Comedy is growing out of pubs and arenas, and making inroads into respected arts festivals " but could it lose its edge as a result?Interesting times for comedy fans: we're watching an artform in the process of becoming Art. Time was, international arts festivals had no truck with spit'n'sawdust standup, which had to colonise the fringes to make itself heard. Dance, opera and classical music existed in a more rarefie…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:52AM on July 17, 2015