How To FAIL at Stand-Up Comedy

Avoiding the Pitfalls that Kill a Comic's Career

By: Steve Sabo

Narrated by: Virtual Voice

Length: 7 hrs and 19 mins

Publisher's summary

PICK UP THIS BOOK BEFORE YOU PICK UP THE MICROPHONE Part instruction manual, part memoir and part cautionary tale, “How to FAIL at Stand-Up Comedy” is a hilarious and sometimes heartbreaking exploration of a 30 year career in stand-up. Sabo pulls no punches while revealing what it’s really like to live the life of a traveling comedian, warts and all. Sabo points out everything you can do wrong in this business with glaring detail and without judgment. Chock full of advice from industry insiders and experts in the field, “FAIL” takes you on the journey from open-miker to seasoned headliner and all the speed bumps in between. You will learn how to get booked into top clubs, how to create perfect promotional material, how to ace an audition, and how to avoid becoming a statistic. You will also learn what jokes NOT to tell, what food to NOT eat at a comedy condo and how careers can be ruined before even picking up the microphone. Sabo doesn’t have his own sitcom or Netflix special; what he does have is a wealth of comedy experience and the scars to prove it. This book is a must read for any aspiring comic, established comedian or fan of stand-up. “Don’t let the title fool you. It’s not about failing to make it as a stand-up comedian. This book is about the experience: learning from your failures, mishaps, surprises and the need to develop a thick skin in order to become successful. Sabo’s writing takes aspiring comedians by the hand and leads them through the ups and downs of what it takes to make a career in this crazy business. This is a view from the comedy trenches.” - Dave Schwensen, author of How To Be A Working Comic and talent coordinator for A&E’s An Evening at the Improv “Steve Sabo literally wrote the book on making mistakes in the comedy business. You name it, he’s effed it up, probably more than once. That’s what makes this book so helpful and entertaining!” –Rob Durham, author of “Don’t Wear Shorts on Stage”