PSA: Comedy Competition for Financial Professionals

Apparently Thomson Reuters is hosting a comedy event for Wall Street professionals in mid-November at the Gotham Comedy Club in NYC. As practicioners of the 'dismal science' one wouldn't expect a lot of economists to be involved. However, considering how indispensible a sense of humor can be during rough times, one might expect that the past few years have produced their fair share of comedians on The Street. Particularly with layoffs up, and trading and deal activity down, it is possible that a few of the participants will have had a little extra time to brush up on routines as well. Good thing, as it is likely that quite a few people in the Financial Capital of the World could use a laugh or two at the present time.