Most of my “how to book a comedian” posts revolve around corporate shows. This time, I’m delving into the world of public shows. The public show can be in a comedy club, or any venue that decides to have someone sling jokes to the general public. In order to have a...
If you’re going to book a comedian for your after prom, you have to be careful. Comedy shows in general are like walking through a minefield, but adding teenagers to the situation makes things ten times more difficult. Why? Paranoid, uptight parents, vs. the interests...
If you want to book a comedian for your public event, you’re going to have to advertise it. Not everyone understands this. I had the unfortunate opportunity to work for a nice venue that had absolutely no clue what they were doing, this despite the fact I’d given them...
This blog is one in a series aimed to help you book a comedian for your bar, restaurant, corporate event, or bris. You’re an event planner, you’ve got a corporate function coming up. You’ve lined up the venue and the catering, but one big challenge remains: the...
This blog is one in a series aimed to help you book a comedian for your bar, restaurant, corporate event, or bris. If you're interested in comedy, you're in the right place. I perform stand-up comedy at a lot of corporate events. If there’s one thing I’ve learned,...
This blog is one in a series aimed to help you book a comedian for your bar, restaurant, corporate event, or bris. Your ducks are in a row: leadership is on board, the employees are into it, and you know when the comedy show should happen in your event schedule. So...
This blog is one in a series aimed to help you book a comedian for your bar, restaurant, corporate event, or bris. Not all businesses are the same. Shocking revelation, I know. Your corporate event could involve a bunch of blue-collar, get-your-hands-dirty workers....
This blog is one in a series aimed to help you have a comedy show at your bar, restaurant, corporate event, or bris. One of the biggest misconceptions there is about being a stand-up comedian, is that we always perform at comedy clubs. This is not the case. We perform...
This blog is one in a series aimed to help you book a comedian for your bar, restaurant, corporate event, or bris. Here, we talk value. Basically, like anything in life, you get what you pay for. When I was in high school, I wanted to play the bass guitar. I thought...
This blog is one in a series aimed to help you book a comedian for your bar, restaurant, corporate event, or bris. Have you ever heard of ambush comedy, much less thought to ask what it is? Probably not, but I bet you could suss it out if given your druthers. Say...
This blog is one in a series aimed to help you book a comedian for your bar, restaurant, corporate event, or bris. Today, we're gonna figure out what style of comedy is right for your event. If you don’t really pay attention to the world of comedy, you might not know...
This blog is one in a series aimed to help you book a comedian for your bar, restaurant, corporate event, or bris. Here, we figure out if comedy isn’t for you. I get asked to perform at a lot of strange places. I turn many of them down. Weddings and birthday parties...