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Comedy Open Spots

Comedy Open Spots... 

is a crucial part of being a comedian when you are first starting out. I place it in the same category as I would a weight lifter who walks into the gym and doesn’t bother to stretch. Someone or something is going to get hurt, and in a comic’s case, it will be their set and their feelings.
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Daily Telegraph Open Mic Award



The award that once billed itself as Britain's largest comedy hunt - attracting around 1,000 entrants a year - ran from 1994 to 2002, until sponsorship ran out.
Heats and semi-finals were held at the Comedy Network, a series of comedy clubs in universities across Britain, with the final held at the Edinburgh Festival each August.
The winner received £2,000 - a booking on the university circuit and appearances at the Montreal and Melbourne comedy festivals. It was open to anyone over the age of 16 who has never been paid for a comedy performance.

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10 Essential Steps - How to be a stand up comedian



There are some dreadful comedians out there. I mean really bad. Yeah, sure like all art forms it's all a matter of taste etc, but there are 'comics' out there right now where it's just not open to debate. It's usually these people that make you wonder if you could do better. I remember I was watching one such comedian who made me so livid that it finally pushed me to try stand-up comedy myself. And if you've ever thought the same, then why the hell not? But where to begin?
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