His start in comedy came at the urging of friends and family, so in December of 1992 he entered into a local comedy open mic competition. I remember Keith Robinson saying to me, Dont get comfortable. Assuming your act is up to snuff (tip: go to a comedy club that youre looking to get passed at and watch the comics on the line up can you match the level of laughs they are getting if it were you up there? }else{ I came to New York to shoot Trainwreck, and I hadnt done stand-up in a serious way since 1992. Founded in the early 80s by Bill Grundfest and the late Manny Dworman and eventually taken over by Dwormans son, Noam, the Comedy Cellar emerged when New Yorks comedy boom had begun but not yet reached downtown. All rights reserved. Bert's Warehouse Theatre, 2739 Russell Street, Detroit, United States. In my head, doing that club meant youd made it. Its a brick wall. Now, there arent enough slots to fill. Go-to place to discover events for more than 20M people globally. I would call the club periodically to ask if they are starting up their auditions again. : Finding Laughs Post-Divorce", "Matteo Lane: 'The Pressure of New York Comedy Is Greater', https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Comedy_Cellar&oldid=1135285697, Infobox mapframe without OSM relation ID on Wikidata, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, This page was last edited on 23 January 2023, at 19:03. It was the one place you could go where you felt really at home. Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for Don't applaud. Bill Grundfest: I wasnt expecting to bury the other clubs, I just wanted to survive. Marina Franklin: Late at night at the Cellar there would maybe be a small handful of people in the room, but you still had to kill. Theyre not QAnon. Really sweet person who cares about comedians. Each week, seasoned comedians and rising stars alike swing by the Comedy Cellar in New York City to reflect on the latest in pop culture, current events and more. She quickly became a regular performer at Arizona's biggest comedy clubs , and participated in comedy festivals around the country. Colin Quinn: In the old days theyd drag audiences off the street because the place was empty. Privacy Policy. Mark Cohen, comedian: I think its the intimacy of the room. Adding to the spontaneity, on-stage impromptu interviews close the sets. Sends chills up my spine thinking about it right now. Every Friday, we have fantastic line up of comedians from all over the world to help get your weekend started! Darryl Earl will be joined by Notrice Banner & Hosted by Dre Murray. Many scenes in the show are filmed in and around the Comedy Cellar and Olive Tree Cafe. You can see everyone and everything thats happening. They make sure that the comics are happy because without us, theres nothing. Some bullshit I had with him. On the other hand we often have great stars dropping in without notice, so we feel it kinda evens itself out. But if you have that late night TV credit, chances are you are not reading this blog post, so here goes other ways you can get into some of the NYC clubs: The Comedy Cellar: The grand daddy of comedy clubs. Broadway Comedy Club: Bringer audition this show is super packed so you will at least get a great tape out of it. We would expect you come down and try and give the people a show. I remember I would go there every night as the last guy. Her IG is @kimmydonat, West Side Comedy Club: Felicia Madison is the booker and runs open mics and New Talent shows where you get to be seen by her and potentially passed. Chris Distefano, Keith Robinson and Chris Gethard discuss COVID-19, infidelity and St. Patrick's Day, and Lynne Koplitz takes the Comic Spotlight. In 1997, he then made his first national TV debut in Canada performing stand-up on the CTV Comedy Channel (formerly known as The Comedy Network) on a show called Comedy Now! I use Streamyard and it's made the BIGGEST impact on my livestreams, videos, and clips! It was founded in 1982 by then stand-up comedian, and current television writer/producer Bill Grundfest. Thats a Cellar comic. Jack is first name and Mandanka is last name. window.attachEvent('onload', __ldinsp); Getting up multiple times every night is easy if you're willing to pay $3-$5 for five minutes of stage time (common in Manhattan). Louis C.K.'s sexual misconduct didn't hurt the system. Event starts on Saturday, 1 April 2023 and happening at Berts Warehouse Theatre, Detroit, MI. Then a few minutes later Chris Rock walked in by himself and sat down. Comic Strip Live: They did a lottery every year before the pandemic where comedians line up and get an audition date later in the year. His subject became how empty and dead the room was. Vanity