But in the vanishing of live entertainment, he saw an opening. The shows are advertised on the club’s site, where you can buy tickets or just show up and see it for free. Most feature no amplification, but at Prospect Park, the comics did use microphones. The parks department shut down two shows in Battery City but nowhere else. He points to stand-ups like Mark Normand and Marina Franklin who weren’t performing at the club before the shutdown but have become regulars in his park shows.

Source: New York Times August 26, 2020 18:45 UTC