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My First Stand-up Comedy Performance Flopped – Now What?

Thursday, February 9th, 2012 at 2:32 am  
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If your first performance as a stand-up comedian didn’t go as well as you would have liked for it to…

You are certainly not alone, myself included.

But since I’m a cup is half full instead of half empty kind of guy, here’s what I will tell you:

Only very few people have the courage to get on the stand-up comedy stage and risk their sense of humor in public.

That’s a major accomplishment all by itself.

But more importantly, you now also know that stand-up comedy is not anywhere near as effortless as experienced comedians make it look to be.

So, knowing what I know now, here’s what I would ask about that first performance that didn’t go well:

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Telepathic Laughter Doesn’t Count In Stand-up Comedy

Thursday, January 26th, 2012 at 7:15 pm  
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Comedians who can’t seem to deliver an average of 18+ seconds of laughter per minute (PAR Score 30+) remind me of politicians who skirt the real issues with “spin” and sometimes shear nonsense.

They will say that stand-up comedy is subjective and can’t be measured on a “seconds of laughter per minute” basis.

It’s true that telepathic laughter cannot be measured on a minute-by-minute basis — only laughing out loud can.

I submit that any subjective attributes associated with any comedian or their material are MEANINGLESS unless that comedian is getting laughs — big laughs like so many headline comedians have demonstrated for decades.

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