No stage? No problem! Stand-up comedy in offices, ferries, prisons, and nursing homes
About this episode
The episode explores unconventional venues for stand-up comedy, featuring stories from comedians who perform in offices, ferries, prisons, and nursing homes.
When you go to a comedy club, you know what you’re there for. But what happens when comedy shows up somewhere else? Meredith Dietz describes doing stand-up in a New York City office where employees were told not to laugh, and on a Staten Island Ferry where no one could escape the ride. Years after his own incarceration, Ali Siddiq returns to jail to speak with people inside. And Pauline Schantzer, aka Polly Wolly, brings suggestive parody songs, dance moves, and deeply silly comedy into nursing homes. Suggested episodes: Why the world needs comedians with disabilities The meteoric rise of comedian Zarna Garg Actors Mary Elizabeth Kelly and Dean Edwards on the art of impressions Why the warm-up comic is the most underrated job in show biz D’yan Forest is a 91-year-old Guinness World Record holder for oldest female comedian GUESTS: Pauline Schantzer, aka Polly Wolly : Comedian and performer who brings musical comedy into nursing homes and senior-care spaces Meredith Dietz : Writer and stand-up comedian who has performed in comedy clubs, offices, and on the Staten Island Ferry Ali Siddiq : Comedian, writer…
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