Modified On August 11, 2004
Las Vegas Weekly has a cover story about standup in their Aug. 5-11 issue. It’s still online here, at least for another day or two… after that, you might have to do a search in their archives. The story is entitled, “Behind the Comedy: Four Serious Lessons About the Funny Business in Las Vegas” by Richard Abowitz.
Schirripa also points out that another drawback of Las Vegas is that, unlike at traditional comedy clubs, there is no room to nurture local or untested talent:
“One thing about Vegas: These aren’t open-mike nights. You got to be ready. I am not using amateurs. If you make it to the Riviera Comedy Club or to the Tropicana, you got to be a pro, and you got to prepared to handle yourself. You got to be on top of your game here. You got to be prepared.”