Doing stand-up comedy is no easy thing: for starters, it’s hard enough being heckled by someone in the audience because of something the comedian said. And then, things could get even more complicated when someone in the audience chooses instead to throw something at the comedian onstage because of something that the comedian had said….
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CONTROVERSY AT EDINBURGH FRINGE: The Right to Perform at a Comedy Venue
Competition breeds tension and as more people than ever flock to comedy venues to catch some laughs, tensions are rising in the backrooms as the folks who run the comedy shows try to outdo one another in the race for audience members. And as the turf wars heat up, pushing the boundaries is just something…
ANDY DICK the defendant: When a Comedian Goes off the Deep End
Comedian Andy Dick is in trouble again. Only this time, he is not being arrested by the cops but is being sued by someone who won’t take his antics lying down. In early May, a Dallas man named Robert Tucker filed a lawsuit against Dick, his agent the United Talent Agency (UTA) and a Dallas…