Fair may earn a portion of sales from products that are purchased through our site as part of our Affiliate Partnerships with retailers. You sit at that table, and theres nothing more real. Darrell Hammond: I got into all of the other clubs because of the Cellar. We have got 40,000 cities covered worldwide, Discover Online Events - Attend from anywhere , Darryl Earl Live at Bert's Comedy Warehouse, There is no photo available at this moment, We'll find event recommendations just for you. Getting passed at the Comedy Cellar is a comic's dream come true. Comedy Central and all related titles, logos and characters are trademarks of comedy partners. The booker is also a really nice guy who watches out for comedians. She has only been doing comedy for just over two years now and has already caught the attention of big names like Jeff Ross, Mark Normand , Melissa Villasenor and Orny Adams, opening for all of them. His most recent special 'Out to Lunch' has over 7 million views on youtube and as a result Netflix couldnt ignore his talent and popularity so now Mark has a Netflix special coming out later this year.Mark tours the world doing headline shows and has done 12 late night TV appearances and has appeared on the Joe Rogan Podcast on multiple occasions. They dont act from a script. That guys not so good, lets put him on every night. Other clubs didnt really give a fuck about comedy or performing, but the Cellar did. Jeff Ross: Because of the unique nature of that roompeople having to use the bathrooms by crossing the roomI learned how to make fun of people. We do it at night, during the last show. He has now been touring overseas for 18 years and doing stand-up for a total of 25 years. She just likes who she likes and thats that. They have to be fast on their feet and, I think above everything, to have intelligence. I had to go up after all these professional comics on a regular show, and saw how high the bar was and how much better I had to get, and I became a better comic because of this program. By Steve Fabricant/Courtesy of The Comedy Cellar. Her contact information and dates for mics and new talent shows can be found here: https://www.fcomedyclub.com/. With Dan St. Germain, Mike Vecchione, Robert Kelly, Joe Machi. function __ldinsp(){var insp = document.createElement('script'); insp.type = 'text/javascript'; insp.async = true; insp.id = "inspsync"; insp.src = ('https:' == document.location.protocol ? After winning stand-up competitions on both TBS and MySpace, Byrne's stock as a comedian shot up and helped land him his first one hour special on Comedy Central, Steve Byrne: Happy Hour. For 30 years, New York's legendary Comedy Cellar has served as the. Tickets for Darryl Earl Live at Bert's Comedy Warehouse can be booked here. We both stood in the doorway and just enjoyed it like everyone else, instead of being the cynical asses we had planned on being. Reality Is Submerged in Fantasy: The Villages Is a Boomers UtopiaAnd Demographic Time Bomb. The good news is to get the initial guest spot pass you do not necessarily have to be as strong as those paid pros. I realized I wasnt dirty enough or clean enough to do it. The village underground is probably the best and biggest venue of the three. It does not indulge any meandering; you have to be on your game. The Comedy Cellar: The grand daddy of comedy clubs. Wet Spot is a Sex/Dating/Relationship Panel talk show which features stand up comedians, adult film stars, and television personalities including Nicole Aniston, Joslyn James, Jayden Cole, Dillion Harper, Kendra Sunderland, Trinity St Clair, and many others!Chrissie's Third show is on the exclusive Rokfin channel which is FULLY UNCENSORED CONTENT, all the off limit topics that can't be discussed anywhere else is allowed there! Celebrity comedians Aziz Ansari and Jon Stewart started their comedy careers at the Comedy Cellar, and both continue to occasionally perform there. Its a dark basement with not much of a stage, so youre eye-to-eye with the crowd. Tear Down the Boys' Club That Protected Louis C.K. I got kicked out of there once for something, I do not remember what for. Popular established comedians frequently perform at the Comedy Cellar, including Dov Davidoff, Mark Normand, Ryan Hamilton, Robert Kelly, Harrison Greenbaum, Sherrod Small, Keith Robinson, Eric Neumann, Gregg Rogell, Nikki Glaser, Ben Bailey and Andrew Schulz . (Being immortalized in the opening credits of Louie is just a tiny part of its modern legacy). The toughest spot in comedy to me was the post-midnight Cellar spot where Bill [Grundfest] and Rick [Crom] would do a countdown celebration at midnight. I dont remember how long I left for, but eventually I apologized, and he