If someone were to ask me how to write stand-up comedy material, you might be surprised to find out that I would give them this stand-up comedy tip…
Don’t “write” anything — at least not the way most people think of writing (which is in the literal sense — check out the video below to understand what I am talking about).
I say this because the second someone sets out to “write” stand-up comedy, they immediately fall into the trap of believing that writing something that “reads” funny on paper will generate big audience laughs.
And the folks who follow that path are sorely disappointed, time and time again.
I know beyond a shadow of a doubt that developing stand-up comedy material for LIVE audiences is vastly different (and much, much easier) than trying to learn how to “write” stand-up comedy material.
Here’s an overview of a much better approach to developing stand-up comedy material that can generate laughs for you on stage….
The approach I have just described is far, far easier and much more organic than trying to learn how to somehow “write jokes” the hard, old school way.
If you don’t believe me…
Just check out the 5 free lessons in the Killer Stand-up Online Course.
Related video and article:
Article Link: Rehearsal Secrets
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Hi, i’m 16, everyone in school laughd at all the things i do, they all say eyy ryan, you should be comedian! and i want to, i just don’t know where to start and how to do it. Could you help me out?
Ryan, I would start by checking out the articles on this blog. Then you are going to need to start looking for potential places to perform. If you work clean, you can potentially perform for any audience. If you work blue, you will be very limited in places you can perform at because of your age.
When it comes to act development, I would recommend that you get a hold of the Killer Stand-up Online Course. Otherwise, you will only get academic definitions that aren’t helpful from virtually all the other resources and books that are available. If you are serious about stand-up comedy, you might want to let your parents know that could be something you want as a birthday or holiday gift.