FROM GUT FEEL TO DATA-DRIVEN
BOOKING.
MERIT replaces hours of texting, spreadsheets, and guesswork with a streamlined dashboard that books, rates, and pays — automatically.
The Booking Workflow
Booking a Full Show Goes from Hours of Texting to Minutes in a Dashboard.
Every action is logged. Every offer, rating, and payment has an audit trail.
Show Setup
Date, time, room, budget. Pulls the club’s default pay rates and stage times automatically.
Sort & Select
Filter comics by grade, availability, travel distance, demographics. Drag-and-drop sort. Multi-level unlimited sort — build a priority stack and the system sorts by each level in sequence.
Send Offers
System fires SMS offers via Twilio. Comics reply YES/NO. Non-responders get a nudge.
Confirm Lineup
Pick from YES responses. Confirmation + promo text + 4-hour reminder sent automatically.
Rate the Show
Showrunner rates each set: Up, Down, On Par, Skip, No Show. Paper backup available. Stripe payment post-show. Rates configurable by grade, day of week, show type per club.
The Rating System
Transparent, Multi-Source, Grade-Based.
Comics NEVER see their grade — they infer it from offer quality and stage time. There are underlying points for each grade that can be adjusted over time.
- Comics start at 50 points — unrated
- Showrunner rates every set: Up / Down / On Par / Skip
- Ratings in the Wild (RITW): trained and trusted raters attend any show, anywhere
- Peer ratings: A-tier+ comics cast monthly votes on comics below them
- Video reviews carry 2× weight
- Points decay monthly if a comic goes inactive
- S/J/X-Tier: status locked by God Mode; points still move for annual reviews
The Rating Engine
Four Independent Input Streams.
No single person controls a comic’s grade. All raters receive training.
Showrunner Rating
Assigned to a specific show. Rates every comic on the lineup in real time using 5 buttons: Up, Down, On Par, Skip, No Show. One rater per show. Carries 1× weight.
Ratings in the Wild
God Mode-assigned RITW raters can rate ANY comic at ANY venue — a bar show, another club, a pop-up. They search the full comic database and log ratings. Carries 1× weight.
Video Review
Comics submit a performance video and pay a small fee. Two trained reviewers watch independently using the same rating guide. 2× vote weight.
Peer Votes
A-tier and above get 3 monthly votes to cast on comics at lower grades. No peer downvotes — only positive recognition from comics who’ve earned the right to evaluate others.
All four streams feed the same point algorithm. The grade is the aggregate — not one person’s call.
Smarter Booking Starts Here.
Every decision backed by real data — not gut instinct.
Join the next generation of comedy clubs using analytics to win.
The Comic Profile
Everything the System Knows — in One Place.
One profile tracks every data point that matters — grades, reliability stats, show history, notes, and video — so bookers can make informed decisions in seconds, not guesses.
Marcus J.
224
Point Total
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Slow Rising
Mar 12
Last Rated
Notes Feed
Mar 12
“Always delivers. Crowd loves him.” — Marc J.
Feb 14
Ran 45 sec light at Helium 2/14. Warned.
Jan 3
Do not book late shows solo — needs host.
Notes are indelible — append only. No editing, no deleting.
For Every Club
What MERIT Means for Your Venue.
Better Shows, Faster
Grade-sorted comic lists mean bookers stop guessing. You know exactly who performs at what level before booking them.
No More Booking Calls
The SMS workflow handles offer, confirmation, promo, and reminder automatically. 15 minutes instead of 2 hours.
Intelligence on Every Comic
Multi-venue ratings, notes, response rate, show history, and grade trajectory. Not just what you’ve seen at your own room.
Your Rates, Your Rules
Every club configures its own pay grid, perks, stage time, and SMS templates. MERIT is infrastructure — not a franchise.
Cross-Venue Accountability
No-shows, light runners, consistent bombers — all documented across every club. No more getting burned by someone else’s problem.
The Scene Gets Better
Comics perform harder when they know they’re being rated consistently. Shared data raises standards everywhere.
Building in Phases.
Phase 1 — Now
Foundation
- Comic database + rating system
- Booking workflow + SMS (Twilio)
- Role-based access (God / Admin / Booker / Showrunner)
- 5-button show rating interface
- Stripe payments
- Club-configurable pay grids
- Notes system (4-tier)
- Comedian Sort screen
Phase 2 — Next
Social Intelligence
- Social Blade API integration
- Follower counts as booking tiebreaker
- Social media handle tracking
- Booking priority boost for venue taggers
Phase 3 — Future
Promo Incentive System
- Comics who tag the venue on social get booking preference
- Automated promo tracking
- Scene-wide influence metrics