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Booking Talent with Dan Carlson

Booking Talent with Dan Carlson

Update: 2024-08-05
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Comedian, Director of the Chicago Comedy Festival, and former General Manager of Zanies Comedy Club in Rosemont, Dan Carlson, stops by the Funny Muscle Podcast.


Dan teaches us how to capture a booker’s attention in the first minute of a set, how the finances between the comic and club work, and when to know if you are ready to jump from opener to middle to headliner.


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Booking Talent with Dan Carlson

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