Comedian Stories: Tales From the Road in Under 5 Minutes

My first electronic rolodex was a big deal, but not because I could finally get rid of the scraps of paper. No, this first rolodex saved my sanity. Here's a quick story about it.

Nothing stinks more than having your car broken into. Here's a quick story of what happened to me at New York New York casino in Las Vegas years ago. And yes, I see the irony in having my car broken into at that particular casino!

The term "slow pay" in comedy is a nicer way of saying that you're not getting paid on time. Slow pay has happened to me a couple times, and it's not good. This week's episode is a quick story about a time when I avoided the dreaded slow pay!

Why should you write a book on comedy writing or on comedy travels? I had no intention of writing any books when I started out, but I just sort of fell into the book writing thing, and it worked out well. Here's a short podcast on how I became an author.

I've performed at a few country clubs, and they've been great audiences. Sometimes, though. there have been a few funny things. Here's a couple quick stories about my experiences.

I've sold comedy material to everyone on the planet, and I've done it as a freelance comedy writer. In this week's episode, I talk about how I got these comedy writing gigs, and what NOT to do. Check it out and maybe this will spur you on to get some gigs you want.

Comedy clubs have traditionally done business booking on a handshake, and that's how I did it when I worked the clubs. But nowadays I need a contract for any bookings. Comedy contracts have saved me on several occasions. Here's my weekly podcast about a couple times that having a contract has really helped.

Ghosting is the new term for being a jerk! It's when you're in a conversation with someone, either through email or phone, and then all of a sudden they stop responding. I've had this happen over the years, and it's rude. Here's a couple of quick stories about being ghosted.

We all get those clients who are just tough to work with, and many of them put out bad energy that affects us! In this week's podcast, Jan talks about two comedy events where she had to deal with clients and their bad energy. There is a good moral to the story of how we should treat others.

Headshots were a big deal in comedy and in entertainment when I started out. Now the camera on our phones is better than what we had 20 years ago, but back then headshots were expensive and you really had to find a good photographer. This week's podcast is a quick story about my first headshot and what I did wrong.