Comedian Carlos Mencia Coming to Lafayette
We asked Jason Leonard of Lafayette Comedy to play 3 Questions with us, and here is how that went:
1. Why did you create Lafayette Comedy?
Lafayette comedy exists because when I got into stand-up myself, I knew the only way to build a good local scene was to attract more people to the shows here in Acadiana. And bringing in national comedians really brought attention to the local scene as interest and, thankfully, ticket sales, have gone up.
2. How has the pandemic impacted comedy in Acadiana?
Well, with everything being closed, both comedians and audiences alike are hungry for more entertainment. With the pandemic, I ve had extra time on my hands lately, which allows me to spend more time working on Lafayette Comedy, so I ve been in touch with a lot of agents and comedians. With the success of our past shows, bigger names like Carlos Mencia are noticing Lafayette and are actually reaching out to me to come here. Now that things are