Brandon Greenspan

Today I am interviewing Brandon Greenspan, a comedian born in New York, NY who has been doing comedy for four years. To find out more about Brandon, visit his website.


Why did you start doing stand-up comedy?

I'm not exactly sure why I started stand-up. I always had an interest in it, and had a few jokes in mind (bad ones). During the summer of 2005, I was taking an improv class at Second City. One night, a few of us went to a comedy club for an open mic night and they peer-pressured me to get on stage. I wasn't great, but didn't bomb either... However, I absolutely loved doing it and now continue to do so.

Do you save your best jokes for the beginning, middle or the end and why?

I guess if I had to choose, I save my best jokes for last. I actually like to switch up my material every week, but I usually only have a few jokes that I would consider closing with. I suppose that I do it because I like to leave people on a good note, but then again, if I don't do well, it doesn't matter how brilliant my closing may be.

Have you ever reached a low point in your comedy career and how did you deal?

If I had to pick any low point in my comedy career, I might say it is right now. I'm at the point where I am still doing bringer shows and barking when I feel that I am ready to be booked. Now by no means am I saying that I deserve a Comedy Central special (I don't), but I wish that I could actually be booked for a club without having to stand in the rain for 3 hours promoting it. I am getting through this by trying to figure out who my true friends and fans are. I need to figure out who is trying to get me to the next level and who is just going to keep me at this level just so they could make a quick buck (most producers of bringer and barker shows).