Essay: Comedy's middle class is getting squeezed out. SiriusXM's Sebastian Maniscalco channel is just one example

SiriusXM replaced its Raw Comedy channel with Sebastian Maniscalco's Comedy Radio last April. The change threatens a ...
Vulture

‘Are We Participating in a Thing That Is Not Even Working?’

Save this article to read it later. Find this story in your account’s ‘Saved for Later’ section. “I’m not trying to pat myself on the back for the career I’ve had but, objectively, if I can have the ...

Comedians revolt against SiriusXM as 'middle class of comedy' fights corporate royalty cuts

SiriusXM’s Raw Dog rebrand cut 66% of its comedian roster, stripping vital royalty income from working stand-ups as Rich Vos ...
Entertainment Weekly

Sebastian Maniscalco criticized for ‘crushing middle-class comedians’ with SiriusXM channel rebrand

Sebastian Maniscalco criticized for “crushing middle-class comedians” with SiriusXM channel rebrand. In April, SiriusXM replaced Raw Comedy with Sebastian Maniscalco’s Comedy Radio. Programming has ...