Are you a comedian looking for a gig, slot or try out? Then follow our guidelines for the best chance of being offered a slot. We book different nights for our clients and not all of them have open slots available, but where they are available we will try to ensure you have the best chance off success by matching your act with the rest of the line up. We try to avoid putting on comedians who are similar because it is not fair to the comedians and not fair to the audience and both act and audience do not get the best from the experience!

Therefore we need to know a bit about you, what sort of act you have and a few other important facts about you so we don’t waste your or our time. Where marked * the information is required. Thank you for helping us to help you.

Please Note;

Please note; We will store the information securely and will delete it on request. By filling out this form we do not guarantee you a gig however should one arise that you may be suitable for we may use the information to contact you. We may contact a few comedians with an offer of the same gig therefore speed of response is essential to have the best chance of securing the gig.

Some useful information

We understand that circumstances change and that life can sometimes drop something into your lap which means you are unable to attend the event. LET US KNOW ASAP! NO; QUICKER THAN THAT, IMMEDIATELY YOU EVEN HAVE AN INKLING YOU MIGHT NOT MAKE IT. Now whilst we appreciate that anyone can have anything occur at pretty much anytime, and having toured extensively ourselves we know what can befall acts it’s still polite to call us and let us know. A timely call will be met with understanding, waiting until the day of the gig, or (as has happened a few times) geting a call with only an hour to go stating “I can’t make it” will frankly annoy us. So we offer you the following professional advice as a courtesy;

1) If you are feeling fluey, hot, sweaty and maybe have a cough DO NOT COME. We will not thank you for infecting our audience and the other acts will not thank you for sharing your germs and possibly prevent them from earning a living. However if you just feel a bit wobbly, maybe a bit unsettled or slightly upset stomach (not biblical bowel befoulment) then that’s called nerves, perfectly natural when setting out to become a stand up comedian; DO NOT CANCEL, push through it and be brave!

2) Whilst we appreciate that anything can, and sometimes does happen, if you cancel more than once we will in all likelihood remove you from our database until we hear that you have become more reliable. Sorry, we need people who will turn up, the audience need to be entertained. If that seems harsh you wait until you (hopefully) are a fully fledged stand up comedian, fail to show without a very good reason (death in the family, plague or being sectioned) expect to not every be booked by that venue, event company or corporoate client every again. Also expect them to talk to all their contacts about your lack of professionalism, a bad reputation is hard to repair. In short; act professionally even though you may have yet to attain professional status. Professionalism is a state of mind, not an income bracket. In 15 years we have only ever missed 1 gig due to the section of M25 we were on being closed due to a horrific smash, we got to the gig just in time to wrap it up. Sometimes you just can’t plan ahead!

3) Turn up in plenty of time, allow for traffic, unfamiliar roads, finding the venue (sat navs can lead you astray) parking, toilet, maybe food and finding the room once in the venue. Turn up before the show starts and scope out the clientelle, will your cutting edge routine about Computer Operating Systems go over well with the venue’s mainly eldely clientelle??? Can you re-jig it so they understand it? Best to be prepared for this sort of thing than just bluder through it unprepared.

4) Don’t drink, be drunk or try to perform whilst under the influence. You may think you can do it, but you can’t you are not yet experienced enough, well known enough or Amy Whitehouse. Save it until you’re in the fat, sequined suit, Vegas phase of your career.

5) Be nice to the promoter, nerves can make you forget your manners but a thank you and a nice smile will take you further than a scowl and ignoring us. Promoters are people too and we love our comedy night

6) Be nice, sure we all have tales of who did what to whom, but the airing of grievances is usually not a good idea because us promoters know each other and you are not sufficiently inured in the ways of the comedy circuit to be talking trash about other promoters and their wayward ways!

Just a few points we hope help you and all the best with your career and we look forward to seeing you soon.