You guys like comedy?
Tonight I have a free show at the Grisly Pear on Macdougal St. in Greenwich Village. It starts around 9:00pm. You know what? IT'S FREE!! We bark on the sidewalk to try and get people in and IT'S FREE!! The difference between us and the comedy show promoters in Times Square is that our show is FREE!!
I understand that once there are comics on the show where every joke gets laughs, then most clubs, bookers, and producers will try to make money off of the comics. How much does money affect professionalism? There's this strange thing where in these times laughing is "uncool" and the cell phone has started to replace hecklers...
Having a free barking show is always a challenge. Most people assume there is a gimmick or a drink minimum. It's true that sometimes we pass around a donation bucket. Of course we'd love to charge money and have crowds of people at our shows, but that's not reality. The Reality is that there are a million other comics with a million other shows in NYC. We are one FREE show a block from the legendary Comedy Cellar (where most people are going for comedy on Macdougal Street anyway). That being said, we are FUNNY!! Every week we try new jokes, voices, and sets. We perform for any amount of people and we aren't getting paid. We do it because we have a passion for comedy and we want to make people laugh and be merry.
So in these tough economic times why not check out a FREE stand-up comedy show? We've got Bored to Death's Angry Bob, Krusty the Klown's twin Bob Bell, Rashad Bashir, Calvin Roy, and some excellent lady comics...
Check it out tonight at 9:00pm at the Grisly Pear on Macdougal Street.
-Mark Hudson