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title: "When should you tell an open mic you can’t make your spot? | Tough Crowd"
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description: "Curious what people think is reasonable here. Stuff happens and nobody expects a new act to have a tour manager, but a late cancellation can leave a running ord"
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# When should you tell an open mic you can’t make your spot?

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SamRunsARoom (https://toughcrowd.co/banter/Stand-Up-Comedians/SamRunsARoom) 27 Aug

Curious what people think is reasonable here. Stuff happens and nobody expects a new act to have a tour manager, but a late cancellation can leave a running order with a hole in it. If you realise you can’t make an open mic, is the rule basically tell the organiser the second you know? And if it’s genuinely last-minute, is a short message enough or should you explain what happened?

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