--- title: "Comedy Club Circuit: Get Rebooked in Your Region | D.O.C." description: "A roadmap to working your region" url: https://disciplesofcomedy.com/career-atlas-regional-club-circuit.html updated: 2026-11-10 --- The Career Atlas · Club circuit · stop 5 of 5 # A regular in your region’s clubs: your roadmap Start the playbook → Your proof The short answer 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. - **17** steps, each with its “done when” - **3** buyers, in their own words - **6** places to send it - **4** notes ready to send By D.O.C. Editorial · [The Career Atlas](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/stand-up-comedy-career-atlas.html) ## This roadmap, in five parts Your roadmap ## From here to try the towns nearby 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. You’re here if… ### Regional club act: asked back - You’ve worked more than one club in your region, in a position you can repeat. - A booker has offered you dates a second time. - You keep an avails list, and buyers ask for it. - Your next goal is a year of club weeks that pay after the road, in towns you can drive to. You’re ready to move on when… ### …to [try the towns nearby](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/career-atlas-comedy-show-nearby-towns.html) 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. You have a show that already works: a set that has held club rooms in more than one town. You know which towns on your route have people who came to see you: your own counts, not followers. You can show the numbers for a show of your own. Lexy’s Comedy Club asks producers who bring a show for attendance and ticket sales averages or reports. [Lexy’s Comedy Club ↗](https://www.lexyscomedyclub.com/booking) You keep your records and receipts through the year, as the IRS tells gig workers to. [The IRS on gig work ↗](https://www.irs.gov/businesses/small-businesses-self-employed/manage-taxes-for-your-gig-work) You’ve found a producer or venue in one nearby town and read their terms on their own pages. 0 of 5 true ### The playbook 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. #### Map the region 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](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/stand-up-comedy-book.html): topics 197–233, 314–347, 143–196 and 400–455. 1. Route the road, not the poster · road-01 #### Select three realistic nearby markets to test 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. [The Club Directory →](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/comedy-clubs.html) [Touring the East and Midwest →](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/answer-comedy-touring-east-and-midwest.html) [Touring Texas and the West →](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/answer-comedy-touring-texas-and-west.html) **Your note and target date** Your note: what you did, a link, what's next Target date 2. Find and pitch the right rooms · bookings-03 #### Verify the current submission route for three target rooms **Done when** A dated first-party booking requirement record. Where to send it, on this page → **Your note and target date** Your note: what you did, a link, what's next Target date 3. Build a career you can keep · sustain-06 #### Revisit the room list and remove stale leads **Done when** Confirmed versus out-of-date opportunities. [Your booking desk →](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/stand-up-comedy-career-atlas.html#passport) **Your note and target date** Your note: what you did, a link, what's next Target date #### Route the runs From the Career Field Manual: Route the road, not the poster. In [the D.O.C. book](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/stand-up-comedy-book.html): topics 197–233 and 314–347. 4. Route the road, not the poster · road-02 #### Calculate miles, driving time, fuel and lodging **Done when** Complete legs including home and return. [The Tour Planner →](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/comedy-tour-planner.html) [How far to drive →](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/answer-driving-between-gigs.html) **Your note and target date** Your note: what you did, a link, what's next Target date 5. Route the road, not the poster · road-03 #### Route anchor bookings before speculative support dates 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. [One-nighters or runs →](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/answer-plan-comedy-tour-dates.html) **Your note and target date** Your note: what you did, a link, what's next Target date 6. Route the road, not the poster · road-04 #### Decide when a driving or flying day becomes unsafe **Done when** Rest plan and latest safe departure time. [Drive-time limits →](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/answer-driving-between-gigs.html) **Your note and target date** Your note: what you did, a link, what's next Target date 7. Route the road, not the poster · road-05 #### Compare solo routing to sharing a run with other comics **Done when** A documented split and responsibilities. [Buddy Up →](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/buddy.html) [Splitting the costs →](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/answer-split-tour-expenses.html) **Your note and target date** Your note: what you did, a link, what's next Target date 8. Route the road, not the poster · road-06 #### Prepare a road kit, breakdown plan and emergency contacts **Done when** Items verified before departure. [On the Road: the car kit →](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/road.html) [The road packing list →](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/answer-road-packing-list.html) **Your note and target date** Your note: what you did, a link, what's next Target date #### Keep the money From the Career Field Manual: Get paid. Keep records. and Route the road, not the poster. In [the D.O.C. book](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/stand-up-comedy-book.html): topics 234–289, 197–233 and 314–347. 