Comedian Stories: Tales From the Road in Under 5 Minutes

Ask any comedian their toughest story, and there's a good chance they'll talk about car troubles. Comedians working the road spend a ton of money on car repairs, and in this episode comedian Jan McInnis shares one of her car repair stories and what she learned from it.

My previous podcast talked about one of my biggest lessons in booking myself that I made. In this podcast, I talk about how I recovered from that lesson and was able to get back on track and get even more bookings than before. I hope you enjoy it.

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A lot of comedy and comedy booking is a learning curve, and I tend to learn the hard way. I thought I had all my comedy bookings set, but then things changed. Here's a quick story about what I didn't do so well.

Comedy has many gatekeepers. Some of these people know are respectful of their positions, and some of them use their power to make other people's lives miserable. Here's my story of a gatekeeper in New York who wasn't super nice to comics trying to get passed so they could work at the club.

Comedy classes for wannabe comedians can be a great idea if you get the right classes. Here's my experience and my advice for taking a comedy class. It's not just about people saying they can teach you comedy; they need to actually be able to do it themselves.

Comedians joke about all sorts of things, so it's easy to get caught up in their show and feel like you can say ANYTHING to them. But don't! As a comedian who's been touring for over two decades, here's a few things that I don't like to hear from an audience member after the show.

As a comedian, I'm amazed that my clients occasionally don't realize the power that they have. Not the mean kind of power, but rather the kind that they can flex to make sure that they're getting what they are paying for. Here's a couple of examples.

Comedians impersonate political figures and celebrities all the time, and in this episode, comedian Jan McInnis talks about the time that she and her comedian friend Frank King impersonated Bill and Hillary Clinton at a trade show. The client had a good idea, but it was a lot of work!!

Comedians can make BIG bucks impersonating celebrities and political figures. Here's a few minutes on the process of transforming myself from comedian Jan McInnis into Hillary Clinton impersonator Jan McInnis. It was an interesting procedure and NOT like you see in the Mission Impossible movies!

There are a few prestigious comedy competitions in the country, and the San Francisco Comedy competition is one of them. Comedians compete during a week of shows around San Francisco and audiences vote each night on a winner. I was fortunate to be included in one of the competitions.