niggas doin stand up can't really skip paying dues in the clubs
even if the public hears about em late
you can assume 90% of all comics who blow up did at least 4-8 years in the club, almost every night
most take longer than that and spend years on the road too
but eddie was a beast and he was in NY
and if you count raw and delirious as albums, he did 4 in like 6 years
20 years before comics started doing a special a year.