Jul 21, 2016
This episode is brought to you by Patreon sponsor Brina Morgan and the Clean Comedy Conference.
Rob Durham, author of "Don't Wear Shorts On Stage" joins us to day to discuss what to expect as you explore your first open mic nights and road gigs. I first met Rob when I lived in Columbus, OH. He has since moved on to St. Louis where he is a full time high school English teacher and part time comedian.
We cover a lot of ground in this episode including:
- Opening for Pauly Shore
- The St. Louis Comedy scene
- Doing a gig just for teachers
- Teaching Stand-Up Comedy week at school
- The skills an emcee needs
- The real difference between emcee and feature work
- Why comics think they can headline before they really can
- and of course, what NOT to where on stage.
If you enjoyed Rob's advice please head on over to https://dontwearshortsonstage.com to learn more. You can find his book there, and also at AMAZON or even EBAY .
This episode is brought to you by the Clean Comedy Conference which takes place in San Diego, California October 13th through the 15th, 2016.
There's an old adage in comedy: Clean is green.
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