Are Tom segura and Christina p maga? I feel like they are and just don’t want to come out and say how weirdly conservative they secretly are. I did see on the public website that shows political contributions that Tom gave like $100 to WinRed, so there’s definitely a lean. I’m guessing it’s also some of what had to do with them moving to Texas? On the Arnie hammer episode they said something about “now that the gays are out of the White House” which I don’t even understand….?

I'm doing my very first open mike at a mine site I work at, and am trying to think of a funny meaning for FIFO. So far I've come up with Fly in Fucked off, or Flown in fucking overworked. Anyone got any better ones?

Does anyone know of open mics or shows that are happening over the next few weeks in Palm Springs?

It looks like The Rock Gallery would have been the place to go, but it is permanently closed as of a few days ago…

And if there aren’t any shows happening this month, does anyone have a small venue or know of some local comics who would want to throw a show together? I’m not a local, but I am a comic from NYC, and would love to do something while I’m there.

So when think of a joke or any premise, how you make a mind map about the topic. How you decide which line to go.

Like right now I have bit about how l accidentally joined Grinder and my perspective as a straight guy.

Now I don't know how to explore this subject.

Guide me, sensei!

I've been doing open mics & taking it seriously for about 5 months. I'm pretty lucky in that I've formed a pretty good relationship with my local club by doing some regular photography for them at low cost. Last night, the host told me an upcoming feature cancelled so he asked if I wanted to open with 10mins.

I jumped on the opportunity obviously, but I'm nervous as shit. Starting in December, I've been having some pretty good sets I think. But there's still open mics I go to where I eat my ass for 4mins.

Imposter syndrome is having its way with me, because I know I wouldn't have been asked if I didn't have the relationship with the club / host that I do. Plus, I did my first mic there & ever since they've seen me improve week-by-week. So they're confident I won't be horrendous at least, I guess. But I don't know—I don't just want to avoid catastrophe, get paid & call it a day. I want to be good. I want to look back on my first paid spot & be proud of it.

So, getting my mind back on fucking topic—with 1 week to prepare, what's some advice y'all would give so I can make the most of this, on top of 'just be funny'?

Any tips on building a strong set list from random jokes you've worked over several months? If you're not used to killing all the time, where do you get the confidence you need to show up for an important set? Care to share the story of your 1st paid gig? Thanks in advance.

TL;DR - Been doing open mics for 5mos, just got booked for the 1st time. I'm struggling with some imposter syndrome & confidence issues, so what's your advice to make the most of this? With 1 week to prepare, how would you do so? Tips on building your 1st coherent set list (10mins)?

Last year I won the open mic competition at a major international comedy festival. It was the first time I performed in like 10 years. I think it's a major international festival at least. It's kind of a big deal around here.

I'm thinking about jumping back into it with both feet. My question is do I need a podcast to get social media reach? My gram is actually my real name, but I'm not as attractive as I used to be. Podcasting might be my best skill. Did a practice the other day with my partner, maybe? We recorded an hour and a half material just winging it. I listened to 15 minutes of it and said I don't need to listen to any more it could be something. If I knew grammar better writing blogs or books would be second. My final choice would be stand up. I wish I was better. Gotta GET GUD.

I do a lot of writing, and especially comedy. One thing that I use a lot to check my writing is reading it back to myself out loud. However, lately I've been using Elevenlabs Reader, an AI app that lets you hear any text in a voice, some of which are famous people. I have been using Burt Reynolds, for example. You can also add your own voices if you have a paid account with them.

Anyway, it occurred to me that many of you might benefit from it, it's a quick easy way to test out material and see how it sounds. It's not perfect, and of course it won't tell you how an audience will to respond to it, but it can give you an idea of any clunky words or phrasing that you might want to try editing.

https://elevenreader.io/

(not sponsored)

After years of dreaming to do i think i am finally ready for it and next week i will be doing my first open mike. I have written the set. How do i prepare it? Do i record my self and time it. I am not a theatrical person and my jokes doesnt need much of that too. And how do i remember the sequences of joke. Any other tips and advises. Thanks

I just created my first mobile app. It’s a debate timer that tracks the time for each round. I’m wondering if I could use some of the code base to create an app to help a standup comic with timing during their set. The debate timer app changes the background screen color at certain time points. This could give a quick visual that it’s time to move to the next joke. Maybe keywords for the jokes could pop on the screen or something. And maybe there could be a quick rating system for the audience response to each joke. Does an app like this already exist? Would you find an app like this useful? What other features would you want?

Has anyone else think that Brody Stevens(Rest in peace) kinda looks like Bert from Sesame Street. I don’t why but he looks like a puppet from sesame streets or the muppets to me.He has like that cartoonish face.I mean this in a good way because he’s a good comedian.

