Learning Objective After successfully completing Media Kit for Stand-up Comedians (2020), you will be able to create and update the basic tools professionals need to promote your act and book gigs. Promote your comedy shows! If you’re a professional stand-up …
Learn how professional stand-up comedians write jokes that deliver uproarious amounts of laughter. After successfully completing the following blog series, How to Write 101 Jokes that Kill, you will be able to write funny, original jokes that make audiences laugh …
Objective Learn how professional comedians use open mics to develop material Let’s put your act through the late night TV audition crucible! When a professional comedian needs to develop new material, one option is to hit the open mics. At …
This article is part of a a series: From Open Mics to Paid Gigs. Objective Explain why you are expected to crush at a paid gig. Professional comedians sustain laughter. The big difference between an open mic comedy show and …
This article is part of a a series: From Open Mics to Paid Gigs. Scenario Objective In this simulation, you will respond to an offer for a paid gig on the Local Comedy Show Develop a 10-minute set for amateur …
This article is part of a a series: From Open Mics to Paid Gigs. Comedy Show Business Objective Discover one secret to getting booked for your first stand-up comedy show. Be Incredibly funny and easy to work with Each of …
This article is part of a a series: From Open Mics to Paid Gigs. Booking Objective If you’re asking, “What do you need to get booked for paid gigs?”, this article is for you! My name is Chuck Roy, professional …
This article is part of a a series: From Open Mics to Paid Gigs. Booking Objective Follow a real-life booking scenario to find how some open mic comedians get booked for paid gigs. Recently, I needed to book two comedians …
This article is part of a a series: From Open Mics to Paid Gigs. Ideas that help new comics understand how stand-up comedians get paid for gigs. Most comedians in the United States get started by performing on open mic …
How to be funny when you get booked for comedy shows. Objective This series of articles explains how new comedians transition from open mics to paid gigs. After performing open mic comedy shows, many comedians want to get booked for …