Rebecca Trent: Running the Creek and the Cave
KEY MOMENTS
0:00 – Intro, book news, and sponsors
1:16 – Rebecca Trent, owner of the Creek and the Cave
2:49 – Queens Players and a wild Lysistrata musical
4:45 – From bartender to bar owner
6:40 – Switching from music and theater to comedy
7:11 – Why comedians lack community and advocacy
9:56 – Running a club during the pandemic
12:46 – Michael Che and New York's ban on outdoor comedy
13:56 – The Creek's farewell comedy special
15:32 – Pandemic losses and skipping outdoor dining
17:45 – Arbitrary capacity limits and COVID rules
22:41 – Outdoor dining in the rain and an empty Times Square
26:03 – Why move to Austin? Tim Dillon's pitch
27:07 – Austin's restaurant scene versus New York
30:48 – A day in the life of a club owner and booker
32:55 – Local comics versus transplants in Austin
34:45 – Being both owner and booker
36:35 – Letting young comics grow
39:24 – Stage time at UCB and the old Creek
40:37 – The special's release and comics to watch
42:36 – Skankfest, wrap-up, and outro
ABOUT THIS EPISODE
Rebecca Trent, owner of the Creek and the Cave, joins Lou to talk about running a comedy club through the pandemic, New York's ban on outdoor comedy, moving to Austin, and whether comedy will survive.
We also get into a wild Lysistrata musical with the Queens Players, going from bartender to bar owner, why comedians lack community and advocacy, Michael Che, the Creek's farewell comedy special, arbitrary capacity limits, an empty Times Square, Tim Dillon's pitch for Austin, a day in the life of an owner and booker, local comics versus transplants, letting young comics grow, and Skankfest.