One of the most important aspects to learning how to be a comedian is your originality. Creativity is the life-blood of every great comedian. Unoriginal comedians, no matter how funny they are, will continually struggle to develop a fan base. When you’re learning how to be a comedian, pay particular importance to whether an idea …
A large majority of comedians don’t make money in stand-up comedy simply because they don’t understand the big picture of how to become a comedian that’s marketable. If you want to learn how to become a comedian you have to set yourself up to make money… not just get laughs on stage. Learn How to …
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As I’ve said many times in this blog series, learning how to be a comedian is more than learning how to write setup and punch lines. For top comedians, these skills are secondary to the ability to really engage audiences on a deeper level. All stand-up comedians are funny… that’s not what separates them. In …
How to Write Stand-Up Comedy One-Liners That Hit HARD One-Liners are effective tools for comedians that want to cut all the fat out of their material and get strait to the punch lines. Learning how to write stand up comedy using one-liners will get you a lot of experience on stage very quickly. This type …
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This stand-up comedy blog provides tips on how to perform stand-up comedy by teaching you how to break through the 4th wall. The 4th wall is a term given to pretending that there is a wall between the performer and the stage. The fourth wall is dangerous for several reasons. How to Perform Stand-Up Comedy …
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Recording your performances is one of the absolute best stand-up comedy tips to apply in your career. Recording is a great way to perfect your stand-up comedy performances. Recording your performances allows you to go back and dissect your entire performance, looking for both strengths and weaknesses. Let’s look at some stand-up comedy tips of …
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If you’re learning how to perform stand-up comedy, using gestures is a fast way of lowering the number of words that you use in a given setup or punch line. When you use less words when writing stand-up comedy you’ll instantly increase the amount of punch lines you can get to within a given set. …
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One of the biggest benefits of taking stand-up comedy classes is the ability to learn from an expert. Comedy teachers know exactly what they should look for within a student’s performances. Learning how to be a comedian can be difficult because it is such a complex field. Benefits of Stand-Up Comedy Classes There …
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In this video we’ll discuss some stand-up comedy writing secrets that will help you learn many different styles of writing that will aid you in quickly gaining the skills needed to learn how to be a comedian. Stand-Up Comedy Writing Secrets Learning different styles of writing is one of the best stand-up comedy writing …
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Overcoming stage fright is a subject near-and-dear to me. Years ago I suffered from extreme stage fright. I would studying my stand-up comedy performances so much that I’d spend over 75 hours rehearsing a single 5-7 minute set. However, all my work only ended up giving me even more stage fright. As I was learning …
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