There are hordes of prospective comedians who search the Internet night and day looking for the best “joke formulas” to use in order to “write” stand-up comedy material that gets big laughs. They buy book after book and attend expensive stand-up comedy schools and workshops to try to learn and apply “joke formulas”.

If you understand what a joke formula really is, then you will also understand why they are largely ineffective when it comes to developing stand-up comedy material that actually works.

Here’s what you won’t learn from a comedy workshop, comedy school or read from ANY of the popular books on “writing” stand-up comedy material when it comes to joke formulas… 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.

There are a number of very good reasons why you should consider attending a comedy workshop or comedy class, especially at the beginning of your comedy career.

And one of those reasons is NOT to make you funnier. If you have read my work before, then you know that you bring funny to the table—you don’t somehow become magically funny.

But a comedy workshop or comedy class can give you some things that you just can’t get anywhere else, specifically stage time and peer review depending on the class or workshop you attend.

Here’s a brief laundry list of how you can benefit from taking a comedy class or comedy workshop (depending on the curriculum of course): 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.