comedy advice – Top Stand-up Comedy Tips https://www.realfirststeps.com The very best stand-up comedy tips on the planet for new comedians! Wed, 17 Dec 2025 23:07:04 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 A Brief Video Example Of Bombing On Stage https://www.realfirststeps.com/643/bombing-stand-up-comedy/ https://www.realfirststeps.com/643/bombing-stand-up-comedy/#comments Thu, 18 Dec 2025 07:02:38 +0000 https://www.realfirststeps.com/?p=643 Continue reading A Brief Video Example Of Bombing On Stage→]]> I went to YouTube and did a search using the term bad stand-up comedy, and I was kind of amazed at what I found. Below is a video of an unfunny comedian who gets very few laughs in his set and is an obvious flop on stage. It’s called bombing in the world of stand-up comedy, and this guy—well, he was pretty darn good at it. This was only one of a ton of videos I found on YouTube of comedians...

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]]> https://www.realfirststeps.com/643/bombing-stand-up-comedy/feed/ 4 The Truth About Set-up Lines And Punchlines https://www.realfirststeps.com/853/truth-setup-lines-punchlines/ https://www.realfirststeps.com/853/truth-setup-lines-punchlines/#comments Fri, 21 Nov 2025 06:13:16 +0000 https://www.realfirststeps.com/?p=853 Continue reading The Truth About Set-up Lines And Punchlines→]]> There is additional important information related to this article located on the new Addendum page. Why Most Stand-Up Comedy Books, Workshops, and Courses Are Virtually Worthless If you’ve ever wondered why I am convinced beyond a shadow of a doubt that most stand-up comedy books, workshops, and courses are virtually worthless when it comes to learning how to “write” comedy material for a stand-up...

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]]> https://www.realfirststeps.com/853/truth-setup-lines-punchlines/feed/ 8 Trying To Find New Comedy Material For A Stand-up Routine? https://www.realfirststeps.com/17329/find-new-stand-up-comedy-material/ https://www.realfirststeps.com/17329/find-new-stand-up-comedy-material/#respond Wed, 19 Nov 2025 07:28:32 +0000 https://www.realfirststeps.com/?p=17329 Continue reading Trying To Find New Comedy Material For A Stand-up Routine?→]]> Rethinking Stand-Up Comedy Tips: Trust Your Natural Talent Recently, I did a search for “find new comedy material for stand-up comedy” and one of the top results was a website titled 50 Best Stand-Up Comedy Tips. Before diving into a critique of that website, I must share a primary edict I stand by regarding online information related to crafting and developing a stand-up comedy routine: Most...

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