WHAT

What the World Comedy Web Is, What It Does, What It Offers

1. What Is the World Comedy Web?

The World Comedy Web is a federated, multi-site digital platform designed to support and sustain the global comedy economy. It is a public infrastructure project built to ensure that comedians and cultural workers have access to tools, visibility, and ethical representation—not just entertainment exposure.

It is not just a website, but a network of sites, directories, tools, and publishing channels that together form a living digital map of comedy culture.

The World Comedy Web includes:

• Directories of comedians, shows, venues, and festivals

• Representation tools for both emerging and established talent

• Publishing platforms for comedy writing, illustration, and archival

• Open mic and live show listings, searchable by location

• Member portals for submitting reflections, maintaining profiles, and participating in ethical governance

• A federated structure that allows different brands and platforms to share data while retaining autonomy

2. What Is It Made Of?

The World Comedy Web is comprised of three primary domains, each with their own subdomains and brands:

comedy.foundation

Operated by the World Comedy Foundation

• WCF membership and metro chapters

• Ombuds and reflection portals (3volv.me, 3volution.me)

• Member-only directory (wcf.app)

• Public location pages (wcf.app/@)

comedy.guide

Operated by Rampantly

• Premium representation and editorial

• THAT Comedy Guide (open mic listings hosted here)

• Comedy venues (laugh.social)

• Comedy festivals (bigfunfest.com)

• Indie and pro show listings

comedy.ink

Operated by Rampantly

• Publishing for illustrators, cartoonists, authors, and satirists

• Cultural and historical archiving

• Essays, educational materials, and editorial theory

Rampantly also operates additional talent and fan-facing tools like rampantly.la, nextshow.me, nextone.live, and current.fan, all integrated into the broader World Comedy Web.

3. What It Offers

The World Comedy Web offers:

For Comedians

• A searchable profile in a global directory

• Access to tour tools, show listings, and metro visibility

• Optional application for Premium or Indie Representation

• Digital homepages (3volution.me) and member editors (3volv.me)

• A way to participate in the ethical governance of comedy itself

For Producers, Venues & Festivals

• Venue and show mapping through THAT Comedy Guide and laugh.social

• Festival discovery and promotion via bigfunfest.com

• Open mic and public show listings (th4t.co / rampantly.la)

• Back-end producer tools for managing show data and talent

For Fans & Supporters

• Location-based access to shows, mics, and events

• Followable pages for comedians, cities, and venues

• Tools like nextshow.me and current.fan to support artists directly

For Cultural Workers

• Public access to archives, essays, and member histories

• Ethical frameworks and participation protocols

• An evolving platform designed for both art and action

4. What Makes It Different?

• It shares power. This platform doesn’t just showcase talent—it lets talent co-govern how they’re represented.

• It shares infrastructure. Rampantly and the World Comedy Foundation cooperate, not compete, using a federated system to maintain autonomy while sharing tools and audiences.

• It shares profit and credit. From the beginning, Rampantly has prioritized profit-sharing and digital access, making it a platform that works with comedians, not over them.

• It’s built for equity, not extraction. Everything about this project—from the directory structure to the ombuds portal—is designed to challenge extractive models and replace them with cooperative ones.