The economic downturn and forecasts of a recessioncould be leading people to seek relief from livecomedy, club organisers have said.

俱樂部的組織者表示，經(jīng)濟(jì)下滑，衰退將至，人們可能會(huì)通過看喜劇尋求安慰。

The Stand has reported a 2% increase in audiencenumbers overall for its shows in Edinburgh andGlasgow for November.

The Stand(蘇格蘭著 名喜劇俱樂部)說，11月它在愛丁堡和格拉斯哥舉辦的演出，觀眾總數(shù)增加了2%。

And comic Bruce Fummey said the crisis was a source of comic material. He has found thefinancial climate a good source of new material and has a joke about Chancellor Alistair Darling'seyebrows and how Mr Darling wakes from a night out to find he is missing the ?47bn he had inhis pocket.

喜劇演員布魯斯·法美伊說，危機(jī)是搞笑素材的源泉。他發(fā)現(xiàn)如今的金融環(huán)境是一個(gè)很好的題材，于是就拿財(cái)政大臣阿里斯泰爾·達(dá)令的眉毛開涮，還說他如何在夜間醒來，發(fā)現(xiàn)口袋里丟了470億英鎊。

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Tommy Sheppard, of The Stand, said: "The rise could mean a margin of error, but there is nosense of people staying away as a result of the credit crunch." He believed the club had beenbusier than usual.

The Stand俱樂部的托米·舍帕爾德說：“數(shù)字增加也可能只是弄錯(cuò)了，但人們沒有理由因?yàn)樾刨J緊縮就不看演出。” 他相信俱樂部的生意比通常更好。

Mr Sheppard said: "I would say numbers are slightly up. I looked at the last four weeks and,compared to November last year, we were 2% up overall and 8% up in Edinburgh."

舍帕爾德說：“我要說，數(shù)字出現(xiàn)了上升。我把過去四個(gè)星期與去年11月相比，總體的確上升了2%，單在愛丁堡更上升了8%�！�

"There could be an element of people saying let's have a laugh, but live comedy is alsorelatively cheap entertainment."

“這里面的一個(gè)可能因素是，人們說，咱們?nèi)バπΠ?況且現(xiàn)場(chǎng)喜劇表演也相對(duì)便宜�！�

A few references on the economic downturn have made it into some routines, but Mr Sheppardsaid economics were not an obvious source for comics.

一些表演中也涉及到經(jīng)濟(jì)衰退，不過舍帕爾德說，經(jīng)濟(jì)也不一定是明顯的搞笑素材。

He said: "A couple of months ago when there was talk and reports of a ?500bn bail-out forbanks I think most people, and comedians, found it hard to get their heads around that. It justseemed so other worldly."

他說：“兩個(gè)月前，如果談?wù)摵蛨?bào)道5千億英鎊對(duì)銀行的緊急救助，我想大多數(shù)人，乃至喜劇演員，都會(huì)覺得很難去了解它。這種事情當(dāng)時(shí)看來就好像脫離現(xiàn)實(shí)一樣�！�

Bruce Fummey, who is involved with the Just Laugh Comedy Clubs in Dundee, Perth and Stirlingand previously in Inverness, said he hoped people fed up with talk of a recession would seekout live comedy.

參與了Just Laugh 喜劇俱樂部在敦提、柏斯、斯特靈和之前的印威內(nèi)斯演出的布魯斯·法美伊說，他希望那些厭倦了談?wù)摻?jīng)濟(jì)衰退的人們可以尋找現(xiàn)場(chǎng)的喜劇表演來解憂。

He said: "Going to a comedy club is a relatively inexpensive night out. It is ?9-?10 to get inand you don't tend to drink much because you are sitting watching the comedy so the nightcan work out for less than ?20.

他說：“晚上出外娛樂，去一家喜劇俱樂部相對(duì)便宜。門票只有9到10英鎊。你不會(huì)喝太多，因?yàn)槟阕�在那兒看表演。所以一個(gè)晚上不到20英鎊就可以了�！�

"How much would you pay for a meal at a restaurant? And then you go home and complainabout the service, the meal and the bill. "

“去餐館吃頓飯你要花多少錢?而且回到家還會(huì)抱怨服務(wù)水平、飯菜和賬單�！�

"A comedy club is good value for money and is a social experience."

“去看喜劇不僅合算，還是一種社會(huì)體驗(yàn)�！�

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