---
title: "Banter — Tough Crowd Community Forum"
url: https://toughcrowd.co/banter
description: "The comedy community forum. Browse topics, ask questions, share tips, chat venues, and join the conversation."
lang: en
---

# Banter

The comedy community forum. Jump into any topic below.

31

## Questions

· Ask the community anything
https://toughcrowd.co/banter/question

### Getting Started

First gigs, first jokes, first everything

12 posts
https://toughcrowd.co/banter/question/getting-started

### Open Mics

Where to gig and what to expect

10 posts
https://toughcrowd.co/banter/question/open-mics

### Handling Bombs

When it goes wrong and how to cope

9 posts
https://toughcrowd.co/banter/question/handling-bombs

34

## Tips

· Share your hard-won wisdom
https://toughcrowd.co/banter/tip

### Memory & Rehearsal

How to remember your set

8 posts
https://toughcrowd.co/banter/tip/memory-rehearsal

### Writing & Material

Generating and refining bits

13 posts
https://toughcrowd.co/banter/tip/writing-material

### Stage Craft

Mic technique, timing, presence

13 posts
https://toughcrowd.co/banter/tip/stage-craft

16

## Venue Chat

· Where to gig and what to expect
https://toughcrowd.co/banter/venue

### London

The capital scene

5 posts
https://toughcrowd.co/banter/venue/london

### Manchester

The Northern powerhouse

5 posts
https://toughcrowd.co/banter/venue/manchester

### Edinburgh & Fringe

The biggest festival in comedy

6 posts
https://toughcrowd.co/banter/venue/edinburgh-fringe

12

## Courses

· Are they worth it?
https://toughcrowd.co/banter/course

### Worth It?

Real experiences with paid courses

4 posts
https://toughcrowd.co/banter/course/worth-it

### Recommendations

Which courses to consider

4 posts
https://toughcrowd.co/banter/course/recommendations

### Self-Taught vs Course

Can you learn without paying?

4 posts
https://toughcrowd.co/banter/course/self-taught

2

## Platform

· Tough Crowd announcements and help
https://toughcrowd.co/banter/platform

### Announcements

News from the Tough Crowd team

1 post
https://toughcrowd.co/banter/platform/announcements

### How-To

Get the most from the platform

1 post
https://toughcrowd.co/banter/platform/how-to

### Bug Reports

Found something broken? Tell us

0 posts
https://toughcrowd.co/banter/platform/bug-reports

1

## Feature Requests

· Tell us what to build next
https://toughcrowd.co/banter/feature_request

### Performance Mode

Ideas for the stage tool

1 post
https://toughcrowd.co/banter/feature_request/performance-mode

### Memory Lab

Ideas for rehearsal tools

0 posts
https://toughcrowd.co/banter/feature_request/memory-lab

### Set Builder

Ideas for set construction

0 posts
https://toughcrowd.co/banter/feature_request/set-builder

15

## Recommendations

· Podcasts, books, shows worth your time
https://toughcrowd.co/banter/recommendation

### Podcasts

Shows worth listening to

5 posts
https://toughcrowd.co/banter/recommendation/podcasts

### Books

Reads for comics

4 posts
https://toughcrowd.co/banter/recommendation/books

### Shows to Watch

Live and recorded shows to study

6 posts
https://toughcrowd.co/banter/recommendation/shows-to-watch

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