There seem to be a handful of comics we’ve all run into over the years who take themselves too seriously. They make ridiculous flyers for their open mic show. They have super-glossy business cards by the thousands. They’re posting new headshots every six months. Their website is above and beyond what they need to handle three hits a week. They do everything they can to come off as a professional EXCEPT the Facebook postings. The status updates are so dumb and meaningless that it sucks out any sort of respect one might have for their entire web presence. Most of the time if a club manager hasn’t seen much of this person on stage, he or she only has one way to judge what kind of comic you are…Facebook. You might think, “Well they don’t pay attention to me when I’m on stage at open mic, why would they pay attention to me on Facebook?” You would be wrong about both. Eventually it gets back to them about how unfunny you are. People talk. This is especially true if you’re posting something in a Facebook comedy group.
A good rule of thumb before posting something is asking this: “Would my comedy hero look down on this?” Consider that first. If you knew Louis CK, Bill Burr, or whoever you worship now was going to read your post and get one impression of you just from that single status update, would you post it? If the answer is no, don’t subject the rest of your Facebook friends to it either.
Sorry the blogs haven’t been as frequent lately. I’ll admit, it’s not always easy to come up with a topic every week. Thank you to those with ideas and questions. Feel free to send questions or suggestions at any time. To learn more about making money in the comedy business check out Don’t Wear Shorts on Stage for a book full of other tips besides what I post on this blog.
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