**Tight** in American English is a colloquial term that means "polished, well put together (as an act, such as a stand-up comedy routine or an ensemble's musical performance)".

I suppose the figurative meaning derives from the idea of being "taut"; there were no sections of the performance that "sagged" in terms of audience engagement or we're "loose" or "sloppy" in terms of timing.

A band-leader could say to his band when practicing a new piece: *We're almost there. We just need to tighten it up in a few places.*

Jack Paar was a TV host in the late 1950s on whose show comedians could appear before a national audience, and so "to be ready for" him, means that you have attained a degree of mastery of your craft sufficient to appear before a national TV audience.

> You're ready for the big time!
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> I think he's ready for the pros. Let's bring him up out of the farm league.