'95 article on the end of the boom
From the Jun 19, 1995 (!) issue of New York Magazine: "The Comedy Zombies and the Ninth Circle of Funny." Check out this pic of some "new comedians reinvigorating standup":
Marc Maron, of the leopard skin print jacket, in the article: "The reason comedy sucks right now is because shitty comics ruined it."
Labels: about standup, best of
Permalink | 8/30/2010
3 Comment(s)
Wow they all look so young and full of hope.
I like that the article quotes what could be the very first "suck a bag of dicks" joke, and acts like there's something wrong with it. Haven't they been to the future?
Wow, after you posted this, it took off!!
http://www.theapiary.org/daily-links/2010/8/30/the-stand-up-boom-actually-ended-in-1995-adam-conover.html
http://comedycentral.tumblr.com/post/1038572119/juliasegal-adamconover-marc-maron-louis
And many more spots. The original tumblr post on adam conover's page gives you credit for finding the article.