Online comedy all 2020.
Tell anyone you're a comedian, and you can easily predict the next sentence out of their mouth:"So tell me a joke." My go-to response,"Oh, I normally get paid for that," has earned me my fair share of dirty looks. But thatIt's something you expect when you decide to pursue a comedy career.
Now, comedy club open mics have disappeared — and maybe not just temporarily. As venues are forced to close permanently and the economy enters a recession, live shows are likely canceled for longer than we anticipate, even thenot making any money, are faced with a conundrum: quietly ride out these improbable times and hope for the best when they can get back on stage again, or find a new way to get back to that grind.
In recent years though, especially as whispers about UCB pyramid schemes grow louder, comedians have taken to social media to exhibit their comedic aptitude, choosing to bypass the standard paths to comedy success in favor of taking their own routes.
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