Comedy - Time = Tragedy
Comedy is a grueling field. It used to be that you struggled, you worked the clubs, you did bit parts and maybe, just maybe, you got the brass ring and made an appearance on The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson. If Johnny called you over to sit on the couch after your set, chances are you had made it. Not so much anymore. Johnny’s long gone, there are more late-night shows, more clubs, more radio shows, more podcasts, more, more, and more competition. But that also means more jobs for comedy writers.
What happens, however, when you take an incredibly competitive environment, and then add a global pandemic that closes the comedy clubs, stops entertainment production and leaves the gig-workerist of gig-workers out on the streets to fend for themselves?
Join us with our panel of working comedians as we talk about a business built on a funny way of being serious.
Guests:
Leah Bonnema
Dustin Chafin
Episode Notes:
Were You Raised By Wolves (Leah’s podcast)
I’ll Leave You With This (Dustin’s podcast)
Leah’s info:
Leah’s Book (affiliate link): The Holiday Breakdown
Website: leahbonnema.com
Dustin’s info:
Website: dustinchafin.com
Show Notes:
Theme music by the mysterious Breakmaster Cylinder. Other music by the mysterious Breakmaster Cylinder, including “Chicken Opera” and “Mr. Chompers” (under license).
Show branding by Peg Fitzpatrick & PMG Group.
P.R. and social media by Carol Lunger, Emily Stern and A B+C Creative.
