https://reddit.com/link/1gmvpb1/video/chsnnrflerzd1/player

She is on tour 🤠

Basically, i am a fan of a comic Named Ryan Long. He is based in NYC, and i live just outside the city, however it seems that when he releases tour dates they never include any venues in NYC.

My vurrent theory is that he plays local venues in NYC when he is not on tour, and since he does so many of those he doesent actually list tour dates in NYC. The problem is i have no idea how to figure out where, if anywhere he is preforming.

Does anyone have a suggestion for this situation? Or should i just bite the bullet and travel to see him out of town?

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