Is 'The man who had once come up with a has-been corner skit, in which, as Zmuda recalls, forgotten performers would be sent out to flounder in front of an audience ...' in direct disagreement with the statement 'A very small number of performers ended up being cheered and celebrated by the audience.'
The man who had once come up with a has-been corner skit, in which, as Zmuda recalls, forgotten performers would be sent out to flounder in front of an audience ...###A very small number of performers ended up being cheered and celebrated by the audience.