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Regardless of style, there are two factors that are ABSOLUTE MUSTS in writing comedy: confidence and truthfulness. Confidence is what allows you to explore and find interesting ideas while truthfulness is what keeps you and your comedy grounded in reality. CONFIDENCE IN WRITING Confidence is not just limited to the stage. You need to
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Want to learn how to become a professional comedian? Here are 50 time-tested stand-up comedy tips that will help you build a solid career in comedy. While there are hundreds of comedy tips to choose from, applying these 50 stand-up comedy tips are going to help you at every level of your comedy career.
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So many new comedians are faced with the same issue: how do you translate your natural sense of humor into a stand-up comedy act? What do you do if you’re really good at making quick jokes with friends but have writer’s block when you’re attempting to write comedy? First, there’s a difference between writing comedy
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Stand-up comedy jokes can be broken down in multiple ways: mechanical vs. organic, one-liners vs. storytelling, observational vs. experiential, current event vs. evergreen material, and local vs. universal. Comedians are exposed to these different styles as they learn to write comedy. Click here for an article on how to write stand-up comedy. In this article
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How does a comedian figure out if a joke is funny or not before they put it on stage? There are several ways to test jokes in the real world. This article focuses on what comedians can do individually before performing a joke in front of any type of audience. There are two ways to estimate
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How to Write Comedy Using Questions Why are questions so important to writing comedy? Questions are the most effective way of directing our focus. In fact, “thinking” is really just a series of asking yourself questions and answering them. Because questions direct our focus, they also direct our emotions, which has the power to build
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Writer’s block is something that every stand-up comedian must face throughout their career. It’s common for the creativity of comedians to ebb and flow. There are a few main causes of writer’s block. By eliminating the root-cause of writer’s block, comedians will be able to write higher quality material, more material, as well as overcome
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