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title: "2 Comedy club Quotes By Todd Barry"
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> [The problem with a lot of comedy clubs is not that they are a comedy club; it's just the cheesy way they're presenting themselves. That's why a lot of people have a problem with them. If you're a relatively unknown…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/todd-barry/the-problem-with-a-lot-of-comedy-clubs-is-not-that-they-are-a-comedy/)

[Todd Barry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/todd-barry/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9df/todd-barry-11294_cheesy_the-problem-with-a-lot-of-comedy-clubs-i_586640.jpg)

> [Comedy clubs are a bit more expensive. That's the problem with some of these places. But the flipside of that is, if you do too many shows for free or $5, then people don't understand why you can't fly to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/todd-barry/comedy-clubs-are-a-bit-more-expensive-that-s-the-problem-with-some-of/)

[Todd Barry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/todd-barry/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0ab/todd-barry-11294_comedy_comedy-clubs-are-a-bit-more-expensive-th_1658252.jpg)

## More by Todd Barry

> [Sometimes they're all collectively thinking, "Wow, we're kinda a shitty audience," and then if you point it out, it's kinda like, "Hey, I know…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/todd-barry/sometimes-they-re-all-collectively-thinking-wow-we-re-kinda-a-shitty/)

[Todd Barry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/todd-barry/)

> [I think people have this "It can't hurt to ask" mentality, which is true on some level. I get comics like, "Hey, will you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/todd-barry/i-think-people-have-this-it-can-t-hurt-to-ask-mentality-which-is-true/)

[Todd Barry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/todd-barry/)

> [I'd rather send out a mass email then hang posters all over the place](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/todd-barry/i-d-rather-send-out-a-mass-email-then-hang-posters-all-over-the-place/)

[Todd Barry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/todd-barry/)

> [I like pens. My writing is so amazing there's never a need to erase](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/todd-barry/i-like-pens-my-writing-is-so-amazing-there-s-never-a-need-to-erase/)

[Todd Barry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/todd-barry/)

> [I'm particularly proud of my reluctance to share my dreams with anyone.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/todd-barry/i-m-particularly-proud-of-my-reluctance-to-share-my-dreams-with-anyone/)

[Todd Barry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/todd-barry/)

> [I want to release another CD this year, finish writing a screenplay, and make another short film](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/todd-barry/i-want-to-release-another-cd-this-year-finish-writing-a-screenplay/)

[Todd Barry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/todd-barry/)

> [I like Cilantro, but you don't have to.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/todd-barry/i-like-cilantro-but-you-don-t-have-to/)

[Todd Barry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/todd-barry/)

> [And the goal really is to make the audience laugh, to bring them some joy.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/todd-barry/and-the-goal-really-is-to-make-the-audience-laugh-to-bring-them-some/)

[Todd Barry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/todd-barry/)

> [I mean, I guess I realized subconsciously that this is what I should be doing before I realized it, consciously. Verbally, I don't think…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/todd-barry/i-mean-i-guess-i-realized-subconsciously-that-this-is-what-i-should/)

[Todd Barry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/todd-barry/)

> [I am the the type to have a personal experience with a celebrity, but I'm too classy to bring that up.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/todd-barry/i-am-the-the-type-to-have-a-personal-experience-with-a-celebrity-but/)

[Todd Barry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/todd-barry/)

> [The problem with a lot of comedy clubs is not that they are a comedy club; it's just the cheesy way they're presenting themselves.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/todd-barry/the-problem-with-a-lot-of-comedy-clubs-is-not-that-they-are-a-comedy/)

[Todd Barry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/todd-barry/)

> [It was actually 3 years between albums. That seems like a long time to me](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/todd-barry/it-was-actually-3-years-between-albums-that-seems-like-a-long-time-to/)

[Todd Barry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/todd-barry/)

> [You always think you're better than you are in the beginning.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/todd-barry/you-always-think-you-re-better-than-you-are-in-the-beginning/)

[Todd Barry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/todd-barry/)

> [It's cool to go to a place that has posters up and it's one night only. It feels more special.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/todd-barry/it-s-cool-to-go-to-a-place-that-has-posters-up-and-it-s-one-night/)

[Todd Barry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/todd-barry/)

> [I basically did comedy there for about a year, and then moved to New York. If I had it to do over again, I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/todd-barry/i-basically-did-comedy-there-for-about-a-year-and-then-moved-to-new/)

[Todd Barry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/todd-barry/)

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