Comedian Stories: Tales From the Road in Under 5 Minutes show

Comedian Stories: Tales From the Road in Under 5 Minutes

Summary: Unique comedy stories from an unknown comedian who’s made her living telling and selling jokes for over 2 decades. From bombing to working with celebrities, and performing in weird venues Jan tells you the inside scoop on being a true working comedian, and she does it with stories in under 5 minutes. She also talks about selling comedy material to everyone from the Tonight Show to guests on the Jerry Springer Show Each podcast ends with a “lesson learned” take-away tip that is appropriate for everyone, even if you’re not a comedian.

Podcasts:

 My Comedy Starts & Stops part 2 | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 04:57

My Comedy Starts & Stops part 2

 My Comedy Starts & Stops part 1 | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 05:00

My Comedy Starts & Stops part 1

 Being Overpaid in Comedy | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 03:27

Being Overpaid in Comedy

 A Comedian Jerk | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 04:50
 Comedy Doesn't Work Everywhere | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 04:21

Comedy Doesn't Work Everywhere

 My First Comedy Marketing Plan | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 04:00

My First Comedy Marketing Plan

 Comedy Terms | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 03:44
 Writing Your Own Comedy Material | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 04:45

Writing Your Own Comedy Material

 Comedian Star Power | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 03:43
 Comedian Imposters | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 04:03
 Hanging Out in LA | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 03:52

Hanging out in LA is sort of a skill because you have to be allowed into the comedy clubs so you can hangout. I got worked my way into the top 3 showcase clubs in the Hollywood area. Here's how I did it.

 Toastmasters and Comedy | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 04:30

I gave a keynote at the International Toastmasters conference, and I learned a few things about speaking. My topic was on "Using Appropriate Humor."

 Clean Vs. Dirty Humor | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 04:53

Is it better to be a clean comedian or a dirty comedian? Well, to me it doesn't matter as long as the jokes are funny. Here's my take on writing clean comedy.

 Calling People Out in Comedy | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 02:43

There's something about comedy that makes people lie! Jan hates that so she makes a point to tell people, nicely, when they're doing it to her. Here's one story.

 Comedy TV Credits | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 04:23

As a comedian, getting a TV credit is a big deal. I don't have any to speak of, but that hasn't really been a problem. Okay, a couple times it's stopped me from making more money. Here's the story.

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