Running stand-up comedy rooms during a pandemic isn't easy, but comedian Eddy Rockefeller has managed to run seven open mic comedy nights per month in NSW's Hunter region despite lockdowns and ongoing restrictions.

Prior to the most recent NSW lockdown, Ms Rockefeller ran 11 open mic comedy nights per month under the title FACE Open Mic Comedy - while two other organisers also ran rooms.

Now that lockdown has ended, Ms Rockefeller is currently the only person running open mic comedy nights in Newcastle, which she said is crucial for both emerging and established comedians.

"Open mic is training ground. So if you're learning an instrument, you can go home, you can sit at that instrument and you can play, right, you can practice. Not so for comedians," she said.

"I mean, we can practice at home, but it's not the same as getting up on stage and trying it in front of a crowd and being able to see the reactions being able to play with the tension in room. It's not the same. We need that time on stage to become better comedians."

Ms Rockefeller originally performed as a musician and hosted music open mic nights before trying her hand at stand-up comedy.

"I've just been doing it ever since," she said.

The comedian then began running FACE Open Mic comedy in Newcastle after she got frustrated with constantly having to travel to Sydney to perform.

"It got very popular and it started doing well. And so I started pushing to get other rooms and it sort of just spread and spread until it's as big as it is now, which is really cool because we've never had this much comedy in Newcastle before," she said.

"A huge amount of it was born from me just not wanting to travel two hours to Sydney to do a four minute set and then bombing and then having to travel two hours back to Newcastle again."

Ms Rockefeller said she wants to create a comedy scene in Newcastle "that she would have loved to have walked into".

"You know, there's plenty of open mics, there's plenty of opportunities to grow. You know, there's more experienced comedians willing to offer you their time and help you become a better comedian," she said.

And it looks like Ms Rockefeller is getting her wish as fellow Newcastle comics will be opening Newcastle Comedy Club next month, which is a dedicated venue for stand-up comedy.

Meanwhile, Ms Rockefeller plans to start an all-female comedy showcase, a roast comedy night and a number of comedy workshops to continue supporting the Newcastle scene.

The comedian encouraged all Australians to watch live comedy to support venues and comics.

"Honestly just get out and support comedy. And because we're such a smaller scene - America and England they have such bigger scenes and they're growing - we're starting to get there like we're pushing towards it but we really just need people to get behind comedy," Ms Rockefeller said.

"Go out and see events, go see an open mic, you know, it's free so you're not losing anything. Go pay for a ticketed event, go support people in your area, do what you can. Go start your own open mic night - that's good too!"

You can learn more about Ms Rockefeller and FACE Open Mic Comedy on her website and Facebook page.

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