Considering hiring standup comedians for your next event? Before you begin, we'd like to share some interesting information that may help:
1. Most standup comedians form their acts at open mics in comedy clubs and bars. These situations can be brutal on someone that thinks they are a comic. Some bars hold an open mic just to get people through the door. Usually those people are the comics and any friends they can drag along.
These situations are far from perfect. Not knowing how to present live entertainment or comedy, bar owners don't make it easy. I've seen open mics where comedians are competing with a major sports game on television. The comedians will lose almost every time. The comedians who survive this setting learn how to battle against the odds and become stronger.
2. Standup comedians seldom have rules or limitations on their comedy. They build their audience and don't care about entertaining the masses. Many consider their standup comedy to be freedom of speech. It is their personal baby and no one should attempt to mess with it.
This makes it difficult for some standup comedians to work for corporate entertainment events. In that setting they represent the company and must follow rules. A comedian who uses foul language can ruin the evening and create headaches for the event planner that hired them.
3. Standup comedy is subjective. People have different tastes and experiences. A comedian's experiences may not relate to your audience. This happens all the time with comedy entertainment. The top standup comedians create their comedy around broad based topics so they can appeal to a wider audience.
4. Famous standup comedians sometimes suffer in private. You would think that comedians would be laughing constantly. They seem to see the funny in everything. The truth is, many famous standup comedians are just the opposite in private.
Comic entertainers can have massive mood swings that can be hard to cope with. One of the most famous standup comedians that recently dealt with fatal depression was Robin Williams. A true comedic genius, his life ended way too early.
5. Even with these pros and cons, stand up comedians are great choice for live entertainment events. Laughter reduces stress and brings people together.
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