You ever meet one of those comedians—or hell, a business owner—who says, “I’m just trying to figure it out as I go!” Yeah? You know what we used to call people like that? Unemployed. Everybody’s trying to reinvent the wheel. Newsflash: the wheel works just fine. You just need to learn how to drive. Too many comics—and business owners—are out here t…

Stand-up comedy… is NOT background noise. It's not elevator music. It's not the jukebox. It's not karaoke. So next time you’re at a bar and you see a comedian take the stage, maybe turn to your buddy and say, ‘Hey man, shut the hell up. The funny guy’s talkin’.’By Jeremy Danley

A lot of people think that comedians just hop on a jet do a tight forty-five, drop the mic and ride off into the sunset with a groupie and a sack full of cash, ... that ain't comedy touring. That's more like a fever dream. Real touring, real touring, returning a rental car that smells like a year's worth of Taco Bell. Waking up in a Super8. Living …

Anybody can crush when it is a sold out show in a club. Anybody can do that. It takes a solid road comic to headline in a room that looks like some sort of post-apocalyptic movie. You'll actually have three three three or four people will be there for comedy they deserve a show. You don't just phone it in because you're working the minor leagues. Y…

It's the end of an era and the beginning of a new one. We are officially hanging up the headphones on the Bar Comedy USA News radio segment that took place with Double T on Rockford's “Home for Classic Rock”, 96.7FM, TheEagle. It was four years every Tuesday morning reporting to Double T and his listeners about what's happening in bar comedy across…

The big finale. The last hurrah. The final round of the Bar Comedy USA News radio segment. And just like the end of a long comedy tour, it’s bittersweet— But don’t be sad. This isn’t goodbye. It’s more like, “I’ll see you at the next gig.” We’ll still be out there—on the road with The Pub & Grub Comedy Tour.…

Really needing to bring their A-game were the superstars of The Pub and Grub Comedy Tour, MVPs, Doug Canney and Chris Barrett. They went to the Diesel Tap in Buford, Georgia, and it was a little bit rough. They had not much of an audience. It was mostly regulars, from what I understand, who didn't seem to want to have much to do with the comedy. An…