The Goal: Develop Headliner Level Stand-up Comedy Material

Wednesday, April 23rd, 2014 at 10:19 pm  
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If you haven’t noticed, I don’t talk about how to become a great open mic comedian.

I have a tendency to talk about what it takes to develop and deliver headline level comedian material no matter what “title” a comedian holds in the stand-up comedy business.

Make no mistake — the speed at which an individual can capitalize on their stand-up comedy material is directly related to the ability of that comedian to consistently deliver headline level comedy material.
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Comedy Club Bringer Shows – Good, Bad, And Ugly

Tuesday, April 22nd, 2014 at 9:54 pm  
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One of the first things that new comedians run into when they are trying to get comedy club open mic stage time is what is known as a bringer show.

A comedy club bringer show is a show that in order for a new comedian to get open mic stage time, they have to bring a certain number of friends to the show.

This is good for the comedy club because they are able to get butts in the seats and sell food and drinks for a show that is essentially not otherwise marketable.

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Want A Professional To “Write” Your Comedy Material For You? Buyer Beware…

Monday, April 21st, 2014 at 9:41 pm  
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Introduction

Are you one of those folks who are struggling with “writing” your stand-up comedy material and would like a professional “joke writer” do it for you?

Then there’s a very good chance that you are among the masses who believe that stand-up comedy material is “written” in the literal sense.

This is a serious misconception whether you are developing your own stand-up comedy material or want to have a professional comedy writer do it for you.
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Why Stand-up Comedy YouTube Videos Usually Don’t Go Viral

Sunday, April 20th, 2014 at 9:39 pm  
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For those comedians who are motivated to become a stand-up comedy sensation on YouTube…

To become a hit on YouTube, you need a video that goes viral.

And for most comedians, that simply isn’t going to happen because…

For a stand-up comedy video to go viral on YouTube (meaning the link to the video is passed along from person to person over and over again), it must have very broad appeal to a large segment of people.
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