"Jobs for Comics" deceased?

by Brian McKim & Traci Skene on April 12th, 2005

It would appear that the website, Jobs for Comics, has expired. We tried hitting the bookmark and got the ol’ “…could not be found. Please check the name and try again.” message. (The internet equivalent of “We’re sorry, that number is no longer in service.”)

But, never a publication to just sit around and do nothing when a perfectly good resource dies an unremarked and anonymous death, we have decided to do something about it. We’re going to put up a posting called “PAID GIGS” which will serve as a slimmer, streamlined version of Jobs for Comics. Here’s how it will work (we hope): We will encourage anyone who has a paid gig for a standup comic in America or Canada to hit the “Comments” button at the very bottom of the posting. Once there, we ask that the booker briefly lists the following:

Location of the gig

$$$ for the gig

How much time the comic’s asked to do

Address to send tape/press kit (if needed)

email address

Restrictions are as follows:

No bringer shows

No barker shows

No open mikes

It’s called “Paid gigs” for a reason. Also, it’s not called, “Here is my philosophy on what makes a great (booker/comedian/lineup)– Just list the fucking gig. Are we square? Good.

It will be free to the bookers. We hope they won’t abuse it. If the whole thing turns to shit, we’ll take it down so fast, it’ll make your head spin. And, if there’s wind whistling through it after a few days and no one bothers to post on it, it will come down– again, so fast it will make your head spin (along with a post-mortem, complete with speculation as to why it didn’t work).

As the posting slides down the front page, we’ll put a link in the upper left-hand corner that says, “Paid Gigs” which, when clicked, will take you to the posting page where you’ll be able to (if you’re a comic), read the postings or (if you’re a booker) post a gig.

See the PAID GIGS posting below!