I have written before about the MyStudio kiosk that allows anyone, including comedians, to produce a studio quality artist DVD for just $20.

Well, get ready LA — the next MyStudio kiosk is about to hit a major shopping mall, right there in the Los Angeles area.

Actually, it is already in LA — at the 944 Magazine headquarters, main floor of 8560 Sunset Blvd (there for viewing by executives — will be placed in a mjor LA Mall soon). So, what does that mean for comedians? Don’t miss a word of this article…

One of the BIG things to understand about the MyStudio kiosk is that besides getting a high quality DVD of your stand-up comedy material…

You can also push a button to enter your recorded performance in a competition or contest being promoted by MyStudio.net

When I talked with Tony Vicich, the Director of Comedy Ops for MyStudio — he had this to say about a recent cMyStudio ompetition winner who  opened for Bill Engvall:

“He was on fire! Really prepared, got a huge response from the audience. It was a major success, not just for the winner of the competition, but for the event itself.”

As a comedian, you need EVERY single opportunity to get your face and your stand-up act in front anyone you can. That is what separates the weak from the strong, the winners from the losers.

I can only see MAJOR advantages to using the MyStudio kiosk, even if there is not a live audience to perform for.

The only problem that I see is not with the MyStudio set-up, but with the comedians—both aspiring and professional—who will simply ignore this vehicle and simply choose to wait for the “magic TV helicopter” to whisk them off to fame and fortune.

If you are a comedian who is “too big for the room”—no problem. Just don’t bitch and complain when a no-name comedy act gets to open for a major comedian or band because they had the spine to use the MyStudio kiosk to get the gig.

Just go ahead and use that lame “he/she is a hack” line, like all the other comedian lemmings do when someone excels or succeeds in the stand-up comedy world.

MyStudio has just partnered with 944 Magazine. You can read about it here.

All I know is this…

The MyStudio kiosk is another exposure vehicle — whether you are a singer, musician or comedian. And I will always support any vehicle that will help real talent get the exposure they need — and deserve.

Your comments are welcomed as always.

Cheers,
Steve Roye
The Professor of Funny for Money

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