The term “success” has a different meaning to everyone and that includes success when it comes to stand-up comedy.

In my eyes, your stand-up comedy act or routine is a salable product—much like a television or a computer. The more craftsmanship, quality and dependability your stand-up comedy act represents, the more salable (and valuable) your stand-up comedy act is.

If the stand-up act you are trying to sell to an agent, comedy club manager, booker, corporation, etc. is the equivalent of an 8-track tape player, then you will have a difficult time selling that act for decent money, if any at all.

Here are my top 5 stand-up comedy success tips that apply no matter what level you are at in the world of stand-up comedy: Read the rest of this entry

About the Author/Founder of The Stand-up Comedy Professional

Steve Roye is the author of the Killer Stand-up Comedy System and author of the content made available in the Comedy Pro Membership Program available on this site.

Over the past decade, Steve has established himself as a leading, globally recognized expert in the field of stand-up comedy material development, delivery and entertainment business strategies for comedy entertainers as well as speaking professionals.

For more information about Steve, please check out the About The Author section on this site.

If you are going for the gusto with your comedy career and plan on moving to Los Angeles or New York…

There are some things you may want to consider—and plan for—before you make the move.

Let’s just assume that you are a headlining comedy club comedian in whatever area you currently reside. You might even be a local comedy celebrity of sorts.

But if you don’t have an online fan club or fan base…

The second you move to Los Angeles or New York, your local fan base is gone and you are automatically placed at the bottom of the comedy ladder. This is pretty much true no matter what city you move to.

Let’s say you move for a couple of years to LA or NY and decide to return home. Again, you are going to find that the local fan base you had before has dwindled drastically. Read the rest of this entry

About the Author/Founder of The Stand-up Comedy Professional

Steve Roye is the author of the Killer Stand-up Comedy System and author of the content made available in the Comedy Pro Membership Program available on this site.

Over the past decade, Steve has established himself as a leading, globally recognized expert in the field of stand-up comedy material development, delivery and entertainment business strategies for comedy entertainers as well as speaking professionals.

For more information about Steve, please check out the About The Author section on this site.