{"id":13799,"date":"2016-09-14T17:40:05","date_gmt":"2016-09-14T21:40:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/multi.nycnewsnetwork.com\/brooklynbuzz\/cinder-block-festival-comics-recall-their-lowest-moments-in-life-and-how-they-bounced-back\/"},"modified":"2016-09-14T17:40:05","modified_gmt":"2016-09-14T21:40:05","slug":"cinder-block-festival-comics-recall-their-lowest-moments-in-life-and-how-they-bounced-back","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nycnewsnetwork.com\/brooklynbuzz\/cinder-block-festival-comics-recall-their-lowest-moments-in-life-and-how-they-bounced-back\/","title":{"rendered":"Cinder Block Festival comics recall their lowest moments in life, and how they bounced back"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A cinder block turned out to be pretty symbolic for the festival&#8217;s founder. There are\u00a0plenty of\u00a0reputable comedy festivals out there, but a scant few\u00a0that can boast\u00a0a progressive political agenda alongside the laughs. The inaugural Cinder Block Comedy Festival, which kicks off tomorrow\u00a0in Williamsburg and runs through this weekend, was explicit throughout its submission process about prioritizing comedians who didn&#8217;t fall into the SWM category. As a result, the roster features an excitingly diverse array of performers \u2014\u00a0not only in gender, race and sexual orientation, but also in style. There&#8217;s sketch, standup, improv, musical comedy and everything in between. The festival&#8217;s name was inspired by founder Coree Spencer&#8216;s own\u00a0experience\u00a0getting hit by a cinder block on the Pulaski Bridge (shrapnel, not drive-by).\u00a0Weeks after she&#8217;d finally recovered, gotten back to her life and nailed a job interview, Spencer spotted that very same cinder block on the bridge, and\u00a0brought it home to live with her as&hellip; Read More<\/p>\n<p>Cinder Block Festival comics recall their lowest moments in life, and how they bounced back : <a href=\"http:\/\/brokelyn.com\/cinder-block-festival-comedians-recall-lowest-moments-life-came-back\/\">Brokelyn<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A cinder block turned out to be pretty symbolic for the festival&#8217;s founder. 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