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		<title>Setting Standards For Stand-up Comedians? It Wasn&#8217;t Me&#8230;</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Steve Roye]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Jan 2026 07:07:36 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[There are audience laughter levels that must be reached in order to progress as a comedian. These performance standards were established by pro comedians and their performance ability since the beginning.  Now there is software to objectively measure these laughter levels. <a class="more-link" href="https://www.realfirststeps.com/1029/stand-up-comedy-performance-levels/">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">  Setting Standards For Stand-up Comedians? It Wasn&#8217;t Me&#8230;</span><span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Many times I get accused of trying to impose impossible or unrealistic &ldquo;standards&rdquo; on a hugely subjective performing art &mdash; stand-up comedy with my Comedy Evaluator Pro software. For the record, I have not managed to set a single standard when it comes to stand-up comedy, comedians getting big and frequent laughs on stage or how they manage to do it. Headliner comedians over many decades have...</p>
