Directing live comedy

Of the various people you might hire to help you advance your solo show, a director could prove the most pivotal. Nothing promotes a show like a good show! A director can not only hone and streamline your hour, but they can add elements to it that make it more press-worthy and perhaps even more accessible to an agent, a TV executive and so on.

There are other ways to get feedback on your shows, of course. You can ask friends and fellow comedians to help or you can get a director to sit in on a preview and get...