If performing truly “edgy” stand-up comedy is your goal, I can only highly recommend that you carefully study comedian Carlos Mencia — specifically his comedy special called No Strings Attached.

I just reviewed that particular Carlos Mencia performance in its entirety and I have to say that it was not only hilarious, but also one of the best presentations of “edgy” stand-up comedy material that I have ever seen.

So, pay close attention. I’m going to cover what “edgy” or “cutting edge” material really is and specifically what to look for in Carlos Mencia’s No Strings Attached DVD as you study this master of expressing the brutal, non-politically correct truth in a very funny way. Read the rest of this entry

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As I was reflecting on the stand-up documentary “I Am Comic” that I was chosen to participate in, it is really humbling to realize that…

Out of all the comedy teachers on the planet, I was chosen to be a part it. Not comedy teachers from Los Angeles or New York. Not comedy teachers from some sort “established” comedy school. But wait, it gets better…

I don’t have any TV credits as a comedian. I don’t have a book available in the major book stores or on Amazon.com. I don’t even know how to write a stand-up comedy “joke” in the “traditional” way (thank God).

But of all the stand-up comedy “gurus” they could have chosen… Read the rest of this entry

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After rave reviews at a number of the major film festivals, the stand-up comedy documentary “I Am Comic” directed by Jordan Brady will air for the first time on Friday June 11, 2010 at 11 pm on the Showtime cable network.

One thing I will tell you about this film — it’s funny and highly entertaining, which simply cannot be said about most documentary films. So, don’t let the fact that this film is a documentary keep you from being thoroughly captivated for 90 minutes.

And it doesn’t matter if you are simply a fan of stand-up comedy or you are a professional funny person yourself, you will have a blast watching the film. At the very least, you will have something interesting to talk about around the water cooler at work.

Once I can record “I Am Comic” on my DVR and can review it more than once, I plan to expand upon specific aspects of stand-up that are presented in the film in future blog articles.

I have only seen “I Am Comic” once myself – that was at the world premiere at the Slamdance Film Festival in Jan.

My part in the film continues to polarize audiences — especially comedians. Those who are smart understand that my Comedy Evaluator Pro software objectively measures the laugh time to talk time ratio for any given comedy performance.

Yet, there are still others who, along side those who still believe the Earth is flat and that the moon landing really happened in Arizona, are adamant that my software and evaluation process is not really viable.

The real issue that many comedians have with Comedy Evaluator Pro is that they DON’T want a tool that tells them objectively how poorly they are doing when it comes to generating laughter, cheering or applause on stage. I guess the persistent notion is that you can somehow have a lame stand-up comedy act, yet still be considered a great comedian…

But check it out for yourself on June 11, at 11 pm when “I Am Comic” premieres on the Showtime cable network.

Then come back and leave a comment on this blog. Let me know what you think.

Cheers,
Steve Roye
The Professor of Funny For Money

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