Seattle Komedy Dokumentary

[jakebarker]

the Seattle Komedy Dokumentary is available to watch free online here: http://vimeo.com/15908363

very good history of some great years of Seattle comedy.

[JManderville]

Thanks for posting that.

[pg13]

What did you think of it, JManderville?

pg--debating posting a review--notinthemovieville

[JManderville]

It seems to end on kind of a sad note to me, being that a large part of the comedians featured in the doc skipped town for more traditional ventures of industry success (New York/LA). I wasn't really attending local comedy shows during the time (3 years ago?) covered in this, so I can only go off the testimonies of the comics in the video about why they decided to leave when the local scene seemed to have such a buzz around it.
I have much appreciation and respect for the few that have stayed and continue to keep the embers burning. And I completely understand why someone would want to grow outside the box and take on the challenge of conquering the big two cities. So it's sad to me, but more for selfish Seattlite reasons.

I also finally had a chance to watch "I am Comic" this past weekend as well so it's interesting to compare the two. (Still assessing what those comparisons are.)