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 I’m STILL Standing! (Standup comedy is a harsh mistress) When last I left my intrepid readers, I was holding a handful of miracles. In the ensuing week, I realized it just couldn’t last. I was right. To quickly review, here are some of the crazy miracles to give you some perspective: |
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 SEARCHING FOR SOME LAUGHS! In 1979, a handful of L.A. standup comics, who I still refer to as the Fabulous Fourteen, tried to blackmail a comedy club owner into paying cash for their services. It was a quasi labor dispute argued by huge egos on both sides. “I’m Dying up Here!” is a story about comics’ dreams realized, and some of those more firmly clutched dreams, frustrated. |
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