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WHAT TO DO IF YOU HAVE YOUR ACT DOWN
| Posted on November 12, 2014 at 1:38 PM |
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What
next? If
you are CERTAIN you have your act together, polished, honed and
tight, and you want to get TV etc, what you do next is simple, you
need to get seen by people that can help you. It will do you no good
to stay in a small area or region and continue to do the same old
open mics, showcase stages or even the occasional paid one nighter or
weekend from some D list local booker. The BIG TIME is out there and
you have to become part of it...more times than not it won't come
looking for you. May
I offer suggestions of placing yourself in FOR REAL festivals or even
contests where there are not only bookers of rooms but authentic
honest to god industry people looking for new talents. You should
also try the big city showcases, LA, NY, Chicago or any bigger town
or city you're in currently. In other words you have to summon the
courage to test yourself in deep waters, travel and compete! You will
be amazed at how much you learn about the real business of comedy and
yourself. If
it's not stand up you're interested in and more like comedy writing
then you need to start finding a way in thru radio shows, cartoonists
and even television programs that buy material. How do you find out
about these? Google search helps amazingly well, find them and make
contact. Make LOTS of contacts. Ask if they use freelancers, you'd be
surprised how many do....and then begin to knock their socks off with
your ideas and jokes. It's how I got NBC and Jay Leno interested in
me and eventually gained a staff writing/producer job for the network
and the 'Tonight Show'. Write your way to success. The
bottom line is you have to be willing to test yourself, rework things
and make sacrifices. I'd be willing to answer more detailed questions
thru my website. Let me hear from you to find out what's next. ________________ *If you find the comedy tips helpful and would like to contribute some funds to aid in giving scholarships to the Comedy Dojo workshop and to continue this FREE information you can use the donate to the dojo PayPal button on this website. Thanks! |