Tony Dabas likes a good laugh.

The 32-year-old has been trying to make it big in stand-up comedy for nearly a decade.

“I was like 300 pounds, getting picked on and living on Staten Island, and it was a coping mechanism for me in school. When you’re getting bullied, you want to have a laugh,” Dabas said.

But pursuing this dream is no joke. He works several jobs across the city, including as a waiter and a grip on film sets.

The transportation costs add up. Dabas says he is spending $1,400 a month on just gas and tolls.

“They’re killing me with these tolls man,” Dabas said.

He believes that costs are likely to increase with congestion pricing, a plan that will charge most drivers $15 to enter Manhattan below 60th Street.

“It’s like you have a free bridge. No, it’s not free anymore. It’s like, just how much money do they need to make? This is going to kill people, the average guy,” Dabas said.

Dabas says the nature of the business makes it difficult to take public transportation.

“The hustle that I'm doing, like, sometimes I’ll be doing a spot here in St Mark's, but then I do the show here, and then I got to go to Long Island to Governors, and then I got to come back for the midnight show,” Dabas said.

Right now, he says he can’t afford to move from his Tottenville apartment to live closer to some of the comedy clubs he performs at.

“I definitely feel like New York should have some exceptions for people who are financially constricted in ways, and then also have jobs in the city like that, you know, not just going to the city,” Dabas said.

The MTA would like to start charging drivers in spring.

It offers a low-income discount, which will give drivers a 50% discount after their first 10 trips in a month. Dabas says it’s not enough.

“I'm upset about it, but at the same time, it’s going to make me work twice as hard, hustle twice as hard. There’s 24 hours in the day,” Dabas said.