One of the biggest current stand-ups in the world has become the first comedian to give out NFTs to fans at his concerts.

U.S. comic Sebastian Maniscalco shocked fans at five of his recent New York and New Jersey shows by giving away free commemorative NFTs to all fans in attendance, becoming a trendsetting performer in the process. “I have never done this before and hell- who knows – I may never do it again!” Maniscalco wrote on Instagram when announcing the NFT giveaway.

The special non fungible tokens were designed by Maniscalco’s wife, Lana Gomez, and were uniquely designed for each individual show. Minted by Ticketmaster, each attendee’s specific section, row, and seat were included on the gold-plated NFTs.

If that wasn’t enough of an unexpected perk, the new owners of the NFTs also now get access to future Maniscalco performances. That’s all well and good, but imagine you really hadn’t enjoyed the comedian’s routine and are now stuck with a digital memento of the experience forever.

Considering the five shows in question saw Maniscalco perform to over 80,000 fans – including a massive show at the iconic Madison Square Garden – that’s a lot of Maniscalco-related NFTs out in the digital world.

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It made sense to work with Ticketmaster on the NFT giveaway, with the ticketing platform recently delivering over 500,000 NFTs to American Football fans during the regular NFL season and Super Bowl LVI.

“Connecting digital collectibles to the live event experience is still in its infancy,” David Marcus, Ticketmaster’s EVP for music, said (as per Variety). “Sebastian is an adventurous artist, and it’s exciting to see how he is envisioning how fans collect in a digital world.”

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