One of the things that I don’t like about stand-up comedy is that a comedian is usually deeply invested in a comedy club act before they start realizing that the real money in stand-up comedy is made in comedy markets outside the comedy club scene.

But if a comedian doesn’t know how to develop corporate type or family friendly stand-up comedy material that kills at headliner level, then they will remain excluded from higher paying comedy work outside the comedy club market.

The differences in comedian income from the comedy club market and any other market are huge.

Comedians who can develop a solid act suitable for ANY audience, not just comedy club audiences will command 5-20 times the income per show.

Let me give you an example of what I am talking about in real dollars:

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