With most clubs still closed, comics are reaching audiences outdoors and online
By Nick A. Zaino Globe correspondent, Updated August 26, 2020
Assuming they have an iPhone or a car to take them to the nearest drive-in show, fans of live comedy have a lot of new ways to get their laughs during the pandemic. They also have almost none of the traditional choices that would have been normal just a few months ago.
Most indoor clubs around the region are shut down, including Laugh Boston, Improv Asylum, the Comedy Studio, ImprovBoston, and Nick’s. The Wilbur, one of the busiest comedy stages in town, has rescheduled or canceled numerous dates. Joe Rogan’s October show at the TD Garden has been pushed back a year. Comics Come Home, the annual charity show hosted by Denis Leary that was supposed to take place at the Garden in November, was canceled in July.
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