Audience Engagement – Top Stand-up Comedy Tips

Confidence: A Critical Attribute Every Comedian Must Have

Steve Roye — Sat, 07 Feb 2026 07:02:56 +0000

One of the important things that every comedian must have if they want to generate big audience laughter is confidence. Here’s why I say that: Audiences are smart, and they know — either on a conscious or subconscious level — when a comedian is confident and when they are not, and will respond (or not respond) accordingly. Confidence as a comedian is learned based on two primary aspects – advanced...

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A Look At The Benign Violation Theory

Steve Roye — Wed, 28 Jan 2026 07:04:34 +0000

This article has been selected for inclusion in the SCF Course. I recently had some interesting email communication with another so-called stand-up comedy “expert” who made it a point to let me know that… What he offers his students is based on the Benign Violation Theory (BVT), as if that sort of thing is supposed to have value and impress me in any regard. Still, just to make sure that I haven’t...

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It’s Not Just One Thing That Makes Stand-up Comedy Material Work (And Work Well)

Steve Roye — Wed, 21 Jan 2026 07:02:23 +0000

Most new comedians choose to only work with words and sentences as they are produced from a process of "writing" in order to produce stand-up comedy material that works. There are many more factors involved in order to get the laughs you want on stage. Continue reading →