People have often asked me why I choose to perform only clean comedy. This is a decision I came to when I first started performing stand-up comedy at new talent nights at Zanies Comedy Club twenty-five years ago. ... I simply wanted to know if my comedy writing and jokes were funny. Could I be funny without the crutch of profanity? I was curious.
Twenty-five years later I have never regretted this choice and I think it is worth serious consideration by anyone starting a career in stand-up comedy today.
Performing clean shows will lead to more opportunities to perform at corporate events once you have a strong forty-five minute set. It is a luxury to never worry about offending anyone. Prior to showtime, I often have a human resource director or event planner nervously asking if my humor is truly clean. I feel so fortunate that I don't have to review my own set-ups and edit my material immediately before taking the stage. I experience confidence rather than anxiety.
Clean comedy is welcome on any television channel. Forty-five minutes of material is a true forty-five minutes of material. Numerous appearances on television will "eat up" your material quickly. Don't fool yourself into thinking you have forty-five minutes when twenty minutes might not be good for programming.
Writing and performing clean comedy is a fun discipline that is a "win-win." There are no negative consequences to being marketable. My experience confirms that it is a smart and viable option worthy of serious consideration.
See: comedybysally.com
Sally Edwards is a Corporate Comedian and Keynote Motivational Speaker ("Laughing to Good Health") who performs at business meetings, banquets, churches and conferences as well as hospital and educational events.
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