Had my first gig at the weekend, my mind totally blanked about 5 minutes before I went on - is this just me?!! I warmed up after about 3 minutes, but does anyone have any suggestions on how to help performance?!
Any tips for a newcomer
Hello, welcome to the forums. 
There are many threads, articles and other stuff here - https://www.comedy.co.uk/forums/writers_discussion/
Hello new person. Welcome to the site.
SUP NEWBIE
Hello, Renoir!
Ello there!
Yello my lovely 
Hello. It might happen to all of us. I hope you survived it, it makes you stronger 
Any tips for a newcomer you ask..
Plenty of tisses or an old sock!
Useful stuff in this thread https://www.comedy.co.uk/forums/thread/18267/
Come join us...
Hi Reno. No tips. Sorry.
Welcome.