apologized. I got to bring him up onstage and that was the first time he went up in a very long time. He first discovered his love for stand-up comedy at the age of 8 when he first watched Eddie Murphys legendary comedy special Delirious. Judd Apatow, writer, director: I only started hanging at the Comedy Cellar in April of 2014. and our They base TV shows off that table! Todd Barry, comedian, actor: Ive had some surreal moments at the comedians table. The material on this site may not be reproduced, distributed, transmitted, cached or otherwise used, except with the prior written permission of Cond Nast. [2] It is located in Greenwich Village on 117 Macdougal Street between West 3rd Street and Minetta Lane. Sponsored by Proof Pointe Seltzer and the Motown Bistro. She still books entirely by hand. Ive been doing this for 32 years. When you are running a business that is not the greatest choice to make. Their contact information is on their website: https://www.grislypearstandup.com/. Comedian Leo Flowers tells the story of ruining his chances of getting passed at NYC's famous comedy club The Comedy Cellar, to then years later make his way. Maternal. Since he started stand-up he has performed at Canadas Just for Laughs festival 7 times, has done two Showtime specials in Arabia, a Comedy Central Asia Special, performed on Kevin Harts LOL show, performed on Gotham Comedy Live in New York, performed the Winnipeg Comedy Festival, and appeared on Last Call with Carson Daly to name a few career highlights. I have a very deep love for comics, she says, her Israeli accent mixed with that of New York. 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When youre a newer comic and you get into a club like this, you have to kill. Jeff Ross: My first time onstage, around 1994, was a disaster. I wanted to put on people who were good. window.__insp = window.__insp || []; Of course, it goes without saying that The Cellar is always the last club where a New York comedian will get passed. Theres basically no stage. When she smiles at you, its because it was earned. His first comedy album debuted at number 1 on iTunes.Joey frequently tours with Andrew Schulz, Mark Normand and other big names in the comedy world and has some hilarious clips online that have been viewed by millions around the world.In this chat we talk about the amazing day he spent with Andrew Schulz just a few weeks ago and how the advice he received on that day has already changed how he creates his material.We talk about his upcoming work on Comedy Central and discuss how important it is for comedians to post their work online compared to playing in front of large audiences.Joey then tells a cracking story about Jerry Seinfeld involving his strange green room request and then he helps me come up with ideas for a video to help get Jerrys attention.You can find Joey at:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/joeyavery/?hl=enTwitter: https://twitter.com/joeyaverycomedy?lang=zh-HantYoutube: https://www.youtube.com/joeyaveryYou can also follow the Get Jerry On instagram page - https://www.instagram.com/getjerryon/?hl=en, Savannah Hernandez is one of the fastest rising stand up comedians in America. Popular established comedians frequently perform at the Comedy Cellar, including Dov Davidoff, Mark Normand, Ryan Hamilton, Robert Kelly, Harrison Greenbaum, Sherrod Small, Keith Robinson, Eric Neumann, Gregg Rogell, Nikki Glaser, Ben Bailey and Andrew Schulz. Go to the Comedy Cellar website and look at their lineups. No guarantees, but sometimes you can figure out who it is by looking at the other comedy clubs in the city. At one point, he was hitting 28+ mics/shows PER week. The Comedy Cellar is where you should go if you're looking for the Top 40 version of the NYC comedy scene. Assuming you need to send in a tape or audition to pass, when is an appropriate time, at least careerwise, to submit? I saw him struggle! Thats why Manny was so great. Every club has one, but the Comedy Cellar is the best club, and the table Louis C.K. Colin Quinn, Dave Chappelle, Ray Romano, Dave Attell, Chris Rock, Jon Stewart, Dane Cook, Robert Kelly and Greg Giraldo are just a few of the comedians who began as Cellar regulars. I want to see the energy, and I want to hear your best material. So when we shot at the Cellar, I decided I would go up and see how it goes. Other notable Rokfin hosts include Sam Tripoli, Bryan Callen, Jason Bermas, and John Paul Rice! Judd Apatow: Its really fun to see Dave Chappelle come in and talk for two or three hours. It's an opportunity to do a few more shows but it's after a 2 hour pro show so there may not be a great crowd. Second spot. [7] Musician John Mayer has also been seen performing stand-up.