A comedian website with the next gig at the top

Gigs first, always

A stand-up comedian's site lives or dies on its gig list. Someone who laughed at a clip on the bus will give your site a few seconds to show them a date near them. Each listing needs the date, the town, the venue, whether it's a full show, a support slot or a club night, and a ticket button. Put past gigs on a separate page or remove them; a list that opens on last spring's tour suggests you've stopped.

On Anticode, hold gigs in a CMS collection with typed fields for each of those. Adding a date is a dashboard edit, and the gigs page updates without a rebuild. Delete or move a gig once it's passed.

Tickets: link out to each venue

Most comedians don't sell their own tickets: the venue, the club or a ticketing agent does, and they handle capacity, refunds and scanning on the door. Point each ticket button at that page. For a show you run yourself, such as a self-produced hour at a festival or a room above a pub, you can use a payment link from Stripe Payment Links, PayPal or another provider you already use. Payment links don't cap the number sold unless your provider does, so check how yours handles a sell-out before you share it.

Clips, press and the bio

• Clips. Three of your best, each with a line of context. Published Anticode pages run no scripts, so YouTube or TikTok players won't embed; link to each clip instead; video files can't play on these pages either.
• Press quotes. Only ones you actually received, credited to the publication and reviewer, ideally with a link. Promoters check, and an unattributed "Hilarious" reads as invented. Anticode's design gate blocks placeholder text and stock AI phrases, but only you know whether a quote is real.
• Bio. One short paragraph in your own voice and one neutral, third-person version promoters can paste into a listing. Name the clubs, festivals and broadcasts that matter, and stop there.

A booking contact promoters will use

If an agent books you, put their name and email first. Otherwise, use the contact form: it asks for a name, an email and a message, saves each to your dashboard and can email it to you. Above it, say what you're available for (club nights, corporate, festivals, support slots) and what to include, such as date, venue, set length and fee. Through a connector, enquiries can arrive in Slack, Discord or a Google Sheet you keep for bookings.

Add a newsletter sign-up for fans who want tour dates by email. It asks only for an email address; connect Kit or Mailchimp to send the announcements, since Anticode doesn't email your list itself.

How Anticode builds it

Describe the act: "a site for a stand-up comedian touring a new hour, with gig dates, three clips, press quotes and a booking form". The Architect plans it, asks up to three questions where the answer changes the build, and may suggest a look. Brutalist (Archivo) suits a loud, poster-like act; Editorial (Geist) suits a dry one. Your poster photo can go straight into the build. If you also want a separate page for your tour, the event website guide covers single-show pages.

What it doesn't do

• No ticketing system. No seat maps, door lists or capacity tracking; venues and ticketing agents do that.
• No gig import from listings sites. Dates are entered in the dashboard.
• No embedded video players, as above.
• No mailing to fans from Anticode. Use an email tool through the newsletter connector.

Questions people ask

Does a new comedian need a website?

Once you're getting paid spots or running your own shows, yes: it's where promoters check you're real and where fans find the next date.

Can I sell my own show tickets on the site?

Through a payment link from your own provider, yes. There's no ticketing system with seats, scanning or capacity limits.

Can I add a gig from my phone?

Gigs kept in a CMS collection are edited in the dashboard, so you can add one wherever you can sign in.