literallyjustlike

Hi Chris! I met you at your last B/A taping in Chicago and you were very nice to me and I appreciate how generous you are in interacting with your fans. I'm always creepily trying to meet comics I admire and sometimes they really do not wish to talk to strangers (which I understand, begrudgingly).

Anyway, I'm going to move to NYC from Chicago in 6 months with my sweetie and my question to you is: should we live in Queens? What are some good neighborhoods in Queens for a couple of soft midwesterners?

I definitely agree with most of what Rhonardo said but would add that there is a cap on "success" in smaller cities. There's a cap even in Chicago (where I live) on reaching certain types of success. With that being said, success can only be defined by yourself, really, and is a fluid concept. It all depends on what you want to do with your creative pursuits. Some comedians are perfectly fulfilled doing indie shows and opening for well-known touring comics when they come to their smaller cities. Others want to write for SNL. There's a huge range of "success" !