New York City is not dead because it’s an idea that can’t be killed

NYC is not five boroughs, it is a way of thinking and living.

Thoughts from comedian/writer Matt Ruby. Want more? Sign up here to get my newsletter.

Occasionally, someone who is curious about doing standup comedy will ask me if I have any advice. I invariably reply that if you can do anything else, you should. There’s no reason to subject yourself to years of hell gigs, dingy motels, and a gauntlet of indifference in exchange for meager pay and…