Free Guide

Stand-up. No fluff.

Walk on stage ready.
Not terrified.

Most first sets bomb for reasons nobody tells you. NO BS Comedy is the straight-talk playbook that gets a brand-new comic from a blank page to a tight first five minutes, with no fluff and no gatekeeping.

Start free. The 10 Mistakes guide costs nothing and takes ten minutes.

Stage One: The No-BS Guide to Your First Open Mic, by Dom King

The first open mic breaks most people. It does not have to break you.

You signed up, or you are about to. Then the doubt shows up. What do I even say. What if nobody laughs. What if I freeze. The problem is not talent. It is that no one hands new comics a real process, so they wing it, bomb, and quit before they get good.

Stage One is that process. It is the guide a working comic wishes existed on night one.

What is inside Stage One

A joke-writing framework

A repeatable way to turn a real thought into a bit with a setup and a punchline, instead of staring at a blank page.

The Five-Joke Builder

Build your first five jokes step by step, including how to try multiple punchlines and pick the keeper.

A setlist card

The exact order and timing of your first set, on one printable card you can hold at the back of the room.

A day-of checklist

What to do the hours before you go up so nerves do not run the show.

A set review sheet

How to watch your own footage and pull out what actually worked, so set two is better than set one.

30 writing prompts

Never sit down with nothing. Thirty prompts that reliably produce material you can use.

10 Mistakes That Kill Your First Open Mic, free guide for new comedians

Not ready to buy? Start with the free guide.

10 Mistakes That Kill Your First Open Mic is a free download. Read it before your first set and skip the errors that make new comics quit.

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Questions

I have never done stand-up. Is this for me?

Yes. Stage One is written for the person who has never touched a mic. It assumes zero experience and walks you from a blank page to a tight first five minutes.

What do I actually get?

The Stage One ebook plus a printable worksheet pack: a joke-writing framework, the Five-Joke Builder, a setlist card, a day-of checklist, a review sheet for your set, and 30 writing prompts.

How much is it?

Stage One is 9.99 dollars, and the launch price is 6.99 dollars. The 10 Mistakes guide is free.

Is there really a free guide?

Yes. 10 Mistakes That Kill Your First Open Mic is a free download. It is the fastest way to see whether this stuff is for you.

Your first five minutes are closer than you think.