Making the jump from RAW Comedy

What do comedy competitions like RAW give comedians and what’s the next stage in their career after competing?

RAW Comedy held as part of the Melbourne International Comedy Festival is promoted as the biggest open mic competition in the country, but it’s not the only one…

Lavoipierre agrees that peer support is critical to building a lasting and rewarding career. ‘It can be incredibly lonely, as well as being the best job in the world. I wish someone had told me not to look to the industry for validation, even though that Fresh program did provide that at the time.’

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Daniel Herborn is a journalist and novelist based in Sydney. His writing has appeared or is forthcoming in The Saturday Paper, The Monthly, The Guardian, The Sydney Morning Herald, The Age, and others. He has also practised law at an Intellectual Property firm specialising in creative industries clients.