Comedy today is at a ‘golden age’ and Louis CK is one of the greatest beneficiaries of this new age in comedy. And Louis doesn’t shy away from acknowledging his good fortune: “The amount I get paid by these promoters is crazy…I could make $100,000 in a night,” he said about two years ago to…
Tag: Comedy Under Attack
JAY LENO: ‘Woulda Coulda Shoulda’ He Pay for Defamation?
Jay Leno knows a thing or two about the occupational hazards of a comedian’s work. In the provocative new book Comedy Under Attack: The Golden Age and the Headwinds, somebody said that stand-up comedy is “the most fun anyone can have with their clothes on.” At least until somebody else gets offended in which case…