With a population of over 550,000, Albuquerque, New Mexico is by no means a small town. Since its only comedy club closed more than a decade ago, the city has been unable to open and sustain a stand-up comedy venue.
In this limited-run podcast, comedian Sarah Kennedy interviews industry experts, performers, business authorities, government representatives, and more to find out what it would take for a club to survive and thrive in Albuquerque.
Welp, that's a wrap on season one but to end things on a high note, Sarah interviews her wife Kelli and they share some fun news about an upcoming project they're co-founding.
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In the tenth episode, we take a peek into audience awareness, audience sentiment, and what comics wish audiences knew before coming to a comedy show. Would having a club lead to a more informed audie…
Episode nine is a little different.
Sarah was recently a guest on the fantastic comedian, Zach Peterson's podcast No Coast Comedy Club. The two dove into Comedy Ghost Town, Albuquerque comedy, and mo…
In the eighth episode, we explore the (sometimes judgemental) geography of Albuquerque and ponder the best location for a club. Everybody has an opinion on this and you'll hear from a heaping handful…
In the seventh episode, we look from the inside out, exploring what it means to "not hurt the baby" as Buck D describes it, plus we get his perspective on how Albuquerque comedians get in their own w…
In the sixth episode, we look at other cities across the country that are in a similar comedy-club-less situation to Albuquerque and we dive deeper into how the Laughing Tap came to be in Milwaukee. …
In the fifth episode, we take a different approach to further examining the liquor laws in New Mexico: We let a crew of people who applied for a special and off-the-beaten-path option tell their stor…
In the fourth episode, we start examining the liquor laws in New Mexico, why they are so strict, and how a comedy club owner could navigate it all.
This episode features interviews from Brett Hiker, …
In the third episode of the series, we take a tour through an important aspect of ABQ comedy history. In the face of all the obstacles hindering the establishment of a brick-and-mortar comedy club, m…
Why doesn't Albuquerque, NM have a stand-up comedy club?
There are lots of theories and in this first episode, host Sarah Kennedy lays out the issue and invites you to join the investigation.
In the second episode of the series, we explore an aspect of comedy that not everyone agrees on: Is it theatre? Why would or why wouldn't that matter to a person opening a space in Albuquerque?
Sara…
What it would take for a stand-up comedy club to survive and thrive in Albuquerque? Why isn't there one already? What makes a good comedy venue? It's these questions and more that we're going to expl…