{"id":623,"date":"2014-09-08T09:54:06","date_gmt":"2014-09-08T17:54:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pre-production.taftcollege.edu\/tcwp\/cougaronline\/?p=623"},"modified":"2014-09-08T09:54:06","modified_gmt":"2014-09-08T17:54:06","slug":"comedy-comes-to-bakersfield","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.taftcollege.edu\/echo-online\/blog\/2014\/09\/08\/comedy-comes-to-bakersfield\/","title":{"rendered":"Comedy Comes to Bakersfield"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman;font-size: small\"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\"><span><span style=\"font-size: small\">Comedy Comes to Bakersfield<a href=\"http:\/\/oldweb.taftcollege.edu\/tcwp\/cougaronline\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/comedy1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"comedy\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-625\" src=\"http:\/\/oldweb.taftcollege.edu\/tcwp\/cougaronline\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/comedy1-300x199.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman;font-size: small\"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\"><span><span style=\"font-size: small\">By Bruce Grey<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman;font-size: small\"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;text-indent: 0.5in\"><span><span style=\"font-size: small\">Bakersfield has been a hub for live music for many years, but stand-up comedy has never seemed to draw a crowd. Other than shows at the Fox Theater and Rabobank Arena, there are very few venues in town that a person can go see local standup comedians hone their skills. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman;font-size: small\"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\"><span><span><span style=\"font-size: small\"> <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: small\">However, comedy in Bakersfield is on the rise. On August 30<\/span><sup><span style=\"font-size: x-small\">th<\/span><\/sup><span style=\"font-size: small\">, comedian Johnny Roque <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman;font-size: small\"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\"><span><span style=\"font-size: small\">recorded his new live album for a sold out crowd of nearly 120 people at Rocket Shop Caf\u00e9. Roque, who is a writer for the show \u201cTrip Tank\u201d on Comedy Central, is a Los Angeles based comedian who has been performing at clubs and colleges for nearly 9 years. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman;font-size: small\"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;text-indent: 0.5in\"><span><span style=\"font-size: small\">When asked why he chose Bakersfield for his album, Roque said that he didn\u2019t want to be like everyone else and record in LA, and that he wanted it to be a room of real people. Rocket Shop is a perfect place for an intimate comedy show, the food is great and it\u2019s separate showroom is the closest thing to a comedy club Bakersfield has to offer. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman;font-size: small\"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;text-indent: 0.5in\"><span><span style=\"font-size: small\">Their next show is September 27<\/span><sup><span style=\"font-size: x-small\">th<\/span><\/sup><span style=\"font-size: small\"> and if you would like to keep up on all things comedy in Bakersfield, you can like \u201cBakersfield Comedy\u201d on Facebook. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman;font-size: small\"> <\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Comedy Comes to Bakersfield   By Bruce Grey   Bakersfield has been a hub for live music for many years, but stand-up comedy has never seemed to draw a crowd. 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