When I made the decision to become a comedian back in 1992, I hit one of the most difficult road blocks in my comedy career–coming up with just 3 minutes of solid, big laugh, A-list comedy material.

After about 6 months I had 10-15 minutes of material. Not good material, not at all. I had a bunch of “jokes” strung together, some of which got laughs from time to time.

Even though that all changed when I developed the Killer Stand-up Comedy System for myself, I made an interesting observation… Read the rest of this entry

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For some reason, there seems to be a certain group of people who want to learn stand-up comedy because they are out of work and want to make a mad dash for fame and fortune in entertainment.

Let me say this–with few exceptions, there is no rapid fame and fortune for ANY entertainment specialty. It takes time and skill. But I want to focus on stand-up comedy specifically.

If you are serious about pursuing stand-up comedy as an income base, the first thing to understand is that you are in business for yourself when you jump into stand-up comedy for pay. What will any professional tell you about being in business for yourself?

Being in business for yourself is a risky proposition, no matter what the business venture is. So here’s the real scoop… Read the rest of this entry

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Over the last several years, I have been getting more and more questions from folks who are 40+ years old and wanting to know if stand-up comedy is a viable option for them.

The short answer is this: Not only is a stand-up career viable for older funny people, but they have the absolute biggest market available to entertain—a market that is HUGELY ignored by Hollywood, New York and the comedy club scene.

But before I continue, let me make something perfectly clear…

If TV or movie fame and fortune is your ultimate dream and you want to use stand-up as a vehicle for that, please be aware that you will be taking the “salmon swimming upstream” approach to your stand-up comedy career. It will be even harder for you to crack that nut than for the younger comedians. Read the rest of this entry

For more information about Steve Roye, author of this blog and the Killer Stand-up Online Course, click here.