My name is Martin Phillips. I am a stand-up comedian based in D.C., though I have performed all over. I have performed at different festivals, one of them being the Los Angeles Diversity in Comedy Festival.
Comedy, like a lot of industries, has an influx of straight white men. To be honest, I cannot scold this group too much because I am a straight white male, except I have muscular dystrophy, so I am a little different.
Comedy producers try very hard to diversify their line-ups on shows. This isn’t to say a comedian gets booked solely based on their race or gender or whatever minority they belong to.
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