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Welcome to the School of Laughs podcast. I am your host, Rik Roberts.

My goal is to help you get bigger, better, and more bookable as a comedian. Use the search tool at www.SchoolOfLaughs.com to find episodes on your favorites topics within comedy.  Be sure to subscribe and follow us on Facebook and Twitter

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Apr 15, 2018

Comedian Mark Klein joins us today to discuss coming up in the 1980’s comedy boom, how it has changed and what stays the same.

  • Living in a sellers market in the 1980’s
  • Being part of a comedy duo with Bob Batch
  • Keys to making a corporate event a success
  • Creating a clean show separate from his nightclub act
  • Discovering laughs that were once masked by language
  • The benefits of working on a cruise ship (yay - no cell phones!)
  • Tapping into “Hidden World” comedy situations
  • Learning to think about “Who’s Not Hiring Me?”
  • A couple of thingS he wishes he would have done earlier
  • The benefits (and limits) of having an agent
  • What we are really paid for as comedians
  • Dropping hints and planting business tips in your show
  • Switching the focus from income to impact
  • Producing a comedy show for cable TV and other outlets

To learn ore about Mark Klein visit:

WEBSITE: CorpJester.com

FB: https://www.facebook.com/corpjester

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