Glen Tickle is a working comedian. He's not a total unknown but he's certainly not in the same atmosphere as Sarah Silverman or Chris Rock either. So how does an artist make a living? Last year he made $30,000 but in others he made far less, and he's been paid as little as $20 for a gig. This episodes explores how artists negotiate the promise of a potentially large career with the constant turmoil of sometimes not knowing from where your next check will come or for how much it will even be.