I’ll check with my friend who did my taxes as to the exact explanation as to how he’s been able to write off the classes I took last year, especially since I worked as a temp at the time.

rubysneakers:

Not unless you make $ as a performer, in some capacity, and it’s your profession to the IRS.  At least that’s my understanding of it.

binu:

Actually you can get your improv & sketch classes written off.

rubysneakers:

If the IRS allowed us to declare ourselves ‘budding or amateur comedians’ there would be a way to allow all ‘bit’ items and props and costumes to be non-taxable.

Classes too.  And drinks for open mics, but not for post-show drinks.

And therapy would be provided free of charge!

Anyway, I’ve gotten off topic.  I bought salad cream for my show yesterday.  Salad cream is a UK version of mayonnaise.  It was $8, and that was the cheapest one I found (it’s $10 at Gristedes).  I tried it at the begining of my spank and it tastes like limey-fermented Miracle Whip.  I almost gagged.  It manages to remove all the things I love about mayonnaise and replace them with nightmares.

Worth it though.