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The Business

The Rigors and Reality of the Stand-Up Comedy Business

Maria Bamford, Al Madrigal and Paul F. Tompkins on the hard-knocks life of a professional comedian…

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By Kim Masters • Mar 21, 2011 • 28m Listen

This week, the hard-knocks life of a professional comedian. We sit down with Maria Bamford, Al Madrigal and Paul F. Tompkins. They talk about the idiosyncrasies of the comedian's psyche, using social networking to generate an audience, and vying to get that great TV gig.

Today's Banter Topics:

Netflix deal to make an original 'TV' show with Kevin Spacey and David Fincher

Groupon's offer for half-price tickets to the movie Lincoln Lawyer

MGM's efforts to please the Chinese government by changing the bad guys in Red Scare to North Koreans

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Banner image: (L to R) Al Madrigal, Maria Bamford and Paul F. Tompkins

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    partner/writer at Puck News, host of KCRW's “The Business.”

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