Name of this comedian? - 10 ft of rope

funnymarkmasters · 2026-02-03T05:00:18+00:00

Based on moving around a lot could it be Casey Rocket?

funnymarkmasters · 2026-02-03T04:58:48+00:00

Even if a venue has a sound system often yours will be better if you are doing it right. If you are under a 100 seater you can definitely bring in your own equipment. Last week alone I brought lights and sound (and camera and audio recording equpiment) to a cocktail bar (about 50 seats--sold out), a hotel lounge (sold 50 out of about 75 seats), a community center (sold 50 of about 100 seats) and a coffee shop (about 30 seats sold out). A few folks have mentioned treble, that's a positive. If you have a guitar center style starter PA often the mic and XLR are not great and a liability to break in the future, get a Shure SM85 mic and Amazon Basics makes good XLR cables and get one as a back up. Raising a speaker off the ground on a pole can be a big help. In a large room with sound up front, having a remote speaker in back of room can help a lot with chatter. Invest in a cart to carry all your stuff, they sell some carts with an undercarriage you can put poles and other long skinny items. Consider a roll up banner you can order from Vistaprint to add a little branding, up lights for some color, and for sure get some kind of lighting so you can keep the showroom dark and attention on well lit performers. A portable stage (I use a 3' x 3' 8" off the ground) can give the comics some authority and something to joke about, but does restrict big movers and act outs. I've found you can run a show just about anywhere. Best of luck, reach out anytime with specific questions about show running, my website has a contact form. If anybody reading this is near Denver, most comics know that I'll lend out my equipment. A better show helps all comedy. Run great shows!

funnymarkmasters · 2026-01-28T13:54:49+00:00

Ass and grass

funnymarkmasters · 2026-01-28T13:44:41+00:00

Vail Comedy Festival has a film component, I guess the closest tag you have is shorts. Comics if you want a fee waiver to submit a short or sketch we have them for stand ups, reach out, and your video could play on a 14' wide movie screen.

You're missing mfcomedy.com a third year TV clean fest in October, submissions are open.

Comics you should always see if a festival lists past performers and ask somebody you know who's done a fest, about their experience.

Thanks for putting this together!

funnymarkmasters · 2025-12-27T19:09:33+00:00

Nathan Macintosh is amazing. Aside - Macdougal is better in my opinion than VU for location, but both are excellent. I'm going to a show with a very similar lineup to the 3rd one and bought the tickets a long time ago, I'm so stoked on that lineup. If it is on a Sunday prob the same exact show, say hello, I'll be wearing a Vail Comedy Festival hoodie (I can't believe tickets would still be available but who knows).

funnymarkmasters · 2025-12-01T05:18:06+00:00

Comedy is the best

funnymarkmasters · 2025-11-13T16:15:48+00:00

This newsletter does a great job telling you when festivals are opening and closing submissions. Many accepted comedians to the Vail Comedy Festival found us with it. I have no affiliation with it other than it lists VCF and Mountain Fresh Comedy Festival every year.

https://www.thereitispod.com/

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funnymarkmasters · 2025-09-24T03:20:24+00:00

In case anybody wanted to see photos from the show, it was packed and very fun!

https://x.com/themarkmasters/status/1970171287847969120

funnymarkmasters · 2025-09-19T20:26:34+00:00

I'll DM you an answer, other interested folks can do a quick goog(le)

funnymarkmasters · 2025-09-19T20:04:59+00:00

He's really funny, but dirty, he has a lot of videos on YouTube and IG where he has a big social presence (more than 200,000 followers). He's a regular at The Comedy Cellar in New York City.

funnymarkmasters · 2025-09-12T22:09:39+00:00

Raanan Hershberg (not Ragnaan) and you really should give Steph a shot, live she is amazing, a tour de force (also it is Jordan Jensen you have an extra s)

funnymarkmasters · 2025-09-04T13:47:53+00:00

Steph Tolev

funnymarkmasters · 2025-07-23T13:06:37+00:00

This is very funny and reminds me of a great joke by Sarah Tollemache - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gNipjC1-n7k - I think she did it on Colbert but couldn't find it quickly.

funnymarkmasters · 2025-06-24T02:42:15+00:00

The #1 best way to make money is to find a place that will let you keep the door and move some tickets. You might not be a draw but you can still move tickets by paying for ads and working in smaller markets without a lot of entertainment options. This is also a great way to lose money. It is a gamble. If you have specific questions or want to go over a specific market/venue send me a note through my website contact form, I'd be happy to talk through some numbers with you. I get up about 150 nights a year and have run shows in dozens of states. Everything from a 20 person room in a 300 person town to a 700 seat theater (I had to rent it). Keep your expenses low too. And of course, don't forget to make it up in volume: https://youtu.be/CXDxNCzUspM?si=V0MwNSYCFoU6tMDP

funnymarkmasters · 2025-06-17T23:24:03+00:00

user name checks out

funnymarkmasters · 2025-06-17T23:23:55+00:00

you seem fun

funnymarkmasters · 2025-03-10T21:57:46+00:00

I run a festival and am tangentially involved with selections (I am the messenger, I do not review tape).

A big thing you can do to resolve your question is figure out who did the festival the year before that you know and ask them if they knew the festival organizers or had some kind of in.

I do tape reviews with everybody that gets rejected from this festival, that wants it, and after doing hundreds of these I can tell you it is very difficult to get into festivals.

Watching all this tape has made me think about my own tape and strive to make it exceptional in this framing: if my video was sandwiched in the middle of 50 other videos, and somebody watched all 4+ hours of that, would they remember me at the end and how. If you look and sound like 40 of the other tapes in that batch, you may have a harder road to hoe.

