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

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