open mic nights – Top Stand-up Comedy Tips https://www.realfirststeps.com The very best stand-up comedy tips on the planet for new comedians! Sat, 13 Dec 2025 23:16:38 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 Comedy Club Bringer Shows – Good, Bad, And Ugly https://www.realfirststeps.com/927/comedy-club-bringer-shows-good-bad-ugly/ https://www.realfirststeps.com/927/comedy-club-bringer-shows-good-bad-ugly/#comments Sun, 14 Dec 2025 07:04:11 +0000 https://www.realfirststeps.com/?p=927 Continue reading Comedy Club Bringer Shows – Good, Bad, And Ugly→]]> One of the first things that new comedians encounter when trying to get comedy club open mic stage time is what is known as a bringer show. A comedy club bringer show is a show where, in order for a new comic to get open mic stage time, they have to bring a certain number of friends to the show. Usually, the “bringer bounty” to get performance time is 3-5 people as a prerequisite for getting 3-5...

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]]> https://www.realfirststeps.com/927/comedy-club-bringer-shows-good-bad-ugly/feed/ 8 Is Stand-up Comedy Competitive? Read This Article Then Decide… https://www.realfirststeps.com/4255/standup-comedy-competitive-close/ Sat, 13 Dec 2025 07:07:44 +0000 https://www.realfirststeps.com/?p=4255 Continue reading Is Stand-up Comedy Competitive? Read This Article Then Decide…→]]> The Truth About Stand-Up Comedy Competition It is easy to understand why anyone who has attended or performed at a stand-up comedy open mic night could easily assume that stand-up comedy is highly competitive. Don’t be bamboozled. Just because there are usually a couple of dozen comedians taking to the stage on any particular open mic night is somewhat misleading when it comes to making an...

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