I want to talk briefly today about “progress indicators”.

I had one major goal every single time I performed on the stand-up comedy stage. And that was…

Make it hard, if not impossible for a comedian to follow me at the same level.

Well, I was able to meet that goal over and over again. As a matter of fact…

There were headliners that did not want me on their show for that very reason.

But I made an interesting observation along the way… Read the rest of this entry

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One of the questions that comes up frequently is this…

How do I deal with hecklers?

First of all, let me say that if you are actively performing stand-up comedy, no matter how funny you are, you are going to encounter hecklers from time to time.

The very first time I got heckled on stage, I knew that I needed some ammo that I could use to combat these audience demons.

Trust me, I was no different than most when I started out. It was everything I could do to remember and perform my rehearsed act, much less try to go head to head with a heckler. Read the rest of this entry

For more information about Steve Roye, author of this blog and the Killer Stand-up Online Course, click here.