“There’s alchemy to it that the audience is a part of,” said Jimmy Slonina of “Zarkana.” “The audience is part of the comedy, you know? And I feel that if there are a few people who are having a great time, it infects other people. So we could be doing a great show from one day to the next and if the audience isn’t with us or if there isn’t that pocket of influencers that help out, then we could fall flat.”