There are a number of people who find this blog using the search term “be a comedian”.

Here’s what I would tell anyone who wants to be a comedian and take a serious shot at stand-up comedy — broken down into 4 specific areas…

1. You must know what you are doing in order to be a comedian who can generate the big laughs on stage consistently.

Specifically, I’m talking about:

- Knowing how to select topics, ideas, observations, experiences etc. that allow you to easily use your sense of humor and natural comedy talent

- Structuring your stand-up comedy material to get 4-6+ laughs per performing minute, which generates an average of 18+ seconds of laughter each performing minute

- Knowing how to skillfully work to prepare to deliver your stand-up comedy material professionally — before you ever hit the stand-up comedy stage to entertain an audience

- Knowing how to deliver your stand-up comedy material on stage in such a way that is natural, capitalizes on the attributes that make you funny in everyday life and gives the appearance of spontaneity

Unfortunately, most people who try to be a comedian flop miserably on stage — sometimes for many months, even years because…

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