For those who want to learn stand-up comedy rapidly…
I would be making use of online tools that you have at your disposal now. One of those tools is YouTube and if you know how to use it, you can really shave a ton of time off what it takes to get into your zone.
Since so many accomplished comedians have videos on YouTube, here’s how I would use these videos to my advantage…
The Process
First, you need to find a video of a comedian who’s “style” most matches your natural presentation style. You need to make sure that the comedian is getting at least 4 laughs per minute on the video (more laughs per is better). 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.
Since my patent-pending Comedy Evaluator Pro software was launched in 2003, I have had a number of critics over the years verbalize their disdain about my software (some rather caustically I might add) and comment on how measuring audience response (i.e. laughter generation ability) is not a valid or acceptable means of evaluating a comedian.
I have to say that I find those sorts of comments completely laughable and I rate them highly among the most ridiculous conspiracy theories.
But I also know that once the stand-up comedy documentary I Am Comic is finally released for public consumption, the number of critics with the same sorts of nescient comments will increase dramatically.
So, instead of merely recommending that these critics look into getting a belly button window installed so that they can see out, I have decided instead to provide a bit of education for these folks in this blog post about my software — specifically, what it can do and what it can’t do. 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.
If I were asked to pinpoint the most coveted secret that I know about comedy writing for the stand-up stage, it would be…
Don’t “write” any comedy. Structure what YOU want to say in a way that gets you maximum laughter response when you are in front of an audience.
Many people who are trying to learn stand-up comedy or add laughter to their speech or presentation are under the impression that “funny” on stage begins with words and sentences written on paper.
This so tough for many to overcome because comedians often talk about the comedy bits or the jokes that they “wrote”. 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.