TIGHT FIVE
The Comedian’s Practice Stage
Stop running over your time slot. Practice like you’re actually on stage. Nail your set before you ever step up to the mic.
YOU KNOW THE PROBLEM
You’ve got five minutes at the open mic. You practiced at home with your phone’s stopwatch. You thought you had it timed perfectly.
Then you’re on stage. The room is hot. The light hits you at four minutes and thirty seconds. You’re still two bits away from your closer. You rush it. You bomb.
The problem isn’t your material. It’s that you never practiced with the light.
PRACTICE LIKE YOU PERFORM
Tight Five gives you the real stage experience at home. Traffic light timer. Stage atmosphere sounds. The same pressure you’ll feel under the spotlight.
TRAFFIC LIGHT TIMER
Green. Amber. Red. Just like the real thing. Train yourself to wrap up when you see amber, or push through red if you’re killing. You decide — but now you’ll know exactly where you are.
STAGE ATMOSPHERE AUDIO
Crowd murmur before you start. MC intro when you’re ready. Applause when you finish. Practice with the sounds you’ll hear on stage, not in dead silence at your kitchen table.
PRESET FORMATS
5-minute open mic. 10-minute feature. 20-minute headliner. Pick your format and practice to the exact time you’ll have on stage. No more guessing.
SESSION HISTORY
Track every practice set. See how long you actually ran versus how long you thought you ran. Watch yourself get tighter over time. Data doesn’t lie.
SEE IT IN ACTION
Every screen designed for the stage
HOW IT WORKS
Pick your format. Choose from preset time slots or create your own custom timer.
Hit Start. Hear the crowd murmur. Get your MC intro. The timer starts.
Deliver your set. Watch the screen change from green to amber to red as you hit your time markers.
Wrap it up. Hear the applause. Review your session history. Do it again until it’s tight.
WHO THIS IS FOR
You’re working on your first five minutes. You need to build the muscle memory of hitting your time without looking at a clock. This trains you to feel the rhythm of a five-minute set.
You’re a regular at the clubs. You’re gigging multiple times a week and need to keep your material sharp. Run through your set in the green room before you go on. Make sure you’re hitting your marks.
You’re prepping for a competition or showcase. You’ve got exactly seven minutes. Not six minutes fifty-nine seconds. Not seven minutes thirty seconds. Seven minutes. This gets you there.
READY TO TIGHTEN YOUR SET?
Stop running over. Stop guessing. Start practicing like a pro.
QUESTIONS?
Does it work on Android?
Currently iOS only (iPhone and iPad). Android version may come later based on demand.
Can I record my sets?
Not yet, but it’s coming. The next version will let you record audio and video of your practice sets.
Is my data private?
Completely. Everything stays on your device. No cloud storage, no tracking, no data collection. Check out our privacy policy for details.
Can I customize the timer settings?
Yes. Use the built-in presets or create your own custom time slots with your preferred green/amber/red markers.
Support
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