Modified On January 18, 2007
National Public Radio has, for the second time in a couple of weeks, turned its attention to standup comedy. This time, they’ve noticed a resurgence in the New York in “New York Sees a Comedy-Club Renaissance” by Mike Pesca.
With so many venues, it’s possible for a working comedian to fill up a weekly schedule by making the rounds-— and even make some money doing it. A good, but unknown, comic can earn $1,000 a week just by playing the city’s clubs.
We haven’t the bandwidth to listen to the entire report, but the text on the front page of the report manages to indulge in at least one timeworn cliche.
Even with all of these venues, comedy can still be a soul-crushing profession. After all, you need to get that humor-fueling discontent from somewhere.
Yeah… that humor-fueling discontent is what it’s all about, dontcha know. (And “soul-crushing” has become a alterna-hack phrase that makes us cringe!)
There’re a handful of links to past comedy-related pieces that might be of interest.