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Comment author: falenas108 04 May 2012 03:59:01PM 5 points [-]

A part of it is people's expectations are raised for stage performances.

I'm part of a circus, and I've found that if I just do something with a friend in public, people will be impressed, but it takes a lot more to get people to cheer when I'm on stage.

So even decent acts aren't viewed as good when they're in front of an audience.