Being a regular means several clubs in your region book you, and book you again. Keep your avails current, route runs that pay after the road, check each deal against what you were paid, and keep the record of each return booking.
Where you are, the tests for the next stop, and the steps between, in the order most comics take them. The steps are the Career Field Manual's; mark each one as you go, and the day goes in your passport.
The next stop is on another route: shows of your own in the towns nearby, where you already know the drive. These are the tests that matter there; tick each one when it’s true for you.
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17 steps in 4 parts, from the Career Field Manual. Each has its “done when”, a D.O.C. tool for it, and your status, note and target date; star up to twelve for your 90-day plan.
From the Career Field Manual: Route the road, not the poster, Find and pitch the right rooms and Build a career you can keep. In the D.O.C. book: topics 197–233, 314–347, 143–196 and 400–455.
Route the road, not the poster · road-01
Pick towns where clubs book your position, within a drive you can repeat; the Club Directory shows how each room books.
Done when Verified opportunities and reasons for each city.
Find and pitch the right rooms · bookings-03
Done when A dated first-party booking requirement record.
Build a career you can keep · sustain-06
Done when Confirmed versus out-of-date opportunities.
From the Career Field Manual: Route the road, not the poster. In the D.O.C. book: topics 197–233 and 314–347.
Route the road, not the poster · road-02
Done when Complete legs including home and return.
Route the road, not the poster · road-03
Anchor each run on a booked club week, then add the nearby dates. A hold isn’t a booking until it’s confirmed.
Done when A route with confirmed dates distinguished.
Route the road, not the poster · road-04
Done when Rest plan and latest safe departure time.
Route the road, not the poster · road-05
Done when A documented split and responsibilities.
Route the road, not the poster · road-06
Done when Items verified before departure.
From the Career Field Manual: Get paid. Keep records. and Route the road, not the poster. In the D.O.C. book: topics 234–289, 197–233 and 314–347.
Get paid. Keep records. · money-04
Done when Fee minus realistic expenses, before taxes.
Get paid. Keep records. · money-09
Set the least a travel date must leave you, and let the dates below it go.
Done when A written threshold with explicit exceptions.
Get paid. Keep records. · money-05
Done when Sample invoice and current expense ledger.
Get paid. Keep records. · money-06
Done when A documented money-handling routine.
Route the road, not the poster · road-08
Compare what each run left you with what it grossed: the fee is not the profit.
Done when Post-tour reconciliation, not ticket gross.
From the Career Field Manual: Become the comic rooms trust, Host, feature and headline, Route the road, not the poster and Find and pitch the right rooms. In the D.O.C. book: topics 400–434, 115–131, 435–455, 197–233, 314–347 and 143–196.
Become the comic rooms trust · pro-07
Done when A concise thank-you or useful check-in.
Host, feature and headline · roles-08
Keep a list of who asked you back, when and in which position: that list is this stop’s evidence.
Done when A verified date history, not a guess.
Route the road, not the poster · road-09
Done when Actual draw, attendance and net by town.
Find and pitch the right rooms · bookings-10
Send buyers your real avails: confirmed dates only, and holds marked as holds.
Done when Your calendar includes confirmed dates only.
Habits, not a timetable: the atlas has no stopwatch. Keep these going, and the proof for this stop builds up week by week.
Each buyer's published rule, quoted from its own page, checked on 10 November 2026. They differ, so send each one what its page asks for, and read the page again before you send.
One form for the clubs it books. Comics it passes go on an avails email, sent at least once a quarter, its only way to submit for dates, and it welcomes new video every six months.
Once you are passed we will add you to an avails e-mail that we send out at least once per quarter.
This is the only way to submit for dates.
Feel free to send updated video every 6 months.
BARK Entertainment’s page ↗ · checked 10 November 2026
The full-week clubs you’ve worked in your position, your avails for the next 12 months with the clubs and positions, and any comic or club recommendations.
a list of full week clubs you have performed at in the position (MC, Feature or Headline) for which you are applying.
your current avails list showing all club's / venue's you are working / and what position for the next 12 months.
any comic or club recommendations you feel would be helpful.
The Loony Bin, Tulsa’s page ↗ · checked 10 November 2026
A producer working across a region: it produces shows in Acadiana, Baton Rouge and across the South, and asks which clubs you’ve played, in what role, and the dates you’re looking for.
Lafayette Comedy produces shows in Acadiana, Baton Rouge, and across the South.
Please list any comedy clubs you have performed in and what role and what well-known shows have you performed on?
Any dates you looking for specifically?
Lafayette Comedy’s page ↗ · checked 10 November 2026
Places that publish how a touring club act gets in, each checked on 10 November 2026. Save one to your booking desk to keep its status, a follow-up date and a note. 62 places in all, on the Career Atlas →
Published routeTulsa, OK · Club spots · Form
The club’s contact page links BARK Entertainment’s comic submission form, shared by its clubs: choose Bricktown Comedy Club, Tulsa, and the positions you want (MC, showcase, feature, headliner), with a video (5 minutes recommended), the clubs you’ve worked in the past 12 months and any referrals from comics who work for it.
