Working as Compere/MC

Hi everyone, I am trying to find work as a compere/MC. How do I start - any ideas? It needs to be paid work and or/volunteering :)

It's an odd question MCs are usually experienced standups working their way up. So it's a bit like saying I want to be a bus driver, now what's a bus?

You have to have a boater hat and be the chairman of Major League Eating. Ladies and gentlemen, Mr George Shea, the greatest MC in the Multiverse ever...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bLCZpo0DkCg#t