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The very best stand-up comedy tips on the planet for new comedians!
The very best stand-up comedy tips on the planet for new comedians!
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Wow, seeing the numbers helps to open my eyes to long set-ups. 42 seconds gives you no extra time to get those 4-6+ laughs a minute. Words are at a premium! Thanks for the reminder.
You are either trying to find something you never had or you are trying to find something you never lost. Both of these concepts are pretty lame. You either have a sense of humor or you don’t! If you have a good sense of humor, why act like you lost it and need to find it. The key is be yourself. Don’t do an impression of a comedian! Be real… real funny. How do you make people laugh one-on-one or in a crowd. Be that person…YOU!
Yes, speed has been a problem for me. It has been a slow process looking for a joke-writing formula. When I started I had a goofy kind of persona and was compared to Steven Wright. Then I started doing jokes about my childhood and was compared to Rodney Dangerfield. Un fortunately, Dangerfield gave up in his twenties and did nothing but write jokes for twelve years before trying again in his forties. I signed up for your course because of being frustrated at how long it takes me to get material. After going over some of your lessons I wrote down some ideas, then the first time I rehearsed the bits for real, I was amazed I had 12 minutes!