'The diversity of the industry will be hit': NextUp founder on the impact of Covid on comedy
With comedy venues reopening in England and Scotland, Sarah Henley discusses the effect of the pandemic, online audiences and being a woman in male-dominated sectors Telling jokes to live audiences over Zoom has offered an alternative for standup comics since comedy clubs shut last year. It has also presented them with a new set of occupational hazards, as the comedian Andrew Maxwell discovered during an online gig w…