Written by: Joseph Santiago

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We reached out to stand-up comedian Sarah Garner during the COVID Quarantine to interview her about stand-up comedy and here is what she had to say.

What other jobs did you do before starting stand up comedy?

I was a preschool teacher. You’d be surprised how well the skillset transfers. Hosting a  show is not that far off from a class of 20 3 year-olds. I was also a nanny and taught music and other stuff. I’ve worked in education for most of my career. Now, I still do some work in education. I have a Master’s degree in Special Education. read more

Written by: Joseph Santiago on April 5, 2020

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Charlie Barnett’s impact on the world of comedy may be one of the most tragically underreported stories in the comedy industry. He was a selfless comic who gave everything he could to his audiences. He developed a following of struggling performers and artists who tapped into his energy, creativity, and natural delivery. Although Charlie tragically passed away on March 16, 1996, his impact on some of comedy’s greats is still the subject of great discussions. read more

Top 20 Comedy Specials on Netflix, According to Audiences

Written by Joseph Santiago  Feb 28, 2020

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Netflix viewers have taken a particular liking to comedy specials. Every day, millions of viewers are streaming comedy from the likes of Dave Chappelle, Ali Wong, John Mulaney, and others.

However, it can be difficult to know which is worth your time with over 200 plus stand-up comedy specials on Netflix.

Here’s a ranking of 20 of the best comedy specials based on audience popularity on Rotten Tomatoes. read more

Written by: Joseph Santiago on Feb 26, 2020

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We met up with the stand-up comedian Brendan Sagalow at the New York Comedy Club in the East Village right before his show and talked all things comedy

What other jobs did you do before starting stand-up comedy? 

My first job Was a birthday party host at a bowling alley in Syosset and then pretty early they demoted me to a janitor. So I was a janitor at 13 years old. Then I delivered pizzas

How did you know you wanted to be a comedian? read more

Written by: Joseph Santiago on Feb 21, 2020

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We met up with one of our long time stand up comedians Justin Silver after his comedy show at the New York Comedy Club in Midtown

What other jobs did you do before starting stand-up comedy?

I was a personal trainer. Then a successful dog trainer by day/ comic by night. Comedy and dogs are my two greatest passions and in 2005 I combined them to create my charity “Funny For Fido” Comics Stand- Up For Homeless Animals. read more

Written by: Joseph Santiago on Feb 21, 2020

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We met up with stand-up comedian Jeffrey Leach at the Comedy Cellar in Greenwich Village right after his performance at a sold-out comedy show in NYC.

What other jobs did you do before starting stand-up comedy?

My parents instilled a work ethic in me from a young age and I’ve had a job to pay my way since I was 11 years old when I started a weekly paper route.

Since then I’ve produced live shows, worked in commercial radio, been the booker of major music venues, DJ’d at major festivals, and produced remixes for Island Records and Ministry of Sound, I was also a television presenter and actor prior to trying my hand at stand-up comedy 8 years ago. Now I pursue all things written, performative, and creative. read more

Written by: Joseph Santiago on Jan 31, 2020

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Crowd Banter Is Making A Comeback

Certain aspects of live comedy are often overlooked on specials and Moshe Kasher, Andrew Schulz, Judah Friedlander, and other stand-ups are trying to beam light on it.

Moshe Kasher was recently in San Francisco and argues that crowd work is one of the fundamental elements of stand-ups.

Hey, dude in the corner! How are you? Where are you from? Nice shirt.

These could be the building blocks of an art form that is emerging in the comic space. read more

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We met up with Stand Up Comedian Pedro Gonzalez at one of his comedy gigs at the New York Comedy Club in Midtown to discuss all things comedy.

1. What other jobs did you do before starting stand up comedy? I worked at Big Lots, Dunkin Donuts, doing wiretaps for the DEA, and as an interpreter at Legal Aid.

2. How did you know you wanted to be a comedian? I didn’t, someone at work told me I never shut up so I should go try to do that for a living.

3. If you weren’t doing comedy, what would you be doing? I’d be teaching Spanish at some college and drinking heavily. read more

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We met up with Ray DeVito at the New York Comedy Club right after his stand up comedy performance. It was a soldout prime time show on a Saturday night. The energy was buzzing with laughter in the air at the New York Comedy show. We ask him some questions about stand up comedy. Here is what Ray had to say…

1. What other jobs did you do before starting stand up comedy?

Before doing standup comedy, I use to work as a recruiter in the plastics industry. Which sales jobs are fantastic in regards to knowing where you stand. It’s much like comedy, you know you’re worth immediately if you’re making the company money, you’re good. A lot like comedy, if you’re getting laughs, you’re good. read more

Jay & Eytan – New York Comedy Club

Written by: Joseph Santiago

We met up with Jay & Eytan comedians right before their sold-out comedy show at the New York Comedy Club. We got to learn a little bit about them and their comedy.

1. What other jobs did you two do before starting stand up comedy?

We’ve done what feels like every job under the sun. Anywhere from serving, to call centers, to working on film and photosets. All of which drudge up horrible memories so we’ll move on to the next question.

2. How did you know you wanted to be a duo comedian? read more