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Journo spots comedy renaissance!

Journo Yummies to Paul A. Leone, writing in the New Times of Broward (Palm Beach), on the occasion of Cory Kahaney‘s appearance at the New York Comedy Club in Boca:

Since its heyday in the ’80s, standup comedy has gone through more ups and downs than Anna Nicole Smith on a pogo stick. But with the recent success of the reality show Last Comic Standing and Comedy Central’s latest hit Shorties Watching Shorties, it seems the standup stage is in the midst of a renaissance.

Nice visual, no?!

Although we agree with Mr. Leone that there is indeed a renaissance occurring, we maintain that it’s happening in spite of Shorties. That particular show is reprehensible. We keep it in mind whenever we hear Doug Herzog hold forth on the subject of comedy. Read the rest here.