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Carpetbagger’s Comedy Hour: Pandemic brings NYC comic Jeff Greespan to Chattanooga

Contributed photo by Blake Brooks / Jeff Greenspan has traded New York City for Chattanooga, which has already led to some material for his comedy shows at Bode Hotel.
Contributed photo by Blake Brooks / Jeff Greenspan has traded New York City for Chattanooga, which has already led to some material for his comedy shows at Bode Hotel. Contributed photo by Blake Brooks / Jeff Greenspan has traded New York City for Chattanooga, which has already led to some material for his comedy shows at Bode Hotel.

Never in his wildest dreams did New York City comedian Jeff Greenspan envision standing outdoors with a woman in Huntsville, Alabama, looking up at the night sky and being lectured on Pluto. But the worldwide pandemic has spun off such bizarre encounters.

Greenspan tells the story of this odd exchange after a recent comedy show performance in the Rocket City:

“She said, ‘Oh, you’re from New York?’ I’m going to show you something you can’t see in New York.’

“So she takes me outside and says, ‘What do you think that is up there next to the moon?’

“I said, ‘That’s Mars.’