If you have ever wondered why I am convinced beyond a shadow of a doubt that most stand-up books, workshops and courses are virtually WORTHLESS when it comes to learning how to “write” comedy for material for a stand-up comedy act, speech or presentation that actually gets laughs…

Let me show you in vivid detail exactly why I harbor such beliefs.

I was searching online for the definitions of set-up lines and punchlines as they relate to “writing” stand-up comedy material.

Please note that what you are about to see is the primary core of ALL the stand-up comedy “joke writing” methodologies outside the Killer Stand-up Online Course, whether you take a stand-up comedy class that costs $400 or buy a stand-up comedy book that costs $15.

Here is the first set of definitions of set-up and punchline you can find online:

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But if you ever wanted to know the real reason why so many comedians and public speaking professionals struggle to produce comedy material that actually works for them…

Well, now you know why.

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