[8]. Jim Norton, comedian, actor: Auditions were typically done during the Friday late show, which meant you could get stuck following Angel Salazar or some other guy who killed so hard the walls would shake. Bright-green paint and decades of comedian headshots line the walls. Her book is filled with handwritten names of available comicsand the occasional cancellation. How Mitzi Shore passed Mike Black at The Comedy Store. That was mind-blowing. This club usually requires recommendations from TWO comedy cellar regulars, OR one famous comedian recommendation like a Dave Chappelle or Ray Romano, in order to get an audition. timesofisrael.com/not-much-funny-as-ny-comedy-club-plays-host-to-iran-deal-debate/, Bumping Mics with Jeff Ross & Dave Attell, "Dave Chappelle at the Comedy Cellar: The Funniest Night on Earth", "What This Founder of an Iconic Comedy Club Believes All Companies Need to Succeed", "Comedian Louis C.K. To eat it. Now the crowds line up. This is run by Gordon at the Industry Room: https://www.theindustryroom.com/ His contact details are on the website. Feeling Anxious? Bill Grundfest, writer, producer: The Cellar, oddly enough, except for the first year or two, has always been a hard club to get into. Marina Franklin: Part of what makes the Comedy Cellar gold is its always about comics first. Well give long explanations and Estee will only text back two letters: O.K. After doing his first 5 years of stand-up in Canada, he then started doing shows in the United States in 2001. Kim Donat also runs bringer shows there and was the one who recommended me to the booker after she saw that I was ready. Maybe I didnt get kicked out, but I told him to go fuck himself, and that was not good. In September 2015, the club launched its public-policy debate series with a debate on the Iran nuclear deal. The crowd gives celebrities respect, but Ive seen many major comics eat their dicks on that stage. Also to get passed you have to have I believe 3 letters of recommendation from comedy cellar regulars. Judy Gold: Show business is so fake. I got onstage at the Bitter End but with an eye at trying to hang out at the Comedy Cellar. Estee Adoram: I personally never heard Nick say it, but the greatness of Manny is that if someone would suggest something and he thought it was a good idea, he would do it. This generation of comics could not last at that table during the Tough Crowd era. Then I got an audition for Estee and she passed me, so the other clubs passed me too. (view on map), Darryl Earl is veteran of comedy for over 25 years hailing from Detroit, Michigan. Comedians of all stripes, from rising stars to established legends, pop into New York's legendary Comedy Cellar every week for a topical set. To revist this article, visit My Profile, then View saved stories. Nick DiPaolo, comedian, actor, writer: In the early 90s, I moved back to New York from Los Angeles and came to the Comedy Cellar. I worry about the fact that 10 years from now, the people who are famous or established will not have started out here because there is no room for starting out here, Noam Dworman told us. Multiple reservations resulting in groups larger than 8 will . Reddit and its partners use cookies and similar technologies to provide you with a better experience. Line Up Listen to the Comedy Cellar Show, Every Thursday Evening 7:00 on Sirius 99. The Comedy Cellar is a comedy club in Manhattan where many top New York comedians perform. Either laugh or don't. (At the Comedy Cellar) by Andrew Hankinson at the best online prices at eBay! [9] The club was also featured in Chris Rock's film Top Five, including a performance by his character, Andre Allen. Other celebrity comics who have performed at the club include Sarah Silverman, Amy Schumer, Robin Williams, Patton Oswalt, Kevin Hart, Chris Rock, Bill Burr, and Matteo Lane. He has also come up in the comedy scene alongside Jokoy and has been able to tour the world with him as well. I had problems with Manny. And if we couldnt find it, we would attack each other. Menachem Dworman; Getty Images In the. Everyone likes a challenge of an audience whos not going to give it to you cause its easy. The name "Terry Todd" is used as a place holder when a famous comic is planning on coming in. It was my first time ever being in the same room with him. Chris Distefano, Michael Rowland and Chloe Hilliard discuss COVID-19, dating apps and aliens, and Keith Robinson takes the Comic Spotlight. Mark Normand, comedian: The infamous night last summer when Louis CK was there and Jon Stewart walked in, the week he was quitting The Daily Show. Its all Estee. It was amazing. Comedian Jocelyn Chia joins Chrissie Mayr to talk about getting passed at the world famous