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How To “Write” Stand-up Comedy Material The Hard Way

Monday, January 16th, 2012 at 2:20 am  
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If you strongly believe that the key to becoming a powerful and funny comedian is to “write” jokes the way all the “traditional” stand-up comedy books, courses, workshops and online websites say that you should…

I truly wish you the best of luck because luck is really all you are going to have to depend on when it comes to actually developing a stand-up comedy routine that actually works on stage using the “conventional” joke writing methodologies.

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Just disregard these concrete facts as you set out on the difficult path to “writing” stand-up comedy “jokes”:

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The Truth About Developing A Character For Stand-up Comedy

Tuesday, November 29th, 2011 at 3:50 am  
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Many of the popular stand-up comedy books, courses, workshops and classes suggest that an individual who wants be successful as a comedian needs to develop a special and unique stage “character”.

Oddly enough, none of these books give much in the way of insight on exactly how to develop this “character”. The same can be said of most stand-up comedy workshops and classes as well.

In my opinion, this is just another example of how “conventional wisdom” on stand-up comedy makes it much more difficult than it really is.

Here’s what you need to know about developing a “character” for your stand-up comedy:

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For more information about Steve Roye, author of this blog and the Killer Stand-up Comedy System, click here.