LIVE.
>>> LET'S CHECK IN WITH RANCE.
>> REPORTER: JACKSONVILLE HAS A
PLETHORA OF TALENT IN SO MANY
DIFFERENT GENRES.
I MET A COUPLE OF COMICS WELL
OUTSIDE OF THE AREA BUT WHEN
THEY'RE HERE IN TOWN, THEY SAY
THE STRUGGLE IS REAL.
>> HOW Y'ALL DOING?
.
>> REPORTER: I'M IN THE HOUR
GLASS PUB.
THANKS FOR LETTING ME HANG OUT A
LITTLE BIT.
I HAVE COMEDIANS HERE.
TELL ME ABOUT THE COMEDIANS
EXPERIENCE FOR WOMEN HERE IN
JACKSONVILLE.
>> IT'S A -- IT'S A -- IT'S AN
INTERESTING PLACE TO BE A FEMALE
COMEDIAN FOR SURE.
>> (INAUDIBLE)?
>> I'LL LET YOU KNOW
[LAUGHS]
THE JURY IS STILL OUT.
I HEAR IT ALL THE TIME.
BUT I'M JUST LIKE, OKAY.
IT'S JUST ME
>> SO WE HAVE BEEN HERE A
COUPLE OF MINUTES.
I'M STILL WAITING FOR THE FIRST
PUNCH LINE.
>> OH, THAT'S NOT HOW IT WORKS
[LAUGHS
[LAUGHS]
>> DO PEOPLE ALWAYS SAY, SAY
SOMETHING FUNNY?
>> OH, ALL THE TIM
>> (INAUDIBL.
LOT OF OTHERS.
THERE IS A LOT OF COMPETITION.
AND UNFORTUNATELY THERE IS STILL
A VERY PREVALENT NOTION THAT YOU
CAN'T HAVE MORE THAN ONE FEMALE
ON A SHOW.
WE FACE THAT A LO
ONE OF THE BICKEST
THINGS -- BIGGEST THINGS IS THE
RECOGNIZING IN FLORIDA.
I THINK ORLANDO AND TAMPA AND
SOUTH FLORIDA ARE HIGHLY
RECOGNIZED AS BEING STRONG
COMEDY SCENES AND PEOPLE HAVE NO
UNDERSTANDING OF THE TALENT HERE
IN NORTH FLORIDA.
>> NO ONE IS COMING TO LOOK FOR
THE NEXT BIG COMIC IN
JACKSONVILLE.
I'VE BEEN TO ATLANTA AND IN ONE
NIGHT GONE TO FIVE DIFFERENT
OPEN MIKES AND THEY'RE PACKED.
HERE.
YOU'RE CONSTANTLY FIGHTING
UPHILL.
FIGHTING AUDIENCES, FIGHTING TO
GET ROOM.
COMEDY ZONE A LOT.
COMEDY CLUB OF JACKSONVILLE.
IT'S LIKE TO GET PEOPLE IN THE
SEAT AND TO LISTEN TO THE TALENT
WE DO HAVE IN THE CITY IS THE
BIGGEST CHALLENGE OF ALL.
I THINK UNFORTUNATELY THAT GOES
ACROSS THE WHOLE STATE.
>> REPORTER: THANKS.
SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL.
>> ABSOLUTELY.
>> REPORTER: CHRISTINA HUGE ON
THE COMEDY ZONE CIRCUIT.
CHRISTINA HAS AN OPEN MIKE
WEEKLY AND HAS A VERY WELL
RECEIVED STORY TELLER SERIES
EVERY THIRD SUNDAY.
SUPPORT.
>> SOUNDS LIKE A REALLY UNIQUE
WAY TO SPEND IT.
>> AND JAN IS ON THE RADIO, IN
PLAYS.
UPPING HER COMEDY GAME.
SO DEFINITELY CHECK THEM OUT.
THEIR MAIN MESSAGE IS
JACKSONVILLE.
THERE IS SO MUCH TALENT.