This was a fascinating listen - stand-up comedy, DIY music scenes, Our Band Could Be Your Life, justified fury at the machinations of big tech and feeding algorithms. Fantastic conversation: open.spotify.com/episode/6wc5...

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Is anyone reading this wanting to contribute to a list of top tips for stand-up comics on writing tips and practices?

It’s a follow-up to this gig-etiquette oriented piece…

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Getting gigs can be tough. I asked a load of promoters for their top tips. They were very helpful.
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Sharing stuff I’ve learned from a year of stand-up: open.substack.com/pub/micdropl... give it a read will ya? #standupcomedy

Writing about improv is like hiking about engineering. Or something.

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Starting out in comedy is hard. You need good people, and good nights. My experience is limited, but these two and their night ‘Scratch’n’Sniff’ must be amongst the best.

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Wanting to learn about comedy gigs in Leeds? I’ve got a blog for that. Have a click. #leeds #standup

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Saving my first Bluesky post to be shamelessly self (and others) promotional. I’m doing 10 minutes of comedy stuff before this exciting climate change comedy show. Come down!