Live stand-up versus TV

The lone comic steps up to the mike with nothing between him/her and the hostile audience but facial sweat. Don't worry, would be jokers - a life of punishing gigs and belligerent sods in the pit isn't the only way. Many a stand-up has been lucky enough to swap the rigours of the live show for the ease (and cash) of TV, and many of them have been successful. Virtually every comedian on television has started life as a struggling would-be stand-up, for some the transition to the small screen has taken years, for others decades. Stand-up and TV - What's the difference? Read the rest of this article and a response here...