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New York Comedy Club hosting Equal Pay Day comedy fundraiser

April 14, 2015April 14, 2015

No matter whether you choose to believe Sarah Silverman or Al Martin over who paid whom what and how much several years ago, believe this: Martin’s former club, New York Comedy Club, is a supporter of fair and equal wages today. Literally. New York Comedy Club tonight hosts “70 Cents …

The economics of the UCB, indie rooms and stand-up comedy: Adding it all up

January 29, 2013January 30, 20136

When the Upright Citizens Brigade’s East Village theater celebrated its grand opening in November 2011, major print and broadcast media outlets showed up to interview the UCB’s Amy Poehler and Matt Walsh, and Fugazi’s Ian MacKaye showed up, too, to recognize the comedy collective’s tribute to his post-hardcore punk band’s …