Dave Mencarelli, a Reno-area comedian, recently took a second job as club director for the Catch a Rising Star comedy club inside the Silver Legacy Resort Casino."It is not a great amount of money, but it's steady, and I don't have to be in Pocatello, Idaho, on a Tuesday night," Mencarelli says. "It is difficult to make it on the road."As Mencarelli's experience demonstrates, making a buck in the comedy business is no laughing matter.Mencarelli and other comedians and comedy show promoters have struggled to sell tickets during the recession. Locally, Catch a Rising Star benefits from deals on tickets …