Cinder Block Festival comics recall their lowest moments in life, and how they bounced back

A cinder block turned out to be pretty symbolic for the festival’s founder. There are plenty of reputable comedy festivals out there, but a scant few that can boast a progressive political agenda alongside the laughs. The inaugural Cinder Block Comedy Festival, which kicks off tomorrow in Williamsburg and runs through this weekend, was explicit throughout its submission process about prioritizing comedians who didn’t fall into the SWM category. As a result, the roster features an excitingly diverse array of performers — not only in gender, race and sexual orientation, but also in style. There’s sketch, standup, improv, musical comedy and everything in between. The festival’s name was inspired by founder Coree Spencer‘s own experience getting hit by a cinder block on the Pulaski Bridge (shrapnel, not drive-by). Weeks after she’d finally recovered, gotten back to her life and nailed a job interview, Spencer spotted that very same cinder block on the bridge, and brought it home to live with her as… Read More

Cinder Block Festival comics recall their lowest moments in life, and how they bounced back : Brokelyn