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Beat (Comedic Timing)

See also: Beat (In Relation to Game)

A beat is also a unit of comedic timing - like a musical pause, a moment of stillness or a breath.

It’s the space you give for something to land. Often, the laugh lives in the beat after something happens.

Performers use it to:

  • Let the audience catch up and laugh.

  • Create tension before a reveal.

  • Emphasise a reaction or turn.

Examples:

  • A clown trips, lands and waits a beat before crying.

  • An improviser delivers a killer line, holds a beat to bask in the silence, then adds the twist.

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