Step by Step to Stand-Up Comedy
Wednesday, December 2nd, 2009 at
12:01 am
Essential for the aspiring comic or the working comedian interested in updating his or her comedy routine, Step by Step to Stand-Up Comedy is the most comprehensive and useful book ever written on the art of the stand-up comedian.
About the Author
Greg Dean is a former Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus clown, a street performer, and a regular at the Comedy Store in Hollywood.
Through his popular “Stand-Up Comedy Workshop” at the Santa Monica Playhouse, Dean has worked with many of todays top comics. He currently lives in Los Angeles, California.
About the Author/Founder of The Stand-up Comedy Professional
Steve Roye is the author of the Killer Stand-up Comedy System and author of the content made available in the Comedy Pro Membership Program available on this site. Over the past decade, Steve has established himself as a leading, globally recognized expert in the field of stand-up comedy material development, delivery and entertainment business strategies for comedy entertainers as well as speaking professionals.
For more information about Steve, please check out the About The Author section on this site.
Just bought it and have dug into the first few chapters.
As strictly a one-liner comic, this book is feeling really, really good. Its funny to know how my one-liners that I’ve already written are structured, and how to be given a process to mass produce more of them.
The answer to my prayers.
I had thought the “Joke Prospector” technique lent itself to old-school one-liners, but looking over it again I realize it works with Steve’s approach as well…
3.0 out of 5 stars
Decent Book
This is a book that would probably be required for a comedy 101 class. It is really good for aspiring stand up comedians.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Seminal Text on Stand Up Comedy
This book is in the same category as Zinser’s “On Writing Well,” or Samuelson’s classic text on economics.
5.0 out of 5 stars
For a beginner this makes sense and works for me
Whilst I appreciate all I’ve done is read it (twice now) in the last few days and hence don’t have my own material prepared, the book makes sense.
5.0 out of 5 stars
This book is my Bible!!!
For anyone wanting to get into standup comedy and not develop bad habits, this book should be your primary source, and essential tool.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Thorough and precise
This is a fantastic read and by far the best book on the subject that you are ever likely to find. The “Joke Mine” and “Prospector” really helped me to understand joke structure…
4.0 out of 5 stars
Okay, it works
Provides something that is almost completely missing from other How-To manuals on Stand-Up: set up and punch-line structure.
2.0 out of 5 stars
Step by Step to Stand up
This is a very heady book. If you are natural comedian with a gifted right brain who is looking for some refinement ideas, it might provide some good pointers, otherwise stay…
5.0 out of 5 stars
Worth the price
A fresh, and mostly original approach to stand-up, with a technique for creating mounds of material. Really good.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Excellent! Don’t hesitate! Buy this today!
This great book is well written, funny, and very informational! While this book has lots to offer for the stand-up comedian, the section on writing jokes is probably the best part…
5.0 out of 5 stars
Stand-up comedy from A to Z
This book covers everything I had hoped to hear about stand-up comedy, and was an entertaining read to boot.