**Tight** in American English is a colloquial term that means "polished, well put together (as an act, such as a stand-up comedy routine)". 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! > > I think he's ready for the pros. Let's bring him out of the farm league.