How to Break Into Stand-up Comedy

How to Break into Stand-up: 10 Tips for Beginner Comedians
Starting out in stand-up comedy can be overwhelming and a little scary. Before you freak out, check out this helpful list of tips on improving your act and getting over failure for new and struggling stand-up comedians.

Organizing an Open Mic Reader Responses - Open Mic Reader Responses
If you've hosted your own comedy open mic, here's where you can share how you made sure it was a success. Help other readers host their open mics and break into stand-up comedy with your experiences.

Break Into Stand-up Comedy - Open Mic - How to Organize an Open Mic
Check out these tips on how to organize your own open mic night for a do-it-yourself approach on breaking in to stand-up comedy.

How to Dress for Your Stand-up Gig
So you're ready to break into stand-up comedy, but now you're wondering how to dress for your stand-up comedy gig. Check out these helpful suggestions before stepping out on stage.

How to Break in to Stand-up Comedy
Before you start your career as a professional stand-up comedian, read these helpful tips about creating and working out material, climbing the comedy club ladder, what to do when you bomb and more.

So You Wanna Be a Stand-up Comedian
The "So You Wanna" website offers this overview on becoming a stand-up comedian, including examples of professional comics you may want to model yourself after.

Writing for Comedians
If you want a career in comedy but don't want to be on stage, this short article from eHow.com gives tips on how to write and sell material to stand-up comics.

Becoming a Comic Video Series
Expertvillage.com offers this free online video series on breaking into stand-up comedy.