A substitute to stand-up comedy isn't stand-up comedy. Call it something else. Don't do the same thing and expect that it will work.

Post this service in the stand-up subs in Reddit and to see the responses from actual comedians. IMO the person who built this service doesn't "get" stand-up and therefore the idea won't work.

What might work? A real substitute which isn't stand-up. I don't know what that is or I might build it myself. But there's a lot of ways to create with a comic mind.

Also, show me a stand-up comedian who is doing this? If it were a thing, then the majors would already be doing it. Even major comedy specials on HBO are done in front of a large audience. And they aren't repeated. It's like a movie, they work on these shows for months and then it's a one shot deal.

Your feedback is valid and you may be right. In fact, you probably are right--most new things fail to get traction, and I don't dispute that live standup is going to be very tough to approximate virtually. But if you've ever tried to build a product for others before, you know that what users end up liking and using often seems inexplicable and is almost impossible to guess before you start putting iterations of an idea in front of them. There are probably some possible versions of this product that do work, even though most don't.

"Post this service in the stand-up subs in Reddit and to see the responses from actual comedians. IMO the person who built this service doesn't "get" stand-up and therefore the idea won't work."

Posting it on Reddit for feedback is a great idea. But the important thing isn't whether the people there love it or pan it, it's what can be learned from their feedback.

"What might work? A real substitute which isn't stand-up. I don't know what that is or I might build it myself. But there's a lot of ways to create with a comic mind."

Getting something imperfect out there for people to use and give feedback on is a much better way to find out what does or doesn't work than guessing at it in your head.

"Also, show me a stand-up comedian who is doing this? If it were a thing, then the majors would already be doing it."

Come on, you can make this argument against anything new. New platforms don't get famous people on them right away; they have to first get traction with early adopters. The way to tell whether this could be a thing is to look at growth among early adopters, not big names.

My argument boils down to "don't call it stand-up." And I think this basic argument still jives with your counters.

What's the title? "Live Stand-Up Comedy from Home"

What's the domain name? comedyfromhome.com

If years ago you were to call this "TikTok" and the idea is that people would do funny videos from home, I would be all for it.

Come up with a name and a marketing angle which isn't trying to tell me that this is stand-up comedy, but from home. Make it a bit more open-ended. Give me some room to work within your platform. Don't box me in by telling everyone this is "stand up comedy, but from home." IMO, the service would be crippling me. People don't understand how much effort is involved in coming up with even a 5 minute solid set. That's the launching point of a career.

If you're going to put the effort into writing a book, you're going to put in the effort to find the right publishing path. Anything else would be a major risk to the success of that effort.

This is not the platform you're looking for. </jedi mind trick>

Again, fair enough, but you are just one person with a strong opinion. Are you sure that your feelings about the word "standup" can be generalized to comedy fans as a whole? Maybe others will see it differently. It doesn't need to get 100% of live comedy fans to be a success.