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oh and you're going to suck at first. Even most of the greats really stunk at the beginning. So when people tell you that you suck, just remember that while they're probably right... There is a chance you'll eventually prove them wrong.
As a good source of material you might consider rereading the last decade of my posts on here. This will (a) teach you how to effortlessly insult people, products, life style choices etc (b) be careful with the use of the word 'transition' as people may think you want to get your bean bag cut off.
I was watching some of Steve Martin's early appearances on the Tonight Show, and they were terrible. Even my favorites had "off" nights. So... basically, just embrace failure... because it's going to happen.
It’s set in the 50s, but there’s a lot of standup comedy wisdom in “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel,” along with some of the sharpest comedy writing on television. Highly recommended for inspiration and life lessons.
Well this post did make me laugh so you’ve got that going for you,
Everything about your plan makes sense except the S Corp election; LLC is definitely the way to go.
Other than that your approach errs on the side of caution, which is always a sound practice in launching speculative ventures. I’m sure you could get the Netflix deal now but if you wait until you have an open mike night behind you, or even just on the calendar, your take from Netflix will octuple.
Let's see. You're giving up your reliable source of income. Your jumping into a very risky proposition. You're deceiving your girlfriend.
What could possibly go wrong?
What could possibly go wrong?
Here’s where I get stuck: the entire original post read like one big piss-take to me; I don’t have any confidence that it was a genuine statement of intent.
Let's not forget... someone freakin' asked a whole forum full of morons for career device, about a specific career, where only about .002% of all participants make any money. That's where I knew this was all a ruse.
the vast majority people who dabble in stand up just do it for the fun of it. My wife just has fun with it. She does get asked to speak at events occasionally, but really, we are not getting rich off of it. It's just fun.
Trying to make a career out of this is a dead end in disappointment.
It's like music. It's one thing to be a great band... but turning that into money is way harder than just being a great band. Being a great band, and being a great band that knows how to turn it into a career are completely separate things. There is a reason that colleges avoid discussing how to make the arts into a career. Because no one teaching knows how. Hell, 99.9998% of people in the arts do not ever make any money.
Your chances of getting rich would be better served being a professional full-time lottery player. 
Your chances of getting rich would be better served being a professional full-time lottery player.
Well, someone woke up on the wrong side of the punchline this morning. I believe it was a USA Today article which I read recently about how stand-up comedy is actually one of the easier professions to become successful at after the age of 40. Ralph Carter who played Michael Evans in Good Times lives in my neighborhood and he has been very encouraging.
So are you saying that your original post wasn’t a joke? Or are you just riding it as long as you can…?
If you have what it takes... then no one is going to discourage you. I went into art with absolutely everyone telling me that it was stupid, and I just kept on, and kept on.
I mean, when my wife was doing stand up, she did get paid, but "making it" was never her goal. Just as "making it" with art was never mine. If having fun is your goal, your chances of sticking with it till something really positive happens increases. But, if you are waking up and doing it each day with an anticipation of aHBO special as your goal... you're headed for the psyche ward.
My nephew is a Punjabi freestyle comedian and he is looking to get his foot in the door with poultry dying. He wants to start in an established factory, learn the trade, and then start his own custom shop. He already has a full selection of dyes and he has been practicing on his cats. He has real talent. Any tips for him?
I asked him for tips about getting into stand up comedy and he assured me that it's as easy as falling off a log. Hs suggests that you spend at least 8 hours a week in old growth forests falling off logs while practicing your routine.
I asked him for tips about getting into stand up comedy and he assured me that it's as easy as falling off a log. Hs suggests that you spend at least 8 hours a week in old growth forests falling off logs while practicing your routine.