On stage there's just a comedian and a mic. But behind the scenes, directors such as John Gordillo and Phil Nichol can make or break the show. What exactly do they do?It's one of the great secrets of standup: that behind almost every successful comic is a director you've never heard of.It seems absurd that, in the age of the superstar comedian, the person directing the shows is anonymous " but then, there's no way of…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:57AM on September 24, 2015