ComedyCaster – 5 Reasons To Get Listed

1.  It’s where the people you want to get seen by are looking.

ComedyCaster is the contact directory of comedy professionals. There is no other. You may have your own website, your details on your agents’ site, perhaps even a listing on various acting directories as well. But this is the central hub for contacting people who write and perform comedy. And when employers are looking for a comedian to audition or book, why would they trawl all the various sites when they can just check the one place that has everyone they need to consider? (Answer: they won’t, they’ll just come here.)

2. You’re in control.

You have your own page, the content of which YOU decide. It’s not subject to anyone else’s opinion or review. You can add one video clip, up to 3 photos, and as many words about who you are, what you’ve done and what other people say about you, as you like. And of course you can update it whenever you want.

3. You’re in good company.

Everyone applying to be on this site is vetted. Only proven professionals or newcomers with either professional representation or a reasonable CV are admitted. Click on View All to see who we’ve got so far.

4. Clarify your contact details.

Different agents for different types of work? List them all. Or just list one number. Either way, the person YOU choose will handle your enquiries, ComedyCaster doesn’t get involved or take a cut. And of course if you change agents, or get another one, simply amend those details on your page.

5. It’s FREE.

For a WHOLE YEAR if you sign up now. Eventually, once we reach a certain number of artists, this offer will be withdrawn and there will be a simple listing fee. But sign up now and for at least the next year it won’t cost you a penny. So you have nothing to lose and everything to gain.

It’s simple. Click “Create Your Profile” and get started now. And if you have any questions or you get a bit stuck on the technicals get in touch here and we’ll sort it out for you.

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Too Orangey For Pros

I’ll be honest. ComedyCaster.com has been designed by someone who’s not a web designer. Me. I’m not even slightly a bit of one. There, I’ve said it (typed it – pedant).

4 months before this site came into existence I knew nothing about html or css, and cared even less. Frankly not much has changed. Some very late nights spent trying to decipher impenetrable code (have you seen that stuff?), 2 months and several migraines later and – ta daa!  This. And I’m still not entirely sure how it works.

Why didn’t I get a professional designer you ask? Yes, well, hindsight is a wonderful thing, but at the time I thought there’s no point starting a website and not actually being able to do anything to it without always needing someone else’s help. And so I can now heartily confirm that “steep learning curve” doesn’t just mean driving lessons on mountain roads.

So apologies for bits of the site that don’t work. Or are missing. Or are over-explained, or too orange. Like I said, this is my first ever try, or “Beta” I believe is the phrase used by those in the know. But hopefully with your feedback and suggestions we can build something really useful here, something that could make finding, booking and occasionally chucking some money at comedians and comedy folk a whole lot easier.

If you have any thoughts let me know by filling in the form here . Tell me what you think works, what might work, what really doesn’t, how clever I am considering I’m a complete amateur who never did DT and only got C in art even after actually working quite hard at it etc etc. Don’t get too creative mind, I’m not looking to turn this into a multiblog/iphone app/new social network or anything. Just the most comprehensive, easy-to-use directory of comedy performers and writers in the whole wide world wide web.

Maybe you’d prefer to leave a comment here – it is a blog page after all, just click on the post’s title. Though if it’s too mean I won’t publish it. This is my site and I’m King. Queen. Whatever. And I quite like orange.

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