(BY NINA METZ) There has been debate brewing the past few weeks among comedy performers in New York concerning the issue of pay. Often, stand-up comedians with a certain level of experience can score paying gigs at New York clubs. Recently, more and more stand-ups have started performing at Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre, a sketch and comedy house where no one is paid to perform. Hence, the recent tensions. A simil…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune at 03:49PM on February 21, 2013