Worth knowing. Once you’re passed, you go on its avails email, sent at least once a quarter: the only way to submit for dates. It may not answer every submission, and it welcomes new video every six months.
Checked 10 November 2026Published routeOklahoma City, OK · Club spots · Form
The club’s contact page links BARK Entertainment’s comic submission form, shared by its clubs: choose Bricktown Comedy Club, Oklahoma City, and the positions you want (MC, showcase, feature, headliner), with a video (5 minutes recommended), the clubs you’ve worked in the past 12 months and any referrals from comics who work for it.
Worth knowing. Once you’re passed, you go on its avails email, sent at least once a quarter: the only way to submit for dates. It may not answer every submission, and it welcomes new video every six months.
Checked 10 November 2026Published routeTulsa, OK · Club spots · Email
Email a full-length, unedited set: 15 minutes for MC, 30 for feature, 45 for headliner. With it: the full-week clubs you’ve worked in that position, your avails for the next 12 months, a bio and headshot or press pack, any recommendations, your phone and email, and your social media.
Worth knowing. It won’t download a program or sign up to a service to watch a video, and it gets in touch only if your act is a match.
Checked 10 November 2026Published routeLafayette, LA · Club spots · Form
A 5–10 minute stand-up video, not set to private, the role you want (host, opener, feature, headliner) and references who can vouch for you. Its own examples of set lengths: a feature 10–25 minutes.
Worth knowing. It mostly brings in national touring comics; the showcases are where it books others.
Checked 10 November 2026Published routeNashville, TN · Club spots · Email
Email a 5–10 minute clip, a paragraph about you and your comedy, and any stage references, venues played and headliners you’ve featured for.
Worth knowing. Its booker gets in touch only if there’s an opening.
Checked 10 November 2026Seasonal: check firstDurango, CO · Club spots · Form
Its 2026 performer form, for openers (5 minutes) to headliners (up to 60) and hosts; national and non-regional headliners are booked by invitation only.
Worth knowing. A 2026 form: check that it’s still taking names before you send.
Checked 10 November 2026None of the buyers on this page publishes its fees, so this page gives none. Across a region each buyer’s deal is its own: get each one in writing, check it against what you were paid, and keep the records and receipts the IRS asks gig workers to keep. For taxes, get professional advice.
In writing, before you goQuestions to ask before you say yes, and after the run · Road Maps: the Math of a Gig, with your own numbers · Get Paid, Get Back: the deal in writing · The IRS on gig work ↗
Fill in what you know once: it fills every note below and stays on this device. Anything left blank shows in [brackets], to fill in by hand.
Subject: Avails, [Your name]: [The months your avails cover] Hi [The booker's name], My open dates for [The months your avails cover], as a [Your position: MC, feature or headliner]: [Your open dates]. I'm already booked nearby at [The rooms you're already booked at nearby], so these dates route well for me. A current clip: [Your clip's link] Thank you, [Your name]
Subject: Thank you, [The club] Hi [The booker's name], Thank you for the week. [One line on how the week went] I'd be glad to come back. My open dates as a [Your position: MC, feature or headliner]: [Your open dates]. The set from the week: [Your clip's link] Best, [Your name]
Subject: [Your position: MC, feature or headliner], [Your name], near [The town you'll be near] on [Your open dates] Hi [The booker's name], I'm [Your name], a [Your position: MC, feature or headliner] working [The rooms you're already booked at nearby], and I'll be near [The town you'll be near] on [Your open dates]. If you have a show those nights, I'd be glad to do it. A full set: [Your clip's link] Rooms I've worked, as they are: [The rooms you've worked, as they are]. Thank you, [Your name]
Before you say yes to [The club]: 1. Which dates, how many shows, and in what position? 2. What's the fee, per show or for the run? 3. Is there a room or a condo, and who pays for travel? 4. When and how am I paid? 5. Is there a radius or exclusivity term? 6. What happens if a date is cancelled? After the run: 7. What was agreed, and what was paid: the amount, the date and the method? 8. What did the run leave you after the road? 9. Would you take it again, and why?
Tick each piece when you have it: the day goes in your passport with it. The passport keeps your whole career's record on this device, to download, print and review once a year.
Nothing yet: your status changes and ticks appear here, each with its day.
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The buyers' rules are quoted from each buyer's own page, checked on 10 November 2026. A buyer can change its rules at any time, so read its page before you send anything.
By D.O.C. Editorial. This is one stop of the Stand-Up Career Atlas: club circuit, stop 5 of 5. It's a way to plan, not a promise of bookings: it gives no expected years, its only figures are the ones buyers and venues publish on their own pages, and the buyers' rules are theirs. For how the club circuit works, read How does the comedy club circuit work?.
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