It doesn’t matter if comedian tries to “write jokes” the hard way or they go with the easier “topic based” comedy material development approach detailed in the Killer Stand-up Comedy System…

A comedian must understand line length and why it plays a critical role in writing or developing tight and well structured stand-up comedy material.

Let me start off by saying this…

A line that is written to be “read” is not the same as a spoken word line. A line that is written in standard “writing” format is read from the beginning of a sentence to the punctuation at the end of the sentence.
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About the Author

Greg Dean is a former Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus clown, a street performer, and a regular at the Comedy Store in Hollywood.

Through his popular “Stand-Up Comedy Workshop” at the Santa Monica Playhouse, Dean has worked with many of today’s top comics. He currently lives in Los Angeles, California.

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

Do I have issues with “joke writing” the way it is perceived by comedians and taught by so-called comedy experts? Absolutely.

One of the things I have been trying to tell people for years is that using “conventional” joke writing methods to develop stand-up comedy material that actually works to get big laughs on stage is a lot like trying to pick your teeth with a chain saw.

Unfortunately, it’s basically the law in stand-up comedy.

So, for all those who are convinced that “joke writing” is the only way to produce stand-up comedy material…
The Big Question

Take a moment to answer this question:

How does “writing” anything (including jokes) — a one dimensional communication medium which is primarily designed to be “read” supposed to generate big laughs for you in a three dimensional communication medium like stand-up comedy? 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.