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For Bookers
How to Book a Comedian for Your Event — The Complete Guide
A non-fluff guide for anyone hiring a stand-up comedian. What it costs, what to ask, what to put in the contract, and how to avoid the four common booking disasters.
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For Comedians
How to Get Comedy Gigs — The Complete Guide
A working comedian's guide to getting booked. From your first open mic to paid weekend spots, with templates and rate benchmarks.
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For Venues
How to Start a Comedy Night at Your Bar or Venue
A practical guide to launching a comedy night that breaks even within 90 days. Room setup, lineup booking, ticket pricing, and the marketing that fills seats.
All articles
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For Bookers
How to Book a Comedian for a Wedding (Without It Going Wrong)
Why weddings are the hardest comedy gig there is, what to budget, where to put the comedy in the run of show, and how to brief the comic.
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Templates
Comedian Technical Rider Template (What to Include and What to Skip)
A free, realistic technical rider template for stand-up comedians at the working-pro level. What to ask for, what's reasonable, and what makes you look like a diva.
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Templates
Comedy Booking Contract Template (Free, Plain-English)
A free, plain-English comedy booking contract you can copy and adapt. Covers fee, deposit, travel, cancellation, recording rights, and force majeure.
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Templates
Comedy Booking Email Templates (For Comics, Bookers, and Venues)
Copy-and-adapt email templates for every stage of comedy booking — cold pitches, follow-ups, booker replies, contract sends, and graceful passes.
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For Bookers
How Much Does It Cost to Book a Comedian? (2026 Rates by Event Type)
Real 2026 prices for booking a stand-up comedian — corporate events, weddings, fundraisers, and clubs. With travel costs, deposits, and what's negotiable.
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For Comedians
How to Get Your First Paid Stand-Up Comedy Gig
A step-by-step playbook for converting open mic regular spots into your first paid comedy booking, including the email and the tape that get you hired.
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For Comedians
How Much Should a Stand-Up Comedian Charge? (2026 Rate Guide)
Real 2026 rates for stand-up comedians at every level — open mic to headliner, club to corporate. With negotiation tips and what's negotiable.
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For Bookers
How to Book a Comedian for Your Event — The Complete Guide
A non-fluff guide for anyone hiring a stand-up comedian. What it costs, what to ask, what to put in the contract, and how to avoid the four common booking disasters.
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For Comedians
How to Email Comedy Clubs and Bookers (With Templates That Get Replies)
The exact email format that gets stand-up comics booked at clubs, plus follow-up templates, what not to send, and how often to follow up.
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For Comedians
How to Get Comedy Gigs — The Complete Guide
A working comedian's guide to getting booked. From your first open mic to paid weekend spots, with templates and rate benchmarks.
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For Venues
How to Start a Comedy Night at Your Bar or Venue
A practical guide to launching a comedy night that breaks even within 90 days. Room setup, lineup booking, ticket pricing, and the marketing that fills seats.
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For Bookers
Questions to Ask Before Booking a Corporate Comedian (Pre-Booking Checklist)
The 23 questions every corporate event planner should ask a comedian before signing a contract. Print this and use it on every call.
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For Venues
How to Run a Successful Open Mic Comedy Night
A working format for a comedy open mic that doesn't bomb. Sign-up systems, time limits, MC roles, and how to keep the audience-to-comic ratio sane.