Ask Me Anything #22: Stage Time, Managers, Creating a Comedy Scene & How to Actually Level Up

<p>Questions on this week&#39;s episode of Ask Me Anything #22</p><ol><li>How should a new comic in 2026 be thinking about building stage time, clubs, festivals, podcast or something else entirely?</li><li>How long do you have to pound the pavement as a comic before you start making it?</li><li>What&#39;s a fair deal structure today between comics and managers, and where do you see comics get taken advantage of?</li><li>How do you level up from a self-built regional comedy career without just being told to &quot;do more content&quot; or &quot;network more&quot;?</li><li>How do you protect creative momentum when life gets busy and full of other important things?</li><li>When you read a comedy script or watch a comedy movie, what matters more to you: the jokes or the overall story and characters?</li><li>In such a competitive industry, how can an editor stand out for a better chance of getting hired for a job? </li></ol>