There are a number of important factors that will affect a comedian’s ability to thoroughly entertain an audience at the highest level.

In this article I am going to focus on one of the most significant factors that DIRECTLY impacts the skill a comedian has and the speed at which that skill is acquired.

It’s called stage time. Unfortunately, most comedians are stuck on comedy club related stage time.

Let me just say this—dependency upon comedy club or comedy venue stage time only is probably the slowest way to go.

I’m going to share a story with you. Read the rest of this entry

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.

Let me give you an example of just one potentially high-paying comedy market that could make a comedian with talent and the right act a very comfortable living year around.

I’m not saying that the market I am about to talk about is for everyone.

But what I do want to do is open your eyes to some of the fantastic possibilities that exist for comedians if they apply their talent outside the comedy club market.

And if you are a Los Angeles or New York based comedian, pay close attention — there’s a section in this article that could potentially put you in front of more high level entertainment types than just about anything I could think of.

The market I am about to share with you falls into the category of corporate-type gigs that pay much better than the comedy club market… Read the rest of this entry

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.

I have said many times in the past that smiling when you deliver your stand-up comedy material will usually reduce your laughs on stage.

But for a rare few comedians, smiling DOES fit into their delivery style without reducing their laughter impact.

Such is the case with comedian Michael E. Winfield, who smiles more than any comedian I have seen, yet he does produce the big laughs on stage. He’s super funny.

I rented the Russell Peters DVD Comics Without Borders to watch my old comedy buddy Darren Carter, The Party Starter who was one of the featured comedians I haven’t seen in about a decade (Darren killed it BTW).

That’s when I got the chance to watch comic Mike Winfield, his super huge smile and hilarious stand-up. Read the rest of this entry

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.