Touring Poland with Andre Serrenho: Part One

The Comedy Hole: English Standup in Europe

Ciao! This week, Portuguese comedian and future Father of the Year nominee André Serrenho (@serrenhocomedy) joins the gang to talk about TOURING! Andre is going to smash through 14 cities in Poland with his new standup show "PO LA LAND" in May. 14 cities in 21 days! Andre will join us again in June when he's back from his tour and he'll tell us how it all went. Good luck, André!

Here are some topics the gang covers:

• What's Spain?
• The first time André and Jordan met, it didn't go well...
• André's story of going from standup lurker to standup comedian
• Why did André decide to launch a solo tour?
• When is a standup ready to tour a solo show, if ever?
• Going from 22 minutes to an hour.
• Should you test your hour for free before going on tour?
• Is being a parent compatible with being a comic?
• Breaking News: @martin.k_comedy and @terrificcomedian will join André on his tour!
• Dealing with heckling during a solo show.
• Turning disparate jokes and bits into an hour show.
• The role of pre-commitment in launching a tour.
• Booking venues & promoting a solo show.
• Venues gonna ven, babyyyy
• What is "hack comedy" and why doesn't it matter?
• Jordan and Ariel talk about their first times performing in Polish
• Finding and conveying your identity on stage
• Poster design & Ticket pricing strategy

Check out Andre's adventures and find tickets to his shows here:
https://linktr.ee/serrenhocomedy

The Comedy Hole puts on standup shows in English in Warsaw on Sundays, Tuesday, and Wednesdays. Check out our linktree for upcoming shows! https://linktr.ee/thecomedyhole
Jordan is touring all over Poland and Europe forever. Get tickets here: https://linktr.ee/jordanthomasgray
The Comedy Hole (@thecomedyhole) is run by Beatrice Rossano (@beatricerossano), Jordan Thomas Gray (@jordanthomasgray), and Ariel Bialski (@arielbialski) - three standup comedians and comedy show hosts based in Warsaw, Poland.