Is there any other stand-up comics about, professional or otherwise?
I am just getting into performing regulary but it is about a three hour drive to the nearest club 
At the moment i have just been doing open-mic nights and a bit of MCing about but it has been all posative feedback so far and i love it.
To tell you the horrible truth, it is better than unicycling.
Anyone have succes stories or anyone currently climbing up the ladder like myself?
please discuss 
You should audition for âlast comic standing.â Great showcase and career starter!
You have betrayed us you have betrayed us you have betrayed ussss
you shall be burned at the stake
I am in the line-up for RAW which i believe may be the Australian Equivilent, nearly everyone who does well in it from Tasmania goes on to something big. a few even made it to the edinborough comedy festival thing.
and i perform localy (in the same state) at a comedy club/pub
bollocks, i was looking forward to a long, prosperous life.
i just had to use this image somewhere
pffffâŚdont try to pull of a monkeyman, he has the most funny crap like that ive ever seen
he is also a little bit monkeyâŚ
You should post a video of one of your performances, in front of an audience of course! As a nightclub performer myself, I would always video or at least audio-tape each and every one of my shows for ater review. l Itâs an invaluable tool for honing and improving your act. So if you donât currently have any live performance to share with us, put together a short video of what you feel is your best material, and let us get a feel for your timing and originality; those two qualities are what can make a great comedian. And it goes without saying (but I will anyway) that your writing skills, I.E., MATERIAL!!! is KING! But that kinda falls in with originality.
ok 
thanks for the help, i do not have a video camera, or have access to one. Hence why i have no uni vidâs yet
But i know exactly what you mean by reviewing. i have seen one recording of myself from a school presentation night and i must admit there where parts there that made me cringe 
and as for originality, well hopefull it is all original, i have been doing my homework and checking other comics, yet none have really gone close to any of my material. i hope that is not a bad thingâŚ
If i get a video, unicyclist.com will be the first to see it!
Until you have the $$ to actually buy a video camera, look into at least renting one; you should be able to rent one for next to nothing, if only for just ONE night so you could record your act. Or maybe check with friends to see if they have one. Sometimes even the clubs you perform in will record your show for you using their equip. and then sell you the tape. Where thereâs a will thereâs a way. Dig in and go for it, because âtomorrow never comes!â
you speak with the wisdom of a man who has been through all this before, please tell me, is it worth it all? 
yeah i might be able to hire one from somewhere, i used to get them from the school library but school is over now⌠I am not sure anyone in my little down has a digital camera, let alone a video recorder(ok that was a slight overstatment). but maybe when i go down to Hobart i can hire one there, or even launceston or what not.
dont worry, i realised the âtommorow never comesâ last year, nothing happens if i just sit around talking and thinking about it.
Anything in life is âworth itâ if you have a burning desire to go for it! You really have to want it and once you realize your calling nothing can stop you! For me one of the best âhighsâ is killing on stage! But you walk a tightrope of âbombingâ sometimes as well, and that is an integral part of the standup world. You WILL bomb, and probably many, MANY times while defining and perfecting your act. The biggest names in comedy have ALL been through this process, and yes, some big names STILL bomb on stage every once in a while. Thatâs the nature of stand up. The audience can be like rabid dogs; they will turn on you if they sense you are nervous or afraid! You must exude confindence, but never talk âdownâ to your audience. Be in command of your performance at all times and be ready to ad lib or improvise if the moment calls for it.
Ok gotta go for my Tuesday Muni ride! Good luck!
donât worry man, the âburning desireâ is deffinately there!
as for bombing, that is something i hope happens soon, i do not want to experience it later on once i am comfortable.
lol the audeince are can be like rabid dogs⌠i guess sepaking down to them would include suggesting that they could be like rabid dogs then?
As for ad lib, well at one point i made it up as i went along, but have realised this is deffinately not the way to go because i then have no control over how long i am taking.
Thanks heaps for the advice. You have been the most helpfull out of everyone i have talked to about performing.
is your carrea still going or have you gone on to other things? i would love to see a video.
Actually being âcomfortableâ on stage is good, and you wonât be as self- conscience if your are âflowingâ along, and confident. This will come in time as you begin to develop your act and get a strong sense that you are GOOD! I havenât preformed for several years, as I own my own business and that takes priority. But lately Iâve been wanting to get back in front of an audience (just for the fun of it this time) because I miss that special âcontactâ, and it would just be fun at this stage in my life. And also because I could video tape it and share it here in JC!
This is really interesting, cause iâve recently started writing down funny stuff I think of. I donât think I would really be cut out for standup, but maybe writing comedy in the future. Iâm pumped to see a vid though, so good luck figuring that all out!
yeah i love writing amusing âstuffâ i have posted quite alot on (my) myspace, it was mostly things i wrote for school assignments because i couldnât be bothered to actually o the work.
And Mr Muniaddict, go for it. i would love to see the vid. I know what you mean about wanting to get in back in front of an audeince for that special âcontactâ it is an amazing feeling being up there. We should do a unicyclist stand-up special!!
and threeinchtire, i would like to read what you have written, i will post some of mine later on when i get home. mmm
I recently saw Ben Elton perform live and he was brilliant, he talked for well over 3 hours too and it was all good.
I think doing Comedy as a profession would be really interesting in this day and age. What sort of stuff do you talk about? Do you know the aristocrats joke? Iâd take my hat off to you if you got up on a stage and pulled that one off (check out the aristocrats movie if you dunno).
I guess watching different comedians and picking out which ones you want to influence your performance could be an idea (as an emerging artist would take in as much art as possible). My all time favourites are Bill Hicks, Mitch Hedberg, Dylan Moran & Bill Bailey.
Try watching this clip with an open mind⌠http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xPHqHYXaoCk shudder
All the best!
burn him! he is possessed by evil we must burn it out of him!