Comedy Specials Spring 2026: What’s Dropping and Why It Matters
Comedy Special Season Spring 2026: What’s Dropping and Why It Matters for Your Career April is shaping up to be a monster month for comedy…
Comedy Audience Building: Giggly Squad Just Got a Netflix Sitcom – Here’s What That Means for Comedians Building Audiences Online
Hannah Berner and Paige DeSorbo started Giggly Squad as a podcast. Now they’re getting a Netflix sitcom produced by Amy Poehler and written by Kay…
Comedy Copyright: A Comedian Is Being Sued for $27 Million Over a Lion King Bit – What Every Comic Should Know About Copyright
Zimbabwean comedian Learnmore Jonasi is facing a $27 million lawsuit from Grammy-winning composer Lebohang “Lebo M” Morake over a comedy bit involving translated lyrics from…
SNL UK Comedy: Here’s What It Means for British Comics
SNL UK Is Here – And It’s Changing the Game for British Comedy Saturday Night Live just crossed the Atlantic. The first episode of SNL…
Secondary Cities Comedy: Where Comedians Get Booked and Paid
Most comedians have the same five-year plan. Move to New York, Los Angeles, or London. Build a following. Get spotted. Make it. It’s the dream…
Comedy Podcasting: Why Podcasts Are the New Resume
Introduction Five years ago, if you told a comedian they could build a career from their bedroom with a microphone and Zoom, they’d laugh. Today,…
How to develop comedy voice: How to Develop Your Comedy Voice: Finding Your Authentic Style as a Stand-Up
The worst comedy advice you’ll ever get is “Be yourself on stage.” It sounds good. It’s inspirational. But it’s useless when you’re standing in front…
Comedy Career Progression: From Open Mic Crowds to Paid Features: How Comedians Actually Move Up
You’ve done fifty open mics. You kill most of them. Your friends laugh. Random audience members come up after and say, “That was great, man.”…
How to Actually Handle Bombing on Stage: What Every Comedian Learns the Hard Way
You’re on stage. Two minutes in, and you can feel it. The laughter isn’t coming. The crowd is quiet. Someone in the back is scrolling…
Comedy Booking: The Direct Booking Shift Away from Agents
For decades, the standard path was straightforward: you get an agent, they handle your bookings, you pay commission, everyone moves on. It was simple. Predictable.…