Comedy co-working space?

[Meta Comedy]

Hi all,

First off, coworking is a fantastic concept and it is nice to see such a thriving and open community surrounding every aspect of it.

I am wondering whether anyone has tried setting up a coworking space for independent comedians before. Any horror stories, successful (still existent) spaces, or tips re: finding initial interest for setting up a place?

What kind of investment does setting up a new coworking space take?

Best,

metacomedy

[Meta Comedy]

Jerome asks a good question:

On Mon, Dec 28, 2009 at 8:12 PM, Jerome Chang <jer...@blankspaces.com> wrote:
> Hi.
> This is Jerome in L.A.  May I ask: why would comedians need an office?  To
> write and practice their routines?
>

Many comedians operate in a similar fashion to, e.g., web developers
and freelance writers.

Pure stand-up comedians might find a place in a co-working space, but
there are also, e.g., freelance editors and writers for online and
print publications, film industry writers, and some comedians who
simply create media on their own and make money publishing them
independently later.

The question remains: is comedy the type of niche market that might be
well-served by a co-working space? How might one (like me) go about
answering that question?

Thanks for guidance,
meta

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[Jerome Chang]

I think that comedians are therefore no different than writers, etc..
Coworking works for them and many others, so I wouldn't recommend
making your space that that niche.

Jerome
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[Matt Titsworth]

If we expand the idea beyond just comedians to performers and others
in similar profession, then there are some unique needs to be
accomodated - rehearsal spaces, theatres, etc. A friend of mine has
told me about Source and FlashPoint in DC, which are theatres that run
incubators for artistic businesses. The big difference I see - not
being able to really suss what they mean by incubator - is their price
point is way higher than most if any of the coworking spaces I know
of, and their model hits your pocket a bit harder. This may be out of
necessity - there are probably plenty of unique challenges that places
like that face. Still, it's a place to start.

Matthew

[S. Kader]

This is an interesting idea. The space in which we are setting up our
coworking facility actually hosts live music, comedians, etc. at night
because it has a full blown stage/bar. It'd be interesting to see what
kind of results this would bring.

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