Becoming a comedian?

Question:i write a lot of comedy and am considering a career in stand up. my comedy is like a mix of george carlin type views on religion and jim gaffigans style of self descrimination. i was wondering would this style work in todays world. and also. where could i start the stand up. i am 19 so i cant perform at bars, and other places i cant do a lot of my bit because of the explicits.

Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: i write a lot of comedy and am considering a career in stand up. my comedy is like a mix of george carlin type views on religion and jim gaffigans style of self descrimination. i was wondering would this style work in todays world. and also. where could i start the stand up. i am 19 so i cant perform at bars, and other places i cant do a lot of my bit because of the explicits.

Check your local newspaper and entertainment magazine for open mike comedy nights. You won't be able to go to them all being under 21, but there are other places to perform besides bars. Try to find an open mike night at coffeehouses - there is not an age limitation there. Restaurants may be a good bet as well. If you have no luck finding an open mike, start your own!

Once you do find a place to perform, practice as much as you can. The only way to get better is to practice in front of a live audience and find out what jokes work and what ones don't. Edit or remove the jokes that don't work and keep the ones that do. Write and introduce new material whenever you can.

If there are restrictions on language/content at the places you can go to now, perform there anyway and save your explicit material for another place. If you have some clean comedy, you will be able to perform at more venues than if you just perform comedy with explicit language/content.

The more times you perform, the less nervous you will be and this should help with your stuttering problem. Tape record yourself when possible. Your stuttering may not be as big an issue as you think. If it is still an issue after several months, make a joke about it!

maybe you could take some adult drama classes because rama is really good for your speecha nd helps you become comfortable performing