Comedy Open Spots
30/01/12 21:43 Filed in: Informative
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. Read More...
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. Read More...
Stand up and be laughed at
30/01/12 21:43 Filed in: Personal
Performing at an open mic night is a free but sometimes painful experience,
writes comedian Mark Watson
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writes comedian Mark Watson
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Daily Telegraph Open Mic Award
30/01/12 21:37 Filed in: Informative
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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Open Spots are peolple to...
30/01/12 21:25 Filed in: Personal
By Simon OkeeffeI have been having a lot of conversations with other comedians about open spotters: why are there so many who start bitter, why are there so many delusional ones, why are there so many arrogant ones? But one conversation that has eluded us is why are comedians so mean to open spots? Read More...
10 Essential Steps - How to be a stand up comedian
29/01/12 21:09 Filed in: Informative
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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