Two stand-up comedians are beefing on TikTok after performing a show together and coming away from the experience with very different interpretations of the night.
Stand-up comedy isn’t the easiest gig and involves understanding your audience and knowing how to get a crowd excited. After all, as humor is subjective, what works for one comedian may not for another.
Katie, who goes by ‘katiekcomedy‘ online found this out the hard way after opening for a fellow comic, ‘Mojo Brooks’, only to find herself roasted during his headliner.
Taking to TikTok, Katie slammed the experience as “egregious” without naming Brooks. However, internet sleuths quickly determined who she was talking about and it wasn’t long before Brooke hit back… and he came with receipts.
@katiekcomedy People like this give stand up comics a bad name. #comedy #standupcomedian
According to Katie, she had a “perfectly wonderful set” that went overtime when Brooks arrived late to his own show; “I did not bomb. I’m a self-aware person, I’ve been doing stand-up for over eight years so if I bombed, I think I would know.”
Nonetheless, according to Katie, she was unfairly ripped into by Brooks once he finally came on stage. She said, “He comes out, doesn’t look me in the eye, doesn’t shake my hand, and starts ripping me to shreds saying, “I’m so sorry that she was on the show, you didn’t rock up to the wrong building and I’m sorry if you wanted a refund.'”
“People like this give stand-up comics a bad name,” Katie captioned her video. And so began the TikTok beef between the two comics.
Addressing the claims made against him, Brooks responded with his own video in which he denied arriving late to his show and claimed Katie did not “bring the energy” to his show. He included messages he’d received from fans who questioned whether they were at the wrong show during Katie’s act, as well as clips to compare both sets, including when Katie told the crowd to get “buck wild” .
@mojobrookzz For the record Im the bigges female comedy supporter! Ive taken several on the road with me over my 10 year career! I requested a female feature that night! It just wasnt her night that night but I couldnt ignore the elphant in the room! I even had the crowd clap it up for her! Wish her the best in her career but Mam Be honest!! To my fans I aologize that they bothering us but we aint going nowhere let em cry 😂😂😂😂😂
“For the record, I’m the [biggest] female comedy supporter! I’ve taken several on the road with me over my 10-year career! I requested a female feature that night! It just wasn’t her night that night but I couldn’t ignore the [elephant] in the room!” Brooks captioned. “I even had the crowd clap it up for her! Wish her the best in her career but Mam, be honest!”
Katie has since responded, claiming Brooks specifically used clips that would showcase him in a positive light. Viewers have been divided over whose side to take, though some pointed out that while she is doubling down, Katie has yet to provide receipts.
To put the matter to rest, Brooks posted a full clip from Katie’s set to prove he wasn’t using clips in his favor.