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Rothman may be offbeat in his choice of avocation, but he is not alone. A growing number of seniors across the nation are taking the plunge into stand-up comedy. They are attending comedy workshops, performing in the open-mike circuits in their regions and even getting paying gigs at clubs, conventions and nonprofit organizations. Managers, club owners and comedy instructors estimate that the phenomenon has grown 25% to 50% in the past five years...
...Teach him to fish, give him a lifetime of body odor"). Bayer, who wrote sketch comedy years ago and studied meditation with an Indian guru, found in his late 40s that he could crack up people at parties with his swami witticisms. He took a chance on open-mike nights near his two homes, in Woodstock, N.Y., and Hillsboro Beach, Fla., and now he performs once a month at clubs and private parties for $100 to $200 a gig. "This gives me a sense of exhilaration, to be able to make a roomful of people laugh," says Bayer...
Barbara Sehr, 57, a technical writer from Seattle, enrolled in her first comedy class in January, then joined a local group of 45 female comics called the Ha Ha Sisterhood. Political humor is what draws her to two to four open-mike nights a week and one paid appearance a month. "It's hard being a woman in this world today," goes one of her routines. "Even the president of Harvard says women are just not equipped to do mathematics. Can you believe that? A recent poll says 30% of women believe Mr. Summers is all wrong. The other...
...liners into a paying gig requires time and patience. That is particularly true for older performers, who despite the upsurge in their numbers may encounter age discrimination in comedy clubs, where twentysomethings and thirtysomethings predominate. Comedy teacher and author Carter advises hopefuls to take part regularly in open-mike nights in smaller, suburban venues as a way to become known to club managers...
...walker at 9:34 in the fourth.YALE 37, COLUMBIA 3NEW YORK—Jeff Mroz passed for 203 yards and two touchdowns in a 31-point second quarter to lead Yale to a 37-3 rout over Columbia on Saturday.Ashley Wright caught scoring passes of seven and 68 yards, Mike McLeod ran for two touchdowns and Alan Kimball added a 41-yard field goal to give Yale (3-4, 3-1) a 31-3 lead in the second quarter.Columbia (2-5, 0-4) scored on the game’s first possession when Jon Rocholl kicked a 20-yard field...