Parents are struggling to find sitters amid a shortage of workers since the start of the pandemic. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Enter the comedian babysitter.
“There’s just no one available,” said Ms Perkins. “It’s crazy. We’re talking about unprecedented numbers.”Enter comedians. Placement agencies and parents are singing their praises as an ideal pool of part-time babysitters or nannies. “Kids are inherently hilarious. They provide a different perspective, which is always good for comedic material.”
“People forget that entertainment is a very orderly profession. When the show goes up, it goes up. Kids need that structure too but, inside that moment, we allow ourselves to be present and let loose, and that ability is so specific to the performing arts.”
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