Houston has 38 open mics a week, so hitting 100 sets proves nothing. The comics who get good count recorded, reviewed, rewritten sets instead. Here is the loop.

The green room says crowd work clips are ruining stand-up. The box office says they’re filling it. Why crowd work is the free ad campaign for your written hour.

For decades, the stand-up comedy career path was pretty straightforward. Get funny. Get stage time. Get passed at a club.

You’re funny live. Your clips die at 200 views. The problem isn’t the algorithm, it’s the first two seconds. How to cut stand-up clips that strangers actually watch.