About this episode

R. Scott Edwards interviews comedian Mark Schiff about the history of stand-up comedy in New York and their experiences in the industry.

Send us Fan Mail A $5,000 lunch. A 30-year promise. A frozen walk across the Brooklyn Bridge to make the new year feel real. R. Scott Edwards sits down with comedian Mark Schiff for a warm, hilarious time-capsule of stand-up comedy history that starts in New York at The Comic Strip and stretches all the way to arena-sized shows with Jerry Seinfeld. If you love comedy stories that actually explain how this business works, you’re going to get a ton out of Mark’s memories and the hard-earned les...

People in this episode

Host: R. Scott Edwards

Guest: Mark Schiff

Topics covered

• stand-up comedy
• comedy history
• New York comedy
• interviews
• comedians

Keywords

• stand-up comedy
• Mark Schiff
• New York
• comedy history
• Jerry Seinfeld

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: The Comic Strip

Places: Brooklyn Bridge, New York

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