stand-intostand-up comedian
A stand-in already meets 36% of what the stand-up comedian role asks for. The move turns on 12 required skills not yet in the profile.
36%
63.3/ 100
1 Share of the stand-up comedian role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the stand-in profile. Required skills count in full, supplementary skills at 0.35. Directional: the figure for the reverse move differs. 2 Combines what is missing with how specialised it is, so a gap of general skills scores easier than the same number of narrow ones.
Why this move works
A stand-up comedian role treats 7 of its required skills as things a stand-in already does. These are the ones it depends on most.
- acting techniques
- attend rehearsals
- follow directions of the artistic director
- follow time cues
- interact with fellow actors
- study roles from scripts
What stands in the way is 12 required skills the profile does not yet cover. Table 3 groups them; Table 4 says which to take first.
Table 2 · What you already bring
Of the 9 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A stand-up comedian role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a stand-in background worth leading with.
- already held perform dances communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held acting techniques arts and humanities
- already held interact with fellow actors communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held study roles from scripts communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held sing communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held follow time cues communication, collaboration and creativity
All 9 carried skills, including the 7 the stand-up comedian role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you would need to learn
The 16 missing skills fall into 3 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, numbered below in the order worth working in: the areas carrying the most required skills come first, and inside each one the required skills sit above the supplementary ones.
- required, not held act for an audience required
- required, not held create an artistic performance required
- required, not held engage the audience emotionally required
- required, not held perform live required
- required, not held tell a story required
- required, not held use declaiming techniques required
- required, not held work independently as an artist required
- required, not held interact with an audience required
- required, not held manage feedback required
- optional, not held develop magic show concepts optional
- optional, not held perform for young audiences optional
- optional, not held play musical instruments optional
- optional, not held practice humour optional
- required, not held analyse own performance required
- required, not held show professional responsibility required
- required, not held keep up with trends required
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a stand-up comedian role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 act for an audience skill · sector specific
- 02 create an artistic performance skill · sector specific
- 03 engage the audience emotionally skill · sector specific
Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.
Appendix · The rest of the record
All 9 skills that carry over
- already held acting techniques knowledge
- already held attend rehearsals skill
- already held follow directions of the artistic director skill
- already held follow time cues skill
- already held interact with fellow actors skill
- already held study roles from scripts skill
- already held work with an artistic team skill
- already held perform dances skill
- already held sing skill
4 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held develop magic show concepts optional
- optional, not held perform for young audiences optional
- optional, not held play musical instruments optional
- optional, not held practice humour optional
18 held skills the stand-up comedian role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role adapt to acting roles skill
- not needed by the target role adapt to type of media skill
- not needed by the target role analyse a script skill
- not needed by the target role collaborate on costume and make-up for performances skill
- not needed by the target role express yourself physically skill
- not needed by the target role film production process knowledge
- not needed by the target role follow work schedule skill
- not needed by the target role harmonise body movements skill
- not needed by the target role lighting techniques knowledge
- not needed by the target role perform scripted dialogue skill
- not needed by the target role photography knowledge
- not needed by the target role practice dance moves skill
- not needed by the target role practise singing skill
- not needed by the target role self-promote skill
- not needed by the target role study media sources skill
- not needed by the target role work with the camera crew skill
- not needed by the target role work with the director of photography skill
- not needed by the target role work with the lighting crew skill
How this record was compiled
Both occupations are taken from ESCO, which lists the skills and knowledge each occupation is expected to have and marks every one required or optional. Nothing here is a prediction about hiring, and nothing here knows that a particular employer wants a particular certificate. Treat Table 3 as a starting point for your own research rather than a syllabus. The full method states what these figures can and cannot tell you.