eHow launches Android app: Get the best of eHow on the go.

Professional Comedian Career Information: Video Series

Email Series
You are viewing an eHow Video Series:

Information about a professional comedian career includes a job description, salary options, qualifications and tools of the trade. Learn about being a professional comedian in this free video series on career information.

There are 9 videos in this series:

Viewing 1-9 of 9
  1. A professional comedian job description includes writing, editing and rewriting jokes and skits to make people laugh in a comedy club, in movies or on television. Hear a stand-up comedian describe his job in this free video on career information.

    Views: 337
  2. A professional comedian salary ranges from $10,000 to $10,000,000 per year, depending on the comedian's desire to travel, make connections and work hard. Calculate a professional comedian's salary with tips from a professional stand-up comedian and actor in this free video on career information.

    Views: 796
  3. Qualifications to be a professional comedian include joke writing and editing skills, courage, determination and stage performance abilities. Qualify to be a professional comedian with tips from a professional stand-up comedian and actor in this free video on career information.

    Views: 257
  4. The pros and cons of being a professional comedian revolve around constant traveling, the rush of performing live and the inconsistent nature of show biz. Weigh the pros and cons with tips from a professional stand-up comedian and actor in this free video on career information.

    Views: 249
  5. Professional comedian tools include writing utensils for original material, a recorder to document spontaneous ideas and a video camera for self-critiques. Discover tools comedians utilize with tips from a professional stand-up comedian and actor in this free video on career information.

    Views: 203
  6. To become a professional comedian, perform at open-mic nights, try out for comedy competitions and open for larger comedy acts. Become a professional comedian with tips from a professional stand-up comedian and actor in this free video on career information.

    Views: 708
  7. Becoming a professional comedian is ideal for the individual who has a driving passion toward the business and who has enough desire to get through the first few There are many reasons why someone may want to become a professional comedian, including fame and fortune. Learn why to become a professional comedian with tips from a professional stand-up comedian and actor in this free video on career information.

    Views: 131
  8. Career information from a professional comedian includes writing every day to develop original material and getting feedback from fellow comedians to ensure success. Get professional comedian career information from a professional stand-up comedian and actor in this free video on career information.

    Views: 181
  9. A professional comedian's hardest day revolves around performing comedy during rough times, dealing with malfunctioning equipment and regaining control of the show from hecklers. Hear about this professional comedian's hardest day in this free video on career information.

    Views: 114
Viewing 1-9 of 9

Series Summary

Email Series
Views:
2,976
Videos in Series:
9
Rating:

Showbiz is the business of entertainment through the performing arts, including feature films, musical performances, comedy acts, television, radio shows, plays, musicals and the list goes on. Of these performance art forms, comedians offer a special act. Whether performing on television, in plays, in a club or as a stand-up comic, comedians take the audience out of their element and into the world of the performer. Comedy jobs, like most others in showbiz, begin with small acts in clubs or open-mic nights, and can progress to a full-fledged comedian career. In this free video series on career information, a professional stand-up comedian and actor discusses his job. Get an accurate job description that includes the uncertainties inherent to show business, and find out about salary options and qualifications to be a comedian. Learn how this comedian got into the business, and discover the tools necessary to succeed. Through hard days and a million funny moments, comedians bring entertainment to those ready to laugh.

 
About the Presenter

Larry Omaha Larry Omaha is an indigenous comedian who delivers fast-paced humor on multi-cultural America. His jokes come fast and always put his audience into convulsions. Omaha has been seen on Comedy Central's hit show Mind of Mencia, ABC's Comics Unleashed, Que Locos and the Latino Laugh Festival. As a dramatic actor, Omaha has appeared on HBO and Cinemax, The Erotic Traveler, Untold Stories of the ER and he is co-starring in a new sci-fi feature length thriller "The Blackout".dkdk

Read More

Related Ads

Copyright © 1999-2009 eHow, Inc. Use of this web site constitutes acceptance of the eHow Terms of Use and Privacy Policy .   en-US Portions of this page are modifications based on work created and shared by Google and used according to terms described in the Creative Commons 3.0 Attribution License. † requires javascript

Demand Media