Comedian Stories: Tales From the Road in Under 5 Minutes

Comedians get offered trades all the time. Hey we already have an act, why won't you do it for $20 bucks, right? I think that is what some people think. And if they don't offer you a few bucks, they'll offer to trade you something. Here's a few trades I've done and not done.

We comedians go on tour, but I also like to take tours. Tours of the places where the groups I speak to work that is. If I'm offered a tour I take it, and if I don't get offered one, I ask. I love learning about industries that I'll never work in; that's one of the fun parts of my job. Here are a few of the tours I've taken.

Comedy is fun but some of the places I've stayed in are not. . . or at least they'e kind of weird. It's not always standard hotels. Here's a few of the unusual places that I've gotten to sleep in thanks to being a comedian!

Travel is great and it's part of the gig as a comedian, but you can miss a lot of things going on back home. Here's one of the biggest things I missed while i went out for a few weeks.

You're not going to like all the comedians you work with, but some of them are more than jerks. They're idiots and they're dangerous. Here's one story of a guy I had to work with who was just awful.

Running out of meals before I go onstage has happened more than once. How do you deal with it when your audience isn't too happy. Here's a few stories about miscounting meals. The biggest snafu was the group of 4400 people and they ran out of meals for 1500 people. . . and it was their employee appreciate dinner!

I haven't spent much time in New York City but I did go up to the comedy clubs a few times. Here's a quick story about visiting the clubs.

and the drive started out pretty easy. It got a little rough part way through. Here's my quick story about driving to LA.

places we like to hang out. But sometimes we get a little grief for our choices. Here's what happened to me when I was at a bar gig and wanted to find a library!

I think I've only once have I said I couldn't do something because I was a woman. But this time I had a good reason. Here's my story.