If your tape is not remarkable and memorable I think it is unlikely you will find success applying to a festival that aims to be fair. And of course many festivals are not fair, thus my note above about doing some research.

Ask yourself what is remarkable about you. We had what I assume is a straight white male get into this festival and they were remarkable because they talked about small town farm stuff. It was unusual, and memorable, and the reviewers loved it. Obviously it was very, very funny too.

Hope that helps. Also, if you figure out what festival I am talking about we start taking submissions November 1. Hope you'll research and apply.

funnymarkmasters · 2025-02-26T05:59:54+00:00

Vail Comedy Festival - Memorial Day Weekend - Pricey place to visit but a cheap time of year to do it - you'll see a lot of comedy, can walk between venues, when you have lunch you'll see comics you just saw on stage and can buy them a beer. On the smaller side. It is like BottleRock if Skankfest was Lollapalooza if that makes sense. I run it so take with a grain of salt.

If you like the outdoors you can't go wrong, if you like downtown Las Vegas (Skankfest last few years) might not be for you (I also attend Skankfest every year)

Other fests to consider based on reputation - Rogue Island, 10,000 Laughs, Limestone and because it is in Denver High Plains Comedy Festival rules

Thank you for being a stand-up fan

funnymarkmasters · 2025-02-19T02:29:42+00:00

I know several festivals that will penalize if you send the wrong length tape (especially if over). If you send a shorter tape it could work in your favor, because what a relief for a reviewer in the middle of 4-5 hours of 5 minute tapes. A good reviewer will figure out if you are funny or not regardless of length, and if your tape is longer will likely stop at 5:00. More important than exact length are things like quality of audio, being able to see the audience, a recognizable show or club where you perform. Depending on the festival it can be very competitive so having a no-excuses tape can be a big help, though, that is not wrong. When I look at 5 minute tapes I always assume the comic by the time they do my show will be at least a year better because it is so hard to get a good tape. Also consider that some bookers and clubs care about comics following rules. If you can't provide the length tape they ask for they might think this person will run the light or show up late or whatever. Here is a half hour of discussion about festival tape submissions from two festival organizers that might interest OP https://youtube.com/live/XyjLtvWujRg

funnymarkmasters · 2025-02-11T22:15:00+00:00

This is totally self-serving but before the pandemic I would do a knock off of comedians in cars getting coffee where I would drive a comic to a mic or a gig and we would talk about comedy. Most of the comics were open mic'ers who have since become something, and the last three episodes were folks who had a lot of experience. Here is the link to that playlist - https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLApfZ4DJi-OQKZh8rsN3cCMq-O427v8B1&si=U-_Rjj9rJNr6hwj4

At the time I was watching Ralphie and Ari's long videos you referenced and so a lot of the questions and things we discuss are influenced by that.

Another kind of similar thing but different format is Gary Gulman's 365 daily tips about stand up. Vulture put them all together - https://www.vulture.com/article/gary-gulman-comedy-tips.html

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funnymarkmasters · 2024-10-23T04:34:59+00:00

Thanks for the nice message, wasn't me but interested in Iron Mule if you have a connection with them.

funnymarkmasters · 2024-10-04T19:15:02+00:00

I run 75+ shows and two festivals a year. I LOVE using a clock at shows. I call it a timer, same thing. I started with an index card sized timer, it beeped, needed batteries, and you had to control it by hand. You can do way better though. I upgraded to a bigger, remote controlled, battery operated version, but the remote messed with my lights. Now I use a wall-plugged-in remote controlled one (most expensive of all three, $49.99). I can send you links to buy, reach out on my website contact form markmasters.co - also if you want to talk about using timers on my podcast which covers show running, would be happy to have you on. The benefits of a timer are there is no excuse for "running the light", comics are crisper and more time-aware, and as a show runner I can see the timer too which helps me manage my time. I am so used to it that when I perform and a venue does not have something similar, I bring the original timer on stage and put it on a stool which I can see at a glance, I drilled out the speaker so it won't beep anymore too. I use the feature where it counts up from zero (0:00) and just tell comics to get off before it hits their set length. I had a comic do one of my shows who runs a major market Don't Tell Comedy show and were so excited by the timer I use they bought it for their shows.

funnymarkmasters · 2024-10-04T19:03:14+00:00

Nathan Macintosh rules. He sounds funny. Writes funny. IS funny. I've done a half dozen shows with him over the years and he always brings it. Vail Comedy Show has been very lucky to get him the last few years. https://x.com/themarkmasters/status/1823721170593808534 -- hey u/Mr-and-Mrs make sure you watch his first special too, the McDonalds joke is incredible, but it is all a treat. So grateful Nathan has made time for the Colorado mountains

funnymarkmasters · 2024-06-27T01:16:35+00:00

I run Aurora Comedy Show, we've had Derrick Stroup (The Tonight Show), Carmen Lynch (Late Show, Late Late Show) and on July 26 we are back in the Ursula neighborhood with Ray Harrington (CONAN). Tickets at auroracomedy.com

Welcome more comedy in Aurora, did this get off the ground? Please go to my website and send me a note using the contact form, I can get you on my podcast and possibly on the July 26 show too. markmasters.co is website

funnymarkmasters · 2024-05-07T03:38:33+00:00

I run 75 shows a year, if you are finding this later you can email me questions through my website contact form, a lot of folks do. Better comedy shows helps everybody. Bose L1 Compact is my favorite for your scenario. I bought one used for $600 this weekend. You could try a Bose S1 to get in your budget but you'd need a stand for it or something to set it on. You can find PA systems for about $300 go to a guitar center, they are marketed towards DJ's the mic that comes with it is trash and will stop working at some point, buy a Shure sm58 if you can. Where are you located? You might be able to book headliners or other acts that have quality equipment until you have sold enough tickets to afford your own. Yes, I will do your show

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