Hi all! I'm an NYC-based comedian who will be traveling to LA from March 30 to April 6. My parents are going to be in LA that week and they have never seen me do standup. They both live in the Philippines so opportunities where they can watch me do standup are rare. They also won't be going to NY after LA so this is my only opportunity to perform in front of them.

Do you know any good bringer shows in LA I could take them to and perform at? I know bringer shows are seen as scammy, but I would rather take them to a show where there is a guaranteed audience and a full house, rather than an awkward bar show where there are only 5 audience members and they leave midway through the show (many of the NY bar shows I've been on are like this). I also don't know any LA comedians so not sure how I can use networking to leverage a show. Let me know!

Also....if anyone reading this is willing to put me on I can send you a video of my set. I'll have 5 guests to bring at the minimum. Currently, I'm passed at Rodney's Comedy Club and I've been doing standup for over 3 years, so I have decent experience. Looking forward to everyone's feedback.

Last night I got to see a newer comic I've only learned about from social media, and he did not disappoint. Benny Feldman is doing a string of one off mid week dates in the Midwest and was just like he presents himself on social media and had a super solid 45-50 minutes inside of his 60.

By super solid, I mean a high rate of fire with gut laughs from all.

A wonderful mash up of some of my favorites, he draws from 4 of my top 10... Steven Wright, Josh Blue, Mitch Hedberg, and Emo Philips.

Dude is only going to get better. Recommended!

Hi yall -

Last I was updated on the potluck at the comedy store I was told it was:

- 3 min sets (if you get picked of course)
- can't do dirty material whatsoever

Does anybody know if this still applies by any chance? THANK YOU ALLLLL in advance <3 Big love!!!!

Getting personal. For people that make a living doing stand-up comedy, or make the majority of their money doing stand-up. A short series of questions for you:

On average, how much do you take home a month?

What’s your rent payment?

How often do you perform in order to achieve that?

What is your main source of comedy revenue?

Anyone know who Jimmy Jammer is? Saw some posts from a few months ago saying it could be Rock, Louis, or Aziz?

How do people actually get casted in Saturday Night Live? Is it by word of mouth being viral on the internet or by connections ?

Anyone catch her new Netflix special? Never heard of her before this. Maybe it was just me, but it was just so bland. You can tell the laughs are edited in. Dammit I wanted to like it too. Maybe I'm being judgey but she strikes me as someone who is like the funny one in her group of friends and felt that that was gonna be the same thing as doing good stand up...

I lost my day job last July and the job market has not been kind to me since. Between having no incentive to wake up early and comedy keeping me out of the house from anywhere until 10pm to 1am most nights, my sleep schedule is fucked. I’ve been falling asleep at 4AM-5AM and waking up from 11AM-1PM.

The more I look into fixing my sleep schedule the more I hear “go to bed and wake up at the same time every day” but given the unpredictable hours I can’t think of a healthy hour to fall asleep where I’m guaranteed to be home from a show or mic

A friend of mine asked me whether he could produce a show at one of my venues. Over the course of the conversation, I realized that my relationship with the venue is important, but the fact that I know how to sell tickets is probably more useful.

Since we still want him to get the producer credit, we settled on my help for flyers, ticketing, and ads.

In order to figure out whether this can be a viable business, I put together a little pricing survey. If you're a producer and you'd be interested in some marketing help, please take a second to fill it out!

https://forms.gle/EkgvbSe6HS5V5bs97

TiL: Rick Glassman and Gary Gulman are not the same person

EDIT: Is it possible that they are the same person, but when Gulman becomes The Glassman, he wears glasses? Like maybe Rick Glassman is Gary Gulman's superhuman persona? I mean, I've never actually seen them together. I think it's possible that they are the same person.

Haven't ever done stand up outside of a 20 mile circumference of my home in Marina del Rey, CA. I have 5-6 minutes and have done 20 successfully on a dozen occasions. Never been paid for it but love stage time.

Thinking of trying out stand-up, but feeling a little discouraged from the amount of people doing stand-up and I’m almost 30. Any advice would be great. Also, anyone know any open mics in Los Angeles?

Maddie Wiener, Isabel Hagen Joe list, dan soder, ranaan hershberg, Louis ck and Tim Dillon in a basement in chinatown in NYC

Coming in as out of towner. I’ll be in for 2 weeks and looking for a spot.

What was your first decent break in standup and how long after you started did it happen?

This is somewhat subjective and different for everyone. Maybe you got a spot on a bigger show, passed at a club, or asked to do a run with a bigger comic. What was it and when did it happen?

I love me some Hale, M.C.

Massive fan of the classic wingers and notches from Community.

But I could easily tell the difference between McHale and a regularly touring comedian. He seemed a little slower and clumsier on the draw. It's not an actor <--> standup thing because Donald Glover was able to convince me he was a full comic.

Anyhow, it made me realize that even in the "very successful pro" level of comedy there's still a lot of range that really only comes from experience rather than voice or joke.