

"HAhaha. I am laughing from just hearing 2 lines. What will happen to me till the end of the performance? I can't wait."

"Hahaha…Yeah! Me too!"

Yes, Om was going to perform this once again. Om was unaware that at this moment, many people had taken out their phones and video cameras to record his performance. And another video camera with a very high picture quality had been recording his performance from the start.

"…So, one day my friend gave me a porn CD and said..."

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After Om's performance ended, people couldn't stop laughing. They were breathing very heavily because of the lack of oxygen from laughing from 10 min straight. They were tearing and laughing at the same time. Some were even begging Om to stop due to the lack of breath.

So, when the performance came to an end, every single one from the crowd stood up and applauded for Om. They didn't say a word, just applauded for him. They had seen many, many stand-up comedians, but not anyone like Om who made them laugh so much that they had to beg him themselves to stop.

And like this, Om went down the stage very happily. He was feeling a sense of accomplishment for achieving this feat. But he knew that this was not due to his own work, but because of Abhishek Upmanyu's work. Om had performed Abhishek Upmanyu's stand-up comedy today. We can say that it was Abhishek who made the whole audience laugh, not him. So, this is why he was only happy, not proud of what he had done today.

When he reached the backstage, he saw Pratham looking at him. So, he also looked back at him calmly. After a moment, Pratham said, "Your performance was not bad."

As Om heard this, he was surprised. But after a moment of pause, he smiled and said, "Than-"

But before he could complete what he was about to say, Pratham interrupted him and said, "But it is not as good as mine. So, don't be proud about it."

After saying this Pratham silently made his way towards the stage. After Pratham passed by him, only then did Om come back from his shock. He turned around and looked at Pratham's back deeply and then shook his head.

He saw a chair and sat on it. After speaking continuously for about 20 min, Om was feeling very thirsty. So, he drank a whole bottle of water and closed his eyes to rest for a while. As he was about to sleep, he heard the thunderous laughter of the audience. And this continued for about 30 min.

Om was very surprised to see that Pratham could make everyone laugh so much for about 30 min. He could easily be one of the best stand-up comedians in his previous world. He suddenly remembered that before Pratham went on to the stage he did say that something which sounded like an arrogant statement, but now, it feels like he really was very confident in his abilities. And this, Om, respected very much.

All he does, was use other people's work to make the audience laugh like crazy, but what about Pratham? He made the whole audience laugh using his own abilities. In this way, Pratham was already very greater than himself and Om also recognizes this point.

Soon, the whole show came to an end and people left the auditorium in a very high spirit. This was the best show they had ever seen. All the laugh today, if counted, were more than the laughs they had in their entire lives. And because of this, everyone was talking among themselves of how great today's performances were.

Unknowingly, the name Om was imprinted deep within their hearts because of the jaw-breaking, breath-lacking laughs they had due to his performance.

The people who were secretly recording, immediately put that on Youthube.com.