By Nick A. Zaino III Globe correspondent, Updated July 23, 2021
Live, in-person comedy is back. Venues large and small in and around Boston are open and doing brisk business again after nearly 16 months of uncertainty during lockdown. And their schedules are filling up.
Local clubs like Laugh Boston, Improv Asylum, and Nick’s Comedy Stop resumed indoor shows as soon as restrictions were lifted. Giggles in Saugus has kept its tent up in its parking lot, giving the club an indoor and outdoor space. Theaters including the Wilbur, the Wang, and the Shubert are opening up while seasonal venues like the Cape Cod Melody Tent kick off their regular programming.
Kathe Farris, a stand-up comedian and director of operations at the Comedy Studio in Somerville, estimates she performed five in-person shows from last March to the spring of 2021. Now she averages two spots a week, not counting shows she is attending just to watch. “All of a sudden it’s just ‘Boom, we’re back,’” she says.
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Comedy venues are all smiles after a sooner-than-expected rebound – The Boston Globe