The Difference Between Art and Craft

Mike Downey: I was watching a Norm MacDonald interview and he actually defined the difference between an art and a craft. He says that people say that comedy is an art form, but it's in fact a craft because he saysAn artist allows the audience to determine the meaning of their work. A craftsman or a craftswoman is intentionally creating experience where everyone does exactly what the crafts person wants them to do. The way Chris Rock develops his stand upsets is he'll get up and he'll tell the jokes energy-wise, like a two out of 10. With as little inflection, as little zip on him as possible.