Comments on: How To Be A Stand-up Comic https://www.realfirststeps.com/5440/how-to-be-a-comic/ The very best stand-up comedy tips on the planet for new comedians! Sun, 20 Oct 2019 10:27:12 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: David https://www.realfirststeps.com/5440/how-to-be-a-comic/comment-page-1/#comment-2270 Thu, 04 Jul 2013 16:16:23 +0000 https://www.realfirststeps.com/?p=5440#comment-2270 Very clear and concise description of how to begin. I like your suggestion of polishing the initial tiny bits and waiting to build your material. For the beginner, it’s tempting (and potentially discouraging!) to work hard at developing a 30-or-so-minute routine before hitting the stage — only to find out there is nowhere to use such a long and unpolished act. You certainly present a clear and logical plan in this article. Thanks!

]]> By: TopComedyGuru https://www.realfirststeps.com/5440/how-to-be-a-comic/comment-page-1/#comment-2044 Sat, 22 Dec 2012 02:15:44 +0000 https://www.realfirststeps.com/?p=5440#comment-2044 In reply to Norlan Treminio.

Improv classes are NOT performance improvement activities for stand-up comedy.

Here is a YouTube video that you might want to check out: http://youtu.be/2ncnifKxPiI (part 1) that should give you a better idea about what performance improvement is all about (I would recommend that you check out ALL those videos with Dave Arena if you are serious about progressing rapidly as a comedian).

I will also say this – the ability to conduct intelligent performance review on videos of your stand-up comedy sets is one of the critical factors that can make the difference in killing audiences in years or in months.

]]> By: Norlan Treminio https://www.realfirststeps.com/5440/how-to-be-a-comic/comment-page-1/#comment-2043 Sat, 22 Dec 2012 01:13:31 +0000 https://www.realfirststeps.com/?p=5440#comment-2043 In reply to TopComedyGuru.

what exactly would be considered “PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENT ACTIVITIES” would that be improv classes etc ?

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