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Nathan Lund, a seasoned Denver comedian, puts it succinctly:
COVID has fucked comedy. And that s about as optimistic as anyone in the industry is feeling these days.
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“Right now, there is no Denver comedy, explains standup Christie Buchele. Dining, bars and comedy kind of all go hand in hand. So other than a couple Zoom shows, I don’t know of anything going on. The [COVID-19] numbers need to go down, and we need to get this vaccine rolling. This is the darkest-before-the-dawn moment.I hope. Comics, venues, waitstaff are all just standing at the starting line, waiting for the gun to go off. But the infrastructure is still here. It will bounce back quickly.”