Soooooooo that happened. I am a month into living on the same street as a local comedy club and it closed. Was it something I said? Is the universe trying to tell me something? Wherever I go comedy dies? Gone are the fantasies of getting called at the last minute to save the day if a comic broke down, got a three-picture deal or fell off the wagon. Gone. It's all gone.
Is live performance becoming a thing of the past? I think we just have too many choices at home. It's really hard to go out in the rain to pay nine bucks for a Bud Light and see Lewis Black when he is all over YouTube for free? No traffic, you can pause and you can rewind. I'm worried.
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Michelle Tomko's comedy is a fervent blend of tomboy sensibilities courtesy of the older brothers she grew up with in the Midwest and the barrage of perimenopausal chaos the East Coast world has heaped upon her. She pulls her humor from everyday observations and classic stories of family, travel, pets, and adversity. With razor-sharp crowd work and improvisational skills to the rock-solid timing of a veteran performer, Michelle’s act is not to be missed!