One of the most common “syndromes” among comedians that I see is lack of consistency with their “A-List” material.
In a perfect world, we would like our stand-up comedy material to kill the audience 100% of the time. But this is not a perfect world and every comedian, no matter how consistent or effective can have an off day (kind of sounds like working a day job, huh?)
But there are factors that a comedian can be aware of that absolutely affect their performance, some of which are within the control of the comedian themselves.
Before I jump into the meat of this article, let me say that your ability to entertain an audience at the highest level of your ability depends on the fact that you have an audience in the first place (not 3 people) and that they are paying attention to what you are saying. 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.
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
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.
One of the most frequently asked questions that I get is this: “What are the best topics for comedy material for speeches, presentations or for a stand-up comedy act?”
What this leads me to believe is that folks are looking for an easily identifiable “topic” or concept that already has some intrinsic comedy value.
In other words, I think that folks are under the impression that if they can “find” the right comedy topics, then getting laughs on stage will be much easier.
Let me provide you with this perspective:
It’s not the topic that makes the comedian or speaker funny for an audience.
It’s the comedian’s or speaker’s interest, enthusiasm and/or passion about what it is that they want to talk about that makes ANY topic one with great comedy potential. 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.