Uploaded December 2025 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago

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What do you actually do if you want to try standup but still haven’t touched the mic? In this clip, Morgan Gallo breaks down the steps she wishes more new comics took before their first set: researching open mics, learning how a five minute set is built, and understanding that each joke is its own “little journey” with a setup, punchline and turn.

She also shares how a bad comedy class almost ruined it for her, why she’s “a research girl” who needed a foundation before going up, and her low pressure advice to just visit an open mic or writing room, ask questions and ease some of that anxiety before you inevitably bomb for the first time.

Full interview: youtu.be/sYP6wJjFy-g

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