9. Get paid. Keep records. · money-04 #### Calculate every gig’s expected net before accepting **Done when** Fee minus realistic expenses, before taxes. [The Math of a Gig →](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/comedy-road-maps.html#math-of-a-gig) **Your note and target date** Your note: what you did, a link, what's next Target date 10. Get paid. Keep records. · money-09 #### Set a minimum acceptable net for travel gigs Set the least a travel date must leave you, and let the dates below it go. **Done when** A written threshold with explicit exceptions. [Set your floor in the Math of a Gig →](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/comedy-road-maps.html#math-of-a-gig) **Your note and target date** Your note: what you did, a link, what's next Target date 11. Get paid. Keep records. · money-05 #### Create a simple invoice and expense-recording system **Done when** Sample invoice and current expense ledger. [Taxes for comedians →](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/answer-taxes-for-comedians.html) [Get Paid, Get Back →](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/get-paid.html) **Your note and target date** Your note: what you did, a link, what's next Target date 12. Get paid. Keep records. · money-06 #### Separate business money and planned tax reserves **Done when** A documented money-handling routine. [What to set aside →](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/answer-taxes-for-comedians.html) **Your note and target date** Your note: what you did, a link, what's next Target date 13. Route the road, not the poster · road-08 #### Record actual net by show and by full run Compare what each run left you with what it grossed: the fee is not the profit. **Done when** Post-tour reconciliation, not ticket gross. [What each stop left you →](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/comedy-tour-planner.html) **Your note and target date** Your note: what you did, a link, what's next Target date #### Get asked back 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](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/stand-up-comedy-book.html): topics 400–434, 115–131, 435–455, 197–233, 314–347 and 143–196. 14. Become the comic rooms trust · pro-07 #### Follow up after a booking without demanding another date **Done when** A concise thank-you or useful check-in. The thank-you after a week → **Your note and target date** Your note: what you did, a link, what's next Target date 15. Host, feature and headline · roles-08 #### Track repeat buyers and actual return invitations 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. [Your log in Stage Time →](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/stage-time.html#log) **Your note and target date** Your note: what you did, a link, what's next Target date 16. Route the road, not the poster · road-09 #### Build a city scorecard for return decisions **Done when** Actual draw, attendance and net by town. [City by City →](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/comedy-tour-planner.html#after) **Your note and target date** Your note: what you did, a link, what's next Target date 17. Find and pitch the right rooms · bookings-10 #### Never list an unconfirmed offer as a booked date Send buyers your real avails: confirmed dates only, and holds marked as holds. **Done when** Your calendar includes confirmed dates only. The avails email → [Holds and confirmed dates →](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/answer-how-far-ahead-comedians-book.html) **Your note and target date** Your note: what you did, a link, what's next Target date ### What speeds this up - **Route around anchor weeks** A booked club week is the anchor; nearby dates fill the gaps. [Filling off-nights →](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/answer-fill-off-nights-on-tour.html) - **Share the road** Splitting the car and the room with another comic can lower the cost of a run. [Buddy Up →](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/buddy.html) - **Know the region’s rooms** How each room books, state by state. [The Club Directory →](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/comedy-clubs.html) - **Mind the radius** Read any radius or exclusivity terms before you book a nearby date. [Radius clauses →](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/answer-radius-clause.html) - **Keep the paperwork clean** Invoices, receipts and payment dates, in one place. [Taxes for comedians →](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/answer-taxes-for-comedians.html) - **Come back with something new** Rooms that rebook you see new minutes. [Why clubs rebook comics →](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/answer-why-clubs-rebook-comics.html) Each week ## Your weekly rhythm here Habits, not a timetable: the atlas has no stopwatch. Keep these going, and the proof for this stop builds up week by week. - **Update your avails** Keep your open dates current for the year ahead, and send them when a buyer asks. - **Check the map** Look at next month’s dates on the map: drive times, rest nights and the gaps a nearby room could fill. - **Do the numbers** For each date offered, work out what it leaves you after the road before you answer. - **Thank last week’s room** Send the room you just worked a short thank-you, with your next open dates. - **Log the receipts** Log the week’s income and expenses while the receipts are still in your pocket. - **Keep one mic** Keep one mic or local night going for new minutes between runs. What buyers check ## In their own words 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. A club company’s published submission form ### BARK Entertainment 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 ↗](https://barkentertainment.wufoo.com/forms/qlehqqh0c279y1/) · checked 10 November 2026 A club’s published booking rules ### The Loony Bin, Tulsa 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 ↗](https://tulsa.loonybincomedy.com/FreeForm/93aaa712-52ff-47a3-9da5-36acbe85def2/bca30415-8e4e-4ec5-817d-52222ac57427/Comedian_Booking_Info) · checked 10 November 2026 A club’s published submission rules ### Lafayette Comedy 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 ↗](https://www.lafayettecomedy.com/submissions/comediansubmission) · checked 10 November 2026 ### Where to send it 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 →](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/stand-up-comedy-career-atlas.html#ways) Published route Tulsa, OK · Club spots · Form #### Bricktown Comedy Club 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. [Its page ↗](https://barkentertainment.wufoo.com/forms/qlehqqh0c279y1/) Checked 10 November 2026 Published route Oklahoma City, OK · Club spots · Form #### Bricktown Comedy Club 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. [Its page ↗](https://barkentertainment.wufoo.com/forms/qlehqqh0c279y1/) Checked 10 November 2026 Published route Tulsa, OK · Club spots · Email #### The Loony Bin 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. [Its page ↗](https://tulsa.loonybincomedy.com/FreeForm/93aaa712-52ff-47a3-9da5-36acbe85def2/bca30415-8e4e-4ec5-817d-52222ac57427/Comedian_Booking_Info) Checked 10 November 2026 Published route Lafayette, LA · Club spots · Form #### Lafayette Comedy 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. [Its page ↗](https://www.lafayettecomedy.com/submissions/comediansubmission) Checked 10 November 2026 Published route Nashville, TN · Club spots · Email #### Zanies Nashville 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. [Its page ↗](https://nashville.zanies.com/general-info/) Checked 10 November 2026 Seasonal: check first Durango, CO · Club spots · Form #### Durango Comedy 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. [Its page ↗](https://form.jotform.com/252975450600052) Checked 10 November 2026 The money here ### Ask, and get it in writing None 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 go** - Each date’s fee, number of shows and position - Travel and lodging, date by date - When and how each buyer pays - Any radius or exclusivity terms - What happens if a date is cancelled - Who to send your avails to, and when Questions to ask before you say yes, and after the run · [Road Maps: the Math of a Gig, with your own numbers](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/comedy-road-maps.html#math-of-a-gig) · [Get Paid, Get Back: the deal in writing](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/get-paid.html#deal) · [The IRS on gig work ↗](https://www.irs.gov/businesses/small-businesses-self-employed/manage-taxes-for-your-gig-work) Ready to copy ## The notes to send 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. Your details Your name The months your avails cover The booker’s name Your position: MC, feature or headliner Your open dates The rooms you’re already booked at nearby Your clip’s link The club One line on how the week went The town you’ll be near The rooms you’ve worked, as they are ### The avails email ``` 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] ``` ### The thank-you after a week ``` 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] ``` ### The note to a room on your way ``` 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] ``` ### Questions to ask before you say yes, and after the run ``` 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? ``` Your proof ## Proof for your passport 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. The evidence ### This stop is done when you have A current avails list for the year ahead, sent to the buyers who ask for it Return bookings from clubs in more than one town Each run’s real net, from your own records Deals in writing, checked against what was paid A buyer list: who books you, in which position, and when they last did Your status ### A regular in the region’s clubs A link to your proof: a tape, a booking, a review Your private note **On your record** Nothing yet: your status changes and ticks appear here, each with its day. [Your whole passport: the timeline, your booking desk, your 90-day plan, the printable career record, the yearly review and the cloud copy →](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/stand-up-comedy-career-atlas.html#passport) Saved in this browser ## Next stops [Your own shows · Leave home **Try the towns nearby** Learn each market with small trips that pay for themselves.](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/career-atlas-comedy-show-nearby-towns.html) [Private & corporate · Rebook **Build repeat accounts** A few buyers who come back can matter more than thousands of followers.](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/career-atlas-repeat-corporate-bookings.html) ## Go deeper - [How does the comedy club circuit work?](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/answer-comedy-club-circuit.html) The explainer, from the D.O.C. book - [The touring headliner’s reading path](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/stand-up-comedy-book.html#bk-s7) In D.O.C.’s companion book: Regional Touring in Chapter 9, The U.S. Comedy Club Circuit, then routing, drive-time limits, settlements and returning to the same cities - [How far ahead do comedians book gigs?](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/answer-how-far-ahead-comedians-book.html) Holds, confirmed dates and club calendars ## Sources 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. - [BARK Entertainment, comic submission form ↗](https://barkentertainment.wufoo.com/forms/qlehqqh0c279y1/) A club company’s published submission form. - [The Loony Bin, Tulsa: comedian booking information ↗](https://tulsa.loonybincomedy.com/FreeForm/93aaa712-52ff-47a3-9da5-36acbe85def2/bca30415-8e4e-4ec5-817d-52222ac57427/Comedian_Booking_Info) A club’s published booking rules. - [Lafayette Comedy, comedian submissions ↗](https://www.lafayettecomedy.com/submissions/comediansubmission) A club’s published submission rules. - [Lexy’s Comedy Club, booking and opportunities ↗](https://www.lexyscomedyclub.com/booking) A club’s published booking rules. - [IRS, Manage taxes for your gig work ↗](https://www.irs.gov/businesses/small-businesses-self-employed/manage-taxes-for-your-gig-work) Government guidance. - [Zanies Nashville ↗](https://nashville.zanies.com/general-info/) Its published route, checked 10 November 2026. - [Durango Comedy ↗](https://form.jotform.com/252975450600052) Its published route, checked 10 November 2026. - [The D.O.C. book](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/stand-up-comedy-book.html) The playbook's book topics, matched to the book's contents on 10 November 2026. ## About this roadmap **By D.O.C. Editorial.** This is one stop of [the Stand-Up Career Atlas](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/stand-up-comedy-career-atlas.html): 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?](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/answer-comedy-club-circuit.html). Updated 10 November 2026 · [The Career Atlas](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/stand-up-comedy-career-atlas.html) · [Comic's Corner](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/tools-for-comedians.html) · [Privacy](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/privacy.html)