Let’s find out what you really know about stand-up comedy material…
There is a secret that is hidden in plain site when it comes to stand-up comedy material every comedian should know.
And if you don’t know what this secret is…
You can literally waste months if not years trying to “write” stand-up comedy material that works well for you on stage — provided you have comedy talent to begin with…
Check out this 2 minute video to find out what this secret is:
If you choose to unlock the remaining content on this page, here’s what you will find:
1. A transcribed 2 1/2 minute stand-up comedy routine by a popular (and highly respected) comedian.
Note: There are 4 questions to answer at the end of this section you really need to answer for yourself.
2. The actual video of the comedian performing the stand-up comedy routine.
3. My final thoughts that include links to two additional articles that I highly recommend that you consume if you don’t want to be standing in the dumb ass line when it comes to developing stand-up comedy material that actually gets the big laughs.
I don’t want anyone with real comedy talent standing in that line I was talking about… 
What I am about to share with you cannot be found in ANY stand-up comedy writing book, class or workshop outside the Killer Stand-up Comedy System or any associated resources:
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Couldn’t get the “Click here to unlock the rest of this update” to work or do anything.
BTW, Loved both videos. Very helpful.
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Hi, Steve…
I just watched your video introducing the 2 and a half minutes of comedy standup, transcribed and the 4 questions to follow, and then the actual video of the comic doing the routine.However, there was no transcription…no questions…and no video of a guy to a bit. Maybe I didn’t something wrong. Can ya help?
One other thing: You say that standup material that’s funny when spoken is not funny when read. I’ve read Steven Wright’s stuff and I find it extremely funny when read. Is he the rare exception?
I realize the older comics…like Bob Hope…had material that was funny when read. But that was because their writers wrote actual jokes, rather than rants about stuff that pisses them off – which the current trend of comedy writing is all about.
Anyway, can you help me find the transcript, questions, and video you mentioned in your video?
Thanks.
Jim
Jim,
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Stand-up comedy material can read funny if one is able to visualize the comedian for whom the material is associated.
In other words…
If you did not know the material you were reading was from a particular comedian, you will find that very little of it will actually read funny from paper. It doesn’t matter if it material performed by Rodney Dangerfield or Brian Regan.
The important point is this: folks who are trying to “write” their way to big laughs on stage using only words that “read” funny from a piece of paper are severely screwed — end of story. Conventional “writing” may work for greeting cards which are designed to be “read”, but does not for stand-up comedy, regardless of the the “style” a comedian uses
Developing stand-up comedy material for the stage that actually works well actually has little to do with words and sentences as they are “written” on paper — usually “written” in a format designed to read instead of being said and expressed in a manner that accentuates an individual’s natural comedy talent and skill set.