Club Politics
Every recurring workplace develops alliances, histories, preferences, and conflicts. You do not need to join every one.
Learn without becoming consumed
Know who books, who produces, and what rules matter. You do not need a theory about every friendship.
Focus on what changes your job.
Understand the room without making the room your entire identity.
Do Not Trash the Staff
Complaining publicly about servers, sound engineers, door staff, or managers can damage the room and your own reputation.
Solve problems in the right channel
If sound is bad, tell the appropriate person. If settlement is wrong, discuss it privately.
Turning an operational issue into public humiliation rarely improves it.
Do not create a second problem while solving the first.
Do Not Trash Other Comics
Comedy scenes are competitive enough without turning ordinary differences into public campaigns.
Critique work privately when invited
You can dislike an act without making the performer part of your marketing.
Public feuds often travel farther than the original disagreement.
Build a reputation from your work, not from lowering everyone around you.
Dating and the Comedy Scene
Comedy scenes mix work, friendship, nightlife, travel, and romance in ways that can create lasting professional consequences.
Respect consent and boundaries
A stage, booking relationship, age difference, workplace role, or career leverage can affect how an interaction feels.
Do not use access to work as romantic pressure.
Do not make someone else's access to comedy depend on their relationship with you.
Social Media Feuds
Online arguments can turn a ten-minute disagreement into permanent searchable content.
Ask what outcome exists
Correction, boundary, documentation, humor, silence, or private contact may each be better depending on the issue.
Public escalation often produces audience entertainment rather than resolution.
Do not confuse having the last post with solving the problem.
