On the “City Lights” series “Speaking of Comedy,” Atlanta’s funniest locals share insights on the perks and perils of their profession. This edition features Atlanta-based comedian Tamar Rubin.
“I would say standup comedy is always something that I wanted to do, but I always pushed off because I was scared,” Rubin said. “When I was in college, I really thought…’Once I graduate (and I went to school in New York), I’ll really, really try this.”
Rubin graduated during the pandemic in 2020 and ended up moving to Atlanta on a whim. After arriving, there was an open mic, and her attitude was, “Well, who knows what could happen? In Life, in general, in the world…?” She thought it was as good a time as any to try standup now. “Then I kind of got bit by the [comedy] bug, and that’s how I started.”
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