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If you really want to know how to market yourself in the comedy club market…
You really need to get your hands on Dave Schwensen’s book How To Be A Working Comic. This book is one that I have personally owned and followed as a guide for developing my stand-up comedy promo pack and how to get comedy work using a variety of avenues.
This truly funny book about being funny is also a serious guide to the business of laughter and how to make it pay off. New York and Los Angeles Talent Coordinator Dave Schwensen shows how to get onstage experience and contact bookers, agents, and managers. Read the rest of this entry
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Most people don’t know this but…
I had no intention of ever becoming a stand-up comedy teacher, coach or “guru” at all. That happened by accident in 1997.
I had been a professional comedian for four years by then and had already been headlining big venues and comedy clubs for well over over two years.
Teaching anyone anything about stand-up comedy wasn’t even on my radar. Most people who can actually perform stand-up comedy at a high level DON’T teach it—unfortunately that job is usually filled by those who couldn’t find “funny” with a 50 man working party, much less teach anything of real value about it. Read the rest of this entry
For more information about Steve Roye, author of this blog and the Killer Stand-up Online Course, click here.
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I will have to do this properly over two articles because…
The income differences between income for comedy club comedians versus corporate type comedy work is strikingly different. So, for this article, I am going to focus on work in the comedy clubs and what you can expect for pay in those environments.
You probably won’t get any pay until you reach the level of opening act. The pay? Read the rest of this entry
For more information about Steve Roye, author of this blog and the Killer Stand-up Online Course, click here.
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