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Etiquette Towards Fellow Comedians
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Do unto other comedians, as you want done unto you.


First…
Whether you at an open mic or at a comedy club and your allotted time is five, ten, fifteen, or 30 minutes, then that is your time, not more and not less. How will you know without a watch? venues wlll give you the light or some sort of signal.

I’m going to say that you are going to be allowed a grace period of about 30seconds on either side of the clock. If I was you though…I would make it on the lesser side than the, “I ran over my time side.

If you go over your time then you are stealing time from the person that is up next, but if you go under then that will leave you time to welcome the host back to the stage where they will in return tell the audience to give you a nice big round of applause.

Next…
Unless you are the “Headliner” then what’s your hurry? Stick around for a bit, to support the next comedian. Oh, you don’t know him or her; you don’t like anyone else’s material but your own? Good luck on making it in this business then. That person may have been your ticket to the big show at some point and they have a good memory.

How about telling them, “Nice set” even if you didn’t feel it was funny. How many comedians do you see on the TV all of the time that are actually not funny? I see a whole lot that I can’t believe are up there but they paid their dues and had enough recognition to sell the show.

Finally…
Keep in mind that the “MC” is also a comedian and can introduce you with the same respect as you give to him or her. When you are going on to the stage you say, “Give it up for the MC” and also when you come off the stage. In return, he says the same for you and there is no dead time that you need to fill.

Do unto other comedians, as you want done unto you. It's plain and simple.