On March 11, comedian Jim Gaffigan was in Bogotá, Colombia, in the midst of his worldwide Pale Tourist tour when he received a call from his manager that Argentina was closing its borders in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, and his upcoming show there was canceled. He had a choice: fly to São Paulo,
In addition to being a busy stand-up, Gaffigan is an author and actor — he stars with Viola Davis in the film “Troop Zero,” which just hit Amazon Prime. He and his wife, Jeannie, are parents to five children between the ages of 7 and 15, and while they have appeared together in commercials, Gaffigan has turned down the chance to do a reality show with the family. On March 13, as things were closing down all over the world, he came up with the idea of airing their family dinners live on YouTube.
But when shutdowns began, he was speaking to comics like John Mulaney and Roy Wood Jr. about how they could help their communities, such as the staff at comedy clubs and theaters who had no revenue. On March 19, Birbiglia launched the website Tip Your Waitstaff, where people can contribute to Go Fund Me campaigns for club employees. Within three days, they raised more than $20,000. Birbiglia is talking to media companies about matching donations.
Esposito’s book was published March 24, and having to cancel her tour forced her online too. As the host of the podcast “Queery,” she has access to many queer authors. Her Zoom panels “Queer Memoirs: In Conversation” feature guests like acclaimed writer Roxane Gay. Each conversation can host up to 500 people, and most events have sold out. Esposito plans to continue the panels at least through April 1, when her book tour finishes.
“If there’s one thing that I’m contributing to the world with ‘tip your waitstaff,’ it’s forcing comedians to put their pants on for at least one hour a day.”Dunham says he had a similar reaction when he went into lockdown. The hugely popular stand-up and ventriloquist says he’s been constantly on the road for 30 years. “The only time in the last few years I’ve gone a month without doing a show was my honeymoon seven years ago,” he notes.
Some even get creative by devising their own platform. Comic and musician Watts had been thinking of making an app for years, but about seven months ago he went to work on WattsApp, which launched March 25. “I was craving it because I didn’t want to be constrained by the terrible aesthetics of Instagram,” he explains. “I appreciate it’s where everybody is and I’m grateful for it, but it kind of bums me out that’s the only option we have.
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