I have been saying for years that the real key to delivering high impact, big laugh stand-up comedy DOES NOT lie primarily in the words and sentences that comedians try to craft out of thin air onto a blank piece of paper.
The real key to effective verbal communication (yes, this includes stand-up comedy unless you are attempting it telepathically) lies in the associated non-verbal communication that a person uses to communicate—specifically, facial expressions, hand and body movements, along with voice inflection, pitch and tone variations–called body language.
While I have studied various aspects of verbal communication (which includes non-verbal communication), I have never specifically studied body language, which has become an emerging field of study in recent years. Well, I just got my hands on a book about body language by Tonya Reiman called The Power of Body Language and I am really excited! 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.
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.
The whole concept of tightening stand-up comedy material is simple — tweaking your material get the most (or biggest) laughs possible for each and every performing minute.
But what kind of tweaking can you do to tighten your stand-up comedy material?
Let’s assume that you have your stand-up comedy material or jokes written out word for word on paper or on your word processing program.
Here’s a process you can use to squeeze the most laughs out of your stand-up comedy material, provided that you video or audio record your performances. This way, you can associate laugh levels and frequency with your material as it is written on paper. 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.