Being a Comedian is Lonely

[clayzer]

... I don't really mean that in an over arching sense. I've found that having a little bit of a funny knack has been one of the most socially rewarding attributes that I posses. I mean it more along the lines that as far as I'm aware there isn't really a stable community of funny-philanders or mirth-makers. Or if there is I haven't found my way to

Comments

[aminee]

Thoughts? Yes. The thing with community is that they need a way to communicate. What you would like to see happen needs to be communicated. I'm thinking a website or a magazine. Like the theatre arts magazines in the office at UPS that have feature articles about cool stuff that people are accomplishing, but also resource pages in the back that point you to job openings and programs to which you can apply.

I like the idea of a website, because you can create forums where people can share ideas for sketches and get feedback. They can also share where there are upcoming performances and venues. Sounds like an awesome research grant to me! Or a scholarship! Or an independent study, and the final piece of work can be a website.

I think there are many people out there that are craving what you desire. I talk with theatre people in our community that are just dying for opportunities. They have all this talent to share, but don't know how to get it out there. I think if you target the Comedy community and create a coffee hour to chat...a website or magazine could come out of that.

There is a desire and a need. There just needs to be a way.

[clayzer]

UT is getting a website soon(Courtesy Nik Perleros, who rocks) and I can see it expanding at some point into something of what I was thinking above. I'm imagining a kind of YOU-T portion of the site or something.

[aminee]

Sweet! Yeah, Nik does some amazing design work so it'll definitely be cool. Well, I'm glad things are in the works then!