Comedy Cellar in NYC, How Mama Gena (Regena Thomashauer) changed her life, What it was like going from a career in Law to Comedy, Getting out of your own way, Performing abroad, Addressing the rumor that she doesn't write her own material and more! Are you funny? I just sat there with some blank, dumb, fearful expression and waited for someone else to say something. Comedian Jocelyn Chia joins Chrissie Mayr to talk about getting passed at the world famous Comedy Cellar in NYC, How Mama Gena (Regena Thomashauer) changed her life, What it was like going from a career in Law to Comedy, Getting out of your own way, Performing abroad, Addressing the rumor that she doesn't write her own material and more!Thank you to our sponsors! Jon Stewart: You felt like you were part of something, a strange family of miscreants that lived in a basement on a urine-soaked street in Greenwich Village. Before you can perform at a particular club, you have to be "passed." This typically consists of winning over the booker, whether that means making them laugh or making them see something in you that piques their interest. From her greed is good heyday to her post-divorce denouement cavorting with a series of freaky Italian lovers, it was Ivana, all along, who gilded the Trump name. Go to AdamandEve.com and use promo code CMP to get 20% off plus free shipping!Do you enjoy my video content? Jimmy Kimmel Roasts Fragile Snowflake Donald Trump for Allegedly Trying to Censor Him, Infamy Is Kind Of Fun: Grimes on Music, Mars, and Her Secret New Baby With Elon Musk, The visionary pop star holds nothing back, talking with, Inside the New Right, Where Peter Thiel Is Placing His Biggest Bets. As with all commercial successes, there comes change, and threats to the clubs authenticity. 2023 The Comedy Cellar. Colin Quinn was the adult; this lovely, kindly Irish father to everyone. They were always threatening to throw us out of the club because we were so noisy. Andy Haynes, Joe List, Chloe Hilliard and Nimesh Patel discuss teen sex trends, plane etiquette, parenthood and sexting AI, and Matteo Lane is in the Comic Spotlight. He keeps us all classy. and our For more information, please see our Marc Maron, comedian, writer: That room can be the worst fucking room in the world, and it can be the best. Spike Lee with Manny Dworman, The Comedy Cellars co-founder. Its intimate. It took years of up-and-coming comics like Ray Romano, Chris Rock, Louis CK, and Jon Stewart growing their material there, getting big, and coming homeas Stewart did to do stand-up for the first time since leaving The Daily Show last summerto give the Cellar the cachet it has today. Go to Kushy Dreams and use the code CMP to get 20% off your order plus free shipping! No matter who you are, even if youre an incredible movie star, they all come back.. This Week at the Comedy Cellar: Created by Noam Dworman. And actually I did sorta get in from hanging out I did my JFL audition at Stand-up NY, one of my girlfriends came out to support, she happened to be friends with one of the owners of Stand-up NY so we all hung out afterwards, and then he told me to send my tape to the booker. Sat Apr 01 2023 at 08:00 pm to 09:30 pm, Bert's Warehouse Theatre, 2739 Russell Street, Detroit, United States It was 2:30 in the morning, and it must have been 1998 or 1999. We then move on to his relationship with Jerry. Jeff Ross: Last October, it was a big night. She has appeared on Tim Pool's TimCast IRL, The Megyn Kelly Show, Kill Tony, THe Chip Chipperson Podcast, Bennington Show, Calta and Kelly, Robert Kelly's You Know What Dude, The Anthony Cumia Show, Legion of Skanks, Luis J Gomez' Real Ass Podcast, Nerdrotic \u0026 Geeks and Gamers' Friday Night Tights, Krystyna Hutchinson \u0026 Corinne Fisher's \"Guys We Fucked\", She hosts the Chrissie Mayr Podcast (CMP) Four Days a week on YouTube, iTunes, Pandora, Spotify, SoundCloud, Stitcher, etc. There are some people who do stand-up because they would die if they couldnt. I bombed brutally. In June I saw Bill Burr on a scheduled show at The Village Underground, then he ran . I'm guessing the standards for passing not only vary by club, but also city. By accepting all cookies, you agree to our use of cookies to deliver and maintain our services and site, improve the quality of Reddit, personalize Reddit content and advertising, and measure the effectiveness of advertising. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. Allan Havey, who is one of the best comics I have seen. Producing a show a lot of the clubs allow external producers to produce shows at their club. Pitbull is a pal, Carbone is for dinner, and, Scene Stealer: The True Lies of Elisabeth Finch, Part 1, Inventing Ivana Trump: Her Improbable Rise and Tragic Death. His performances include appearances at the Comedy Cellar (New York), All Jokes Aside (Chicago/Detroit), Yuk-Yuks Comedy Club (Toronto, Ont. It maintained the system. Jim Norton: I think it was 1998 when Robin Williams came in. Back then, the waitresses and the late-night comics were the only audiences. Even as much as the Comedy Cellar hasnt changed over three decades, the talents who got their starts there have transformed the comedy world. Stay tuned with the most relevant events happening around you. Sarah Silverman: I remember the terror of bombing in front of Estee. Jerry Seinfeld - who is the star of this podcast but just doesn't know it yet - labelled Mark the best up and coming comic there is.I talked to Mark about how the Netflix deal came about, why he initially turned it down and the awkwardness of talking to the company having bagged them out publicly for years. But it doesnt feel O.K. There were maybe seven people there. Jon Stewart, Colin Quinn, Judy Gold, and more comedians share memories of the cramped basement venue that made their careers, and that they still call home. Growing up with fellow comedian Russell Peters in Toronto, he would begin touring internationally with Russell Peters on some of his biggest tours. Comics have gotten booked to be in the regular rotation after doing the Residency. Just drunk individuals making out and guys onstage playing piano and vaudeville. The beginning sequence of Louis CK's television series Louie shows him walking into the Comedy Cellar. Robin Williams walked in by himself and sat down. He has also done galas with Jim Gafagin, Nathan Lane, Gabriel Iglesias (Fluffy), and many more. 7 Carmine St, New York. She is based in Phoenix, Arizona and in her first year of stand up was voted Phoenix's Best New Female Comic. The art of comedy is probably the hardest art form out of all of them. But this was an INCREDIBLY lucky hang . Sarah Silverman, comedian, actress, writer: I first got to know the Cellar when I was 19 and working by passing out fliers every night from 4 p.m. to 2 a.m. for the Boston Comedy Club, which was around the corner from the Cellar. One thing I really admire about Usama is his incredible charisma. There was one night I had to go on after Ray Romano and Andrew Dice Clay. Headliner at Mark Ridleys Comedy Castle. Much of Jerry Seinfeld's 2002 documentary Comedian was filmed at the club, and it also can be seen in a 2006 Pepsi commercial starring Jimmy Fallon. (But NOT Gotham or Carolines or the Cellar, and probably not the Stand either), Barking The Grisly Pear gives comics the opportunity to bark (getting people to watch the show) for stage time. Even if you dont have a strong credit, referrals from a trusted regular always carry weight. By rejecting non-essential cookies, Reddit may still use certain cookies to ensure the proper functionality of our platform. Chris Distefano, Keith Robinson and Chris Gethard discuss COVID-19, infidelity and St. Patrick's Day, and Lynne Koplitz takes the Comic Spotlight. Darryl Earl Live at Berts Comedy Warehouse Hosted By Berts Comedy Theatre. I finally got a paid spot after a year, bombed my face off, and went right back to food spots until Noam saw me and recommended another paid spot for me. I still have my Panchitos apron with the three pockets and stains. Al Goldis/AP. Hes a genius at getting celebrities attention online and he also works as a content creator at VaynerMedia for the very popular Gary Vaynerchuk.We chat about Seans amazing ability to come up with hilarious pranks that have engaged some of the biggest celebrities, his one prank on an artist that might make him an embarrassing amount of money, his stand up career and he comes up with so many fun, out there and also practical ideas to get Jerry Seinfeld on the podcast.This could be the most helpful episode yet to actually get Jerry on!You can find Sean at:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/seanmillea/?hl=enTwitter: https://twitter.com/milleaseanTiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@seanmillea_?lang=enYoutube: https://www.youtube.com/c/SeanMillea Get Jerry On is a podcast where I interview comedians about their craft and we then come up with fun and silly ways to try and convince Jerry Seinfeld to come on the podcast.Follow the podcast on instagram for small clips at https://www.instagram.com/getjerryon/Subscribe to the 'Get Jerry On' newsletter for the inside story on each episode and for upcoming guests here - https://getjerryon.substack.com/p/com Monroe Martin is a brilliant comedian who is a regular at the Comedy Cellar the most revered comedy club in the world. 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