Comedy clubs, open mikes, standup comedy festivals and more!

Riffing with the Crowd - Ken Pringle
4/17/06 - "Using the Web to Wow!"
1/6/06 - "The Lesser Rules of the Road"
12/18/05 - "Laugh Factory Love"
9/21/05 - "Press To Impress"
10/25/04 - "Professionalism - The Career Killer"
10/1/04 - "'Bringing' Down the House"

Lord Carrett - Lord offers sage advice about how to self-promote!
The Comedy District - Dan Rosenberg and Burt Teplitzky talk about what it takes to start a comedy club from the ground up!
Tim Coston - Tim spills the beans on the New Orleans Comedy Festival!
Kent Emmons - National Lampoon Radio CEO and "Comedy Island" host offers advice on self-promotion, and how to give a great radio interview!
Marty Fischer - Comedy manager and Las Vegas Comedy Festival producer Marty discusses what representation is looking for when they're looking at YOU!
Tom Haines - Everything you ever wanted to know about merchandising yourself!
Slade Ham - Guest interviewer Preston Albert interviews the owner of comedy club Comedy TX!
Barbara Holliday - Barbara discusses the ins and outs of finding a comedy manager
Stu Hughes - Stu gives us the skinny on the FunnyFest Calgary Comedy Festival!
Tere Joyce - Tere talks about her experiences on Last Comic Standing!
Charlie Kadau - The senior editor from MAD Magazine discusses what it takes to get your work published... and get paid!
Wendy Kamenoff - Wendy talks about what it takes to work in the world of television as an audience warm-up comic!
Neil Leiberman - An in-depth discussion with America's Original Comedy Coach�!
Mike Marino - Comic Mike Marino discusses the ins-and-outs of merchandising!
Diane Nichols - Comedienne Diane Nichols talks about contracts, Caucuses, and the business of 'show business'
Joel Pace - We learn how a booker's mind works from Joel Pace of Heffron Talent!
Elizabeth Payne - Guest reporter Tricia Shore interviews her acting teacher!
Craig Shoemaker and Laughter Heals - Craig and the staff of Laughter Heals cover the bases on comedy charity work!
Jeffrey Steele - Jeffrey offers a few pointers on working in corporate comedy
Rocky Whatule - Rock Solid Entertainment's Rocky Whatule tells us how to go from being just a 'comedian'... to a WORKING comedian.
Pat Wilson - ComedyWest booker Pat Wilson talks about all the ins-and-outs of making a good impression... and getting the job!

"How-To" Articles

1. "Choosing Material: Dirty or Clean?" by Eric Haines
2. "How To Be a Stand-Up Comedian" by Patty Juliano
3. "A Letter to a Friend" by Leslie Brockway-Regener
4. "What in God's Name is Christian Comedy?" by Rich Praytor

Your Life in Comedy

1. "Advice on Comedy, Business, and Relationships" by Jeffrey Milton
2. "Getting Booked AND Getting Invited Back" by Lynn Epstein
3. "How To Stop Being a Clod" by Steve Hofstetter
4. "Maintaining a Family, Friendships, and Relationships as a Comedian" by Dante
5. "Mentors or Tormentors?" by Theresa Hummel-Krallinger
6. "A Night To Remember? The Breathtaking Lows of Comedy" by Ryan Murphy
7. "Pipe Dreams" by Dixon Matthews
8. "The Significant Other Than Comedy" by Preston Albert

Open Mikes

1. "Running a Room" by Dante

Comedy Classes

1. "How to Pick a Comedy Instructor That's Right For You" by Neil Leiberman

Working the Road

1. "How I Survive In Between Road Gigs" by Jeremy Greenberg
2. "Recurring Nightmare" by Keith Alberstadt
3. "Performing Overseas" by Dante

The Business of the Business

1. "A Comic's Tax-time 'Audition' - Without the '-ion'" by Preston Albert
2. "Harder Than You Think" by Mike Milton

Promoting Yourself

1. "Self-Promoting Comic" by Dante
2. "What's the Sound of One Hand Clapping?" by Larry Kenny

Miscellaneous

1. "About 'Hack' Material" by Eric Haines
2. "Arab and Jew: Comedy's Odd Couple" by Bob Alper & Ahmed Ahmed
3. "Art is Funny" by Chris Adams
4. "Comic Reality/Last Comic Freezing" by Tricia Shore and Joe Caruso
5. "How To Produce a CD" by Lorraine Messina
6. "Memoirs of a Comedian" by Cory Jarvis
7. "The Stand-Up" by Chris Z
8. "Whiskey Bend" by Chris Z