Today we’d like to introduce you to Rob Crean.
Rob, we’d love to hear your story and how you got to where you are today both personally and as an artist.
For the last 14 years I’ve been producing stand-up comedy shows in Boston and Cambridge. including the #mideastcorn open mic, The Gas at Great Scott, Improv Boston’s Night Cap and 8 O’Clock at 730. I teach stand-up comedy at Improv Boston and try to be a welcoming presence in the stand-up community.
We’d love to hear more about your art. What do you do you do and why and what do you hope others will take away from your work?
Stand-up comedy is an art form for everyone. It’s affordable for anyone to consume or perform. All you need to do stand up, is the will to wait around for a spot at an open mic, and if you’re in a city like Boston there are shows you can watch any night of the week for cheap or free.
The sterotype of a starving artist scares away many potentially talented artists from pursuing art – any advice or thoughts about how to deal with the financial concerns an aspiring artist might be concerned about?
It’s difficult. Boston doesn’t want to pay for local entertainment, and doesn’t respect any artist that lives here. Too make it as an artist in Boston, you have to move out of Boston. Once you’ve left we’ll gladly take credit for you. We literally have statues of Edgar Allan Poe and Benjamin Franklin. John Mayer went to Berkley for one semester and was nominated for Boston music awards for years after.
Do you have any events or exhibitions coming up? Where would one go to see more of your work? How can people support you and your artwork?
The Gas at Great Scott, Fridays 7:30 1222 Commonwealth Ave. Allston
8 O’clock at 730 Wednesdays 8pm 730 Massachusetts Ave. Cambridge
The NightCap Fridays 11:30 Improv Boston 40 Prospect St. Cambridge
Contact Info:
- Address: 3 Glen Rd. #2
- Website: www.robcrean.com
- Phone: 6174592904
- Email: rob.crean@gmail.com
- Instagram: @robcrean
- Facebook: facebook.com/andersoncomedy
- Twitter: @robcrean @andersoncomedy
Image Credit:
Headshot, by Jake Belcher
blue background Aaron “Tiny” Smith
vertical by Michael Stewart
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