I want to paint a visual picture for you—one that will explain EXACTLY why naturally funny people in everyday life struggle to get laughs with their stand-up comedy material.
Before I continue, let me say this—an individual CANNOT “write” themselves into having comedy talent on stage. An individual CANNOT “write” themselves into getting the big laughs on stage, no matter what any so-called comedy teacher or book on stand-up comedy tells you.
Now let me explain why with a music analogy…
Let’s assume that you want to learn how to play the piano, so you go to a recognized music teacher who provides piano lessons.
When you get there, you are introduced to a piano that only has 6 keys that work out of the 88 keys on the piano.
But the teacher tells you that you can learn how to play the piano like a pro by simply focusing on understanding and mastering the 6 keys that work on the piano.
So you study and practice everyday for months using only the 6 working keys that your music teacher insists will give you most of the skill you need to master playing the piano. 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.
I am always amazed at the low quality information one can find online about “how to write a stand-up comedy routine”. I also often wonder how many people actually try some of the nonsense found in some of the tops spots in the search engines.
Let me provide you a real life example:
In the #1 spot on Google, I found an article that provided this seemingly basic process describing how to write a stand-up comedy routine:
Write some jokes
Put the jokes in order
Decide what your stage persona is going to be
Rehearse your act
Work out your timing 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.
Here’s the first rule I have when it comes to showing folks how to write stand-up comedy material:
Don’t try to “write” anything. Weird, huh?
I say that because before you “write” anything, you need to have a good idea of what you want to talk about on stage.
This is probably the most important step that is largely overlooked by most people as they sit down and attempt to write something “funny” from thin air that may or may not be funny from an audience perspective.
The second rule I have is this: 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.