mark-gladman-christian-comedian2Australian comedian Mark Gladman has been using the Killer Stand-up Comedy System for years. He has become the “comedy thunder from down under” in a short period of time.

I have included a video clip of Mark at the end of this post.

Here is Mark’s success story:

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Hi Steve,

It was about mid-2005 when I first began this comedy journey.

I have just this last week gone 100% full time as a performing comedian and humorous speaker and writer.

In that last 4 years, I:

- Was a finalist in the Courgar Bourbon Australian New Comic of the Year in 2005 (this final was my third ever comedy performance!)

- Was a State finalist in the Triple J (Australian National Radio Station) Raw Comedy Search 2006.

- Released my first CD mid-2006.

- Made my first TV appearances mid-2006.

- Was a regular on the Qld comedy circuit by end 2006.

- Relocated to Toowoomba, a small town West of Brisbane at the beginning of 2007 where in the last 2 years I have established a small open mic scene, run a few of my comedy workshops, and have developed a small stable of comedy performers from those.

- Have established myself as a safe choice for corporate events, and have packaged comedy into all of my (previously serious) corporate presentations developing into, as one person introduced me, “a motivational comedian”. Schools all over the country now pay to have me speak on motivational themes in their schools and run workshops n comedy too.

- Am now one of Australia’s busiest Christian and Clean comedians (and possibly Australia’s only full time comedian working in the Christian arena).

How did all this happen?

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Call these Mark’s 10 Commandments or whatever, but I swear by these 10 values.  Someone once told me (after I did not win my second comedy competition) that the people who won these things are rarely the people who make it.  It’s those that have the grit and gumption that do.  Those words must have done something for me because as I filled out my application for my third comedy competition in late 2006, I found that I had disqualified myself because I had earned too much money from performing comedy to enter!

You can be as funny as you like, but I swear that you don’t maintain these 10 values, you will never make it.  Either you will never be booked, or you will get tired of it and drop out.

Cheer and Peace,

Mark G
http://www.markgladman.com

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Here’s a clip of Australia Comedian Mark Gladman:

Thanks Mark for sharing your success story! You have momentum now — keep charging!

Cheers,
Steve Roye
The Professor of Funny for Money

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