Constantly getting rejected by festivals? Got a booker that just WON’T get back to you? Wondering why you can’t take that next step in your comedy career? Well join the party, dum-dum. But the truth is, having a good quality video clip of your stand-up can change the entire trajectory of your career. And one small mistake could mean the difference between landing the gig, and never hearing from that booker again, being blacklisted by every club in the country, and having to resort to a shameful life of improv.

Paul Conyers -- winner of the World Series of Comedy, and “Best of Fest” at the Big Pine Comedy Festival, SLO Comedy Festival, and Sacramento Comedy Festival, and (of course) Oakland Comedy Festival -- shares the 10 reasons your clip isn’t getting you booked, as well as a step-by-step guide to getting a high-quality submission video. So the next time you get rejected, you can blame it on something else, like your stupid haircut.