The particular mix of confidence, timing, and unfiltered honesty that makes someone feel like a comedian even when they're just talking. Standup energy is when someone turns a mundane story into a performance, leans into the uncomfortable details instead of glossing over them, and holds the room's attention without anyone quite knowing how. People with standup energy don't necessarily do comedy — they just approach life like every moment is potentially material, and conversations around them tend to end in laughter whether intended or not.
She came into the meeting with full standup energy and somehow made a budget discussion genuinely entertaining.
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