Surviving Social Distancing: A Guide for Comedians

Comedy in the time of COVID-19 is a weird thing.

On one hand, comedians are, generally speaking, a socially awkward crowd. Had you asked us a month ago about avoiding crowds over 50, I guarantee you at least half of us would have made the same “that’s 10 times more people than the last open mic I did” joke. And the other half would have politely laugh-reacted to the post (because we were also practicing social distancing way before it was cool, or even recommended…).

But we, like so many others in the entertainment industry, thrive on social connection. Don’t get me wrong, it’s not like I want to chat with tens of people a night, but I find joy in making others laugh – in connecting with a crowd and, equally as important, with other comics. Comedians are like Tinker Bell, only, somehow, slightly more maladjusted – we need the laughter to live. And now even the crickets are practicing social distancing (or they really, really hated my last set).

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