Killer Stand-up Comedian JR Redwater Rocks Showtime Comedy Special
So how does a comedian go from no stage time to a Showtime comedy special in 5 years without performing in comedy clubs?
Well, if you ask comedian J.R. Redwater, one of the rising comedy stars in the upcoming Showtime presentation American Indian Comedy Slam in November 2009…
J.R. will tell you without hesitation that his success is largely due to the Killer Stand-up Comedy System. And his story is no less than inspirational.
I got an opportunity to chat with J.R. on the phone yesterday for a bit in spite of his hectic schedule and I was totally amazed at the comedy success this young man has managed to carve out for himself in a short period of time outside the traditional comedy club route.
It was just over 6 years ago that J.R. Redwater’s life was in complete ruin. In desperation and with few options available to him, he turned to stand-up comedy, consuming the Killer Stand-up Comedy System and becoming a consulting client at the very beginning of his comedy career.
In just 3 years, J.R. was earning an annual 6 figure income from stand-up comedy.
In just 5 years, he is now being featured on the American Indian Comedy Slam which will air in Nov 2009. He’s #6 of seven comedians in the line up, right before Larry Omaha.
Sidenote: Larry Omaha and myself opened for one another at various venues throughout Southern California in the mid 90’s — he’ s a talented performer who can work any position on the comedy stage.
I should also mention, Vaughn Eagle Bear who is also featured in this Showtime comedy special is also a Killer Stand-up Comedy System client. Again, another funny comedian.
Now I would keep a very close eye on J.R. Redwater, especially since this super funny comedian maintains a super high PAR Score (FYI: J.R. monitors his PAR Scores closely).
Here’s a video of comedian J.R. Redwater — if you have the Comedy Evaluator Pro software, check out his PAR Score. I measured it three times and the lowest PAR Score I recorded was 62 (37 seconds of laughter per minute), which is the highest PAR Score I have ever recorded for ANY comedian:
If you would like to verify this performance level, you might want to check out Comedy Evaluator Pro Lite.
Cheers,
Steve Roye
The Professor of Funny for Money
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This sounds awesome.We all know about getting work outsde the comedy club scene, but what I’d like to know is what markets specifically did he work in? There are many avenues classed as corporate. Businesses, trade shows, cruise ships?
What were the sequence of events/gigs that first lead to him being a six figure entertainer and second lead to the Showtime Special?
I’m aware that you don’t need a persona or schtick, you just need to be killer funny, but how much does JD think that now is the right time for Native American comedians to start getting more attention?
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JR – what was the single largest obstacle you faced after doing stand-up comedy for your first six months.
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JR – I saw you “kill” for nine minutes on YouTube…
How much more material do you have and how much time do you spend
(daily or weeky) developing new stuff?
I talked with JR several weeks back — he’s got 90 minutes of that kind of “kill” factor. Not too shabby.
My questions for JR:
1. Did you use the Killer Stand-up techniques from the very beginning?
2. Can you name one or two “A-Ha” moments when you knew a change you made in your routine or the business side of comedy – made a big difference in your comedy career. What were the “A-Ha” lessons/changes?
3. If your little brother were to begin a comedy career today, what three things would recommend he concentrate on to move along the fastest?
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I have a bunch of questions I would like to ask, but I’ll only include a few so everyone gets a chance.
JR – how do you practice your sets? I’m an up-and-coming comedian and I find one of the hardest things to do is practicing my performance at home.
also, I find it somewhat difficult to write down my material in monologue form. A lot of my performance is improvised (not the material, but just how I speak and my mannerisms), which I find impossible to write down as I would actually say it. Any advice?
and finally, what advice can you give to someone just starting out? I have a lot of aspirations and I don’t want to be stuck in the local open mic scene, I want to know the best avenues to get myself “out there”.
thanks so much for sharing your knowledge with us!