rant · moment 3 of 16
Long Island Comedians and Shortcut Jobs
from The Long Island Way · #45
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3 minTim rants about Long Island comics taking bookkeeping or line-cook jobs at comedy clubs instead of actually getting good on stage, comparing it to working at a gym instead of training for a triathlon.
- 5:54Tim advises Long Island comedians moving to New York City not to take shortcuts by working at comedy clubs instead of actually performing.
- 6:18Working as a bookkeeper at Dangerfield or a line cook at Caroline's won't lead to becoming a star—proximity to the business isn't the path.
- 6:46Nobody's WTF origin story involves getting discovered while working as assistant manager at a club; those jobs don't create comedians.
- 7:19Long Island kids get these gigs through their mother's friends, which traps them in cushy non-comedy work instead of pursuing the actual craft.
- 7:43The only job worth taking is one with hours that don't conflict with stage time—8 PM to midnight availability is the real requirement.
- 8:07Long Island people are allergic to real work and commuting; they think staying local and working at clubs somehow makes them funny instead of actually doing the work.
- 8:27Tim mocks the logic that being around funny people all day at a comedy club would somehow make you funny without any actual effort on stage.
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