During her recent interview on the Elvis Duran Show, New York Comedy Festival founder Caroline Hirsch discussed the 2024 festival and shared her thoughts on crowd work in comedy, among other things.
Caroline spoke with the crew about how crowded the comedy pool has become and the comedians we’ve lost, and shared her hot take on crowd work.
“Carolines Comedy Hour” on A&E ultimately won a CableACE award for “Best Stand-Up Comedy Series.” Hosting countless large-scale fundraising benefits every year, Carolines has been the home of OCRA’s Stand Up for Madeline, which honors the late Madeline Kahn, since 2002, raising over $2 million to date for ovarian cancer research. Caroline is also a founding partner of the New York Comedy Festival, a highly successful five-day comedy festival that has showcased comic luminaries such as Dane Cook, Denis Leary, Howie Mandel, Bill Maher, Damon Wayans, Roseanne Barr, Drew Carey, Artie Lange, Rosie O’Donnell, Mario Cantone, and Steven Wright, just to name a few.
Carolines on Broadway stands as the crowning achievement of Caroline’s extraordinary 35-year career. As the reigning diva of the New York Comedy scene, she has proven that she is both an innovator and visionary in the fast-paced, constantly evolving entertainment industry.
