Will Corwin with members of Experimental Troupe Comedy aka ETC: Chrisopher Chan Roberson, Jamil Ellis and Gene Perelson just in advance of their special Halloween 2009 gig at 8 p.m. at People's Improv Theater (The PIT).

These guys met on Ms. Sheinman's Speech and Debate Team at Stuyvesant High School 15 years ago. E.T.C.: Experimental Troupe Comedy is the result of that friendship, and I never would have imagined they still be going at it as I sat in the Jefferson Market Library screening room 14 years ago--I also never imagined I'd have a radio show either, but enough about me. For those who are curious about the inner workings of the Comedy scene--getting a gig, the differences between stand-up comedians and sketch comedians (stand-up comedians are angrier), how to deal with bad audience suggestions in improv, these guys explain it all. They also talk a bit about the scene and how ETC is transforming it via the Internet. Adopt-a-black-baby.com comes up a lot (33 minutes).