Big Laugh Boutique · Ops
Sean Collins
Full working picture — the two tours, the machinery behind each move, contacts, sensitivities and the live task board. The client-facing version (JR → Sean) lives at sean-collins-hub.pages.dev — keep this and that in sync but this one carries everything Sean doesn't see.
Handle With Care
Read before any outbound. These never appear on the client hub or in anything Sean sees.
Team invisibility Hard
Sean is not yet aware of the wider V360HQ team. Everything to Sean reads as JR personally. No agent names, no "we've got someone on it", no system language. Client hub is authored in JR's first-person voice.
Health / stamina Sensitive
Heart attack Feb 2025, fully recovered and working — never referenced publicly. Directly informs UK tour density: show-count + how tight the routing runs is Sean's call. JR having the stamina/preferences chat before we lock density.
Do-not-engage promoter Blacklist
The promoter behind the 2024 Canada underpay (−50%) and the Kill Tony UK visa fallout is on do-not-engage. JR to confirm the name for the formal list. Do not route any Canada/UK date through them.
Hot Water — banned Hard flag
Sean is banned from Hot Water (Liverpool + Manchester rooms) — do not approach. Frog & Bucket / Fairfield are the Manchester alternatives.
Naming lock: Good To Be Here = the live TOUR · Hometown = the already-recorded SPECIAL released ONLINE · "homecoming" does not exist — never use it. All first venue contact is JR's (Rule #1).
Snapshot
🇬🇧 UK Tour Offers landing
Good To Be Here · Jan 2027. Stand avails in; Trinity IoW offer in; LST is the routing gate. Density parked on Sean stamina chat.
🇨🇦 Canada Confirmed
4 shows 29 Sep–2 Oct, Sean self-booked, Wafik support. Poster update + Toronto agreement = the two live asks.
🎬 Hometown Online prep
Recorded, awaiting JR music/credits change → online sale (Cooper+Reed) + reels + audio + SiriusXM.
UK Tour — strategy & venues
Jan 2027 · UK & Ireland. Route = anchor London (LST) + Scotland (Stand) → route up through the UK and close in Ireland. LST reply is the gate — hold the Stand pick until LST offers so the two anchors don't clash. Density gated on Sean's stamina chat (JR). Tour-density-vs-recovery is the balance to hold.
⚠️ Seasonality — DON'T open early Jan JR
JR flag (2026-07-06): first fortnight of January is dead for live — audiences are "Xmas'd out" (skint post-Christmas, dry-Jan, cocooning); venues quiet by nature. So weight the run to the BACK HALF of Jan → early Feb when demand recovers (Stand avails run to 6–7 Feb — use that Feb tail). Don't be fooled by the Stand's heavy early-Jan availability (2–3, 9–10) — that's soft-demand supply. Implication for Trinity: late-Jan dates (23/30) are now commercially good dates, not a problem — see revised date read below.
🆕 Trinity Theatre, Isle of Wight — Sean-flagged offer
Trinity Theatre, Cowes GREENLIT (JR + Sean)
Sean wants it → JR agreed → doing it. The Grove, Cowes, Isle of Wight PO31 7QR · 199 seats · run by Cowes Amateur Operatic & Dramatic Society (CAODS) · 01983 295 229 · caods.org.uk (@trinity_theatre).
- Terms: 70/30 (Sean's favour) · £100 deposit to hold
- Date: Sat 23 or Sat 30 Jan 2027 — TBC, pin as the run firms up
- Support: local island acts — SORTED (Sean sorted the support himself)
- Model: community theatre, commercial hire = hire + self-promote (no promoter marketing) → we carry the marketing.
JR's rationale (in client hub): right across the water from Sean's home (Gosport ↔ IoW, short ferry); JR knows the island well; local support act. Low-risk £100 hold.
Strategic read (date): both = Sat nights → no same-day Stand clash (500mi apart; Stand Sats are matinee-only anyway). Calendar "clash" is minor — 4 strong Stand weekends, only 1 needed for Scotland. Real issue = sequencing: 23/30 are late-Jan = the northward end of the route, IoW is deep south. With JR's Xmas'd-out flag, the run weights late-Jan→Feb anyway, so → lean to Sat 23: puts IoW at the southern/early end of the strong-demand window, before the push north for Scotland/Ireland closing 30-31 Jan → 6-7 Feb. 30 Jan is the weaker pick — if Scotland's already live up north by then, a southern IoW date = backtrack (bad for Sean's stamina). 199-cap = bottom of the 200–400 tier. ⚠️ Don't lock until LST + Scotland weekend pinned + Sean's show-count known.
💷 Marketing plan (JR): island responds to local press → buy local advertising on top of the deposit; + a small targeted social-ads budget (island + mainland-just-across geo-target). → ACTION: cost it. Reed to price the local-press + social-ad spend; JR to sign off the budget (spend gate). JR told Sean "I'll come back with numbers."
Next: get hire detail from CAODS (what the £ hire vs 70/30 actually means, tech spec, get-in/ferry, on-sale mechanics) · source local support · Reed cost the marketing · pick 23 vs 30. ⚠️ No date/terms confirm without CEO sign-off (Rule #1).
Venue board
| Venue / leg | Contact | Status | Detail |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Stand Edin · Glas · Newc | Eva Mackay (Eva@thestand.co.uk, books w/ Tammie — NOT Keir) | Holding | Full Jan 2027 avails in (decoded grid on client hub). Strong weekends all 3 rooms: 2-3/9-10/16-17/23-24 Jan. Sat = matinee only; only weekend eve = Sun 8pm; NO Fridays. JR acknowledged Eva, told her dates to follow. Hold pick until LST. |
| Leicester Square Theatre London flagship | Johanna Rigg (jo@leicestersquaretheatre.com) | Awaiting reply | Preferential rental-against-split on file. THE ROUTING GATE. Chase if quiet. |
| Trinity Theatre Isle of Wight | CAODS · 01983 295 229 · caods.org.uk | GREENLIT | 199-cap, 70/30, £100 dep, Sat 23 or 30 Jan (TBC). Sat-night fill. Sean + JR both in. Marketing: local press + targeted social ads (Reed to cost, JR spend sign-off). See card above. |
| Frog & Bucket Manchester | frogandbucket.com | Shortlist | ~215 cabaret, Northern Quarter — correct room (Sean banned from Hot Water). Hire excludes Fri/Sat (own bills) → a Fri = programmed headline ask. |
| Fairfield Social Club Manchester | info@fscmcr.co.uk · 0161 302 3084 | Shortlist | ~140 seated / 250–400 std. Hires incl. Fridays → best northern Friday-fill (solves Frog's Fri/Sat problem). |
| City Varieties Leeds | Leeds Heritage Theatres · +44 113 378 1183 | Shortlist | ~350 Victorian music hall. |
| Hen & Chicken Bristol | via The Comedy Box (thecomedybox.co.uk) | Shortlist | ~120–150; booked via Comedy Box promoter who also run Tobacco Factory ~250 + Beacon Lantern ~350 = scalable Bristol via one contact. |
| Boho Club Cardiff | bohocardiff.com (JR has contact) | Shortlist | ~100, build-first room → answers Glee's 2023 steer (sell a small room first). Ladder: Boho → Chapter Arts → Glee Cardiff (450). |
| Glee Birmingham | Adam Jaremko (adam@glee.co.uk) | Shortlist | Midlands anchor option. |
| Belfast — Empire Music Hall | info@thebelfastempire.com · 02890249276 | Shortlist ⭐ | ~250–350, Belfast comedy institution. Mandela Hall = 1000-cap, TOO BIG (JR agreed). Backups: Waterfront Studio ~380 / Black Box ~200. |
| Dublin — Laughter Lounge | +353 1 878 3003 · web form | Shortlist ⭐ | ~300, books + promotes touring acts — best Irish-leg anchor. Sugar Club ~350 self-promote alt; Vicar St 1050 aspirational reserve. |
| Comedy Store · London | James Cooper | Shortlist | Confirm programming route. |
Geographic sweep: LST (London) → Midlands (Glee) → Bristol/Cardiff (SW & Wales) → Manchester (F&B/Fairfield) → Leeds → Scotland (Stand) → Newcastle → Belfast (Empire) → Dublin (Laughter Lounge, close the run). Friday-fill logic: Stand gives NO Fridays → Fairfield (hires Fridays) is the northern Friday. Contacts file: contacts/sean-tour-venue-contacts-2026-06-12.md.
Canada — confirmed run
29 Sep → 2 Oct 2026. Sean self-booked direct (4 emails 3–5 Jul to jr@biglaughboutique.com). Wafik Nasralla support. Delhi/Capitol 33 dropped for a 2nd Ottawa night. Our value-add = poster + paperwork + ticket-link chasing.
| Date | City | Venue | Time | Tickets |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 29 Sep | Ottawa | Yuk Yuk's (Ottawa West) | 7pm | On sale yukyuks.com/ottawawest/show/sean-collins-44317 |
| Wed 30 Sep | Ottawa | Yuk Yuk's (Ottawa West) | 7pm | On sale 2nd night |
| Thu 1 Oct | Toronto | Yuk Yuk's | — | Link pending |
| Fri 2 Oct | Sudbury | True North Comedy Fest Gala · Radisson | — | Link live |
Poster In production
GTBH poster → portrait print upgrade w/ final dates. Routed Aria (direction) → Pixel (build) → Victor (gate) → JR. ⚠️ Blocked on Canva reconnect — Pro renewal revoked the connector token; Sean's source art in Canva. Reconnect Canva to unblock re-export. Interim: could rebuild from web hero if Canva stalls.
Toronto agreement Sean happy → JR signing
Yuk Yuk's Toronto Oct 1 performance agreement (blank PDF, email 28854). Update: Sean's happy with it — long-standing relationship — JR getting it signed & returned. JR flagged "not perfect to me but he's happy." Albert review stood down per JR. CEO sole signer holds.
Ticket links
Chase Toronto on-sale link as it comes online. Ottawa ×2 + Sudbury live/banked.
Hometown · Content · Commercial
Hometown special JR owns
Recorded + complete; JR changing intro/outro music + credits (music source/clearance via Solomon+Albert). Then: online sale page (Cooper build + Reed commerce) behind the music change → reels (LaughCut) → audio product → SiriusXM pitch (Maggie+Melissa, gated on lock).
Content model
Film shows → post consistently → productise catalogue. Socials: FB 920K · IG 150K · TikTok 81.8K/1.6M · YouTube (~1.15M total, live-verified). Sean set up in LaughCut pipeline.
Commercial
Corporate £6–10k (NHBC active). Brand/sponsor inbound = Maggie triages → Reed prices → Aria/Melissa brand+repu → Clara contract → CEO. Verbal verification before any money talk.
SiriusXM
JR has the contact. Pitch Hometown once music/credits locked. Steve/Craig legacy = secondary pitch.
Live task board
⏳ On JR
- Send Sean the client hub
- Approve Trinity marketing budget (local press + social ads) once Reed's costed it
- Pick Trinity date — lean Sat 23 (lean not locked) once LST + Scotland weekend pinned
- Stamina/preferences chat w/ Sean → sets UK density
- Sign + return Toronto Yuk Yuk's agreement
- Confirm do-not-engage promoter name
- Finish Hometown music + credits
- Chase / await LST (Johanna) reply
▶ On Maggie
- Trinity — get CAODS hire detail (£ hire vs 70/30, tech, get-in/ferry, on-sale)
- Brief Reed to cost local-press + targeted social-ad spend
- GTBH poster — unblock on Canva reconnect (Aria→Pixel)
- Draft Eva reply once dates picked
- Draft terse JR-voice venue approaches (on JR go)
- Chase Toronto ticket link
- Keep both hubs in sync
✓ Done
- Trinity IoW GREENLIT (Sean + JR) — in client hub w/ marketing plan
- IoW local support acts — sorted by Sean
- Canada run confirmed + integrated
- Stand Jan 2027 grid decoded
- Client + ops hubs split (JR-voice / internal)
- Toronto: Albert stood down (Sean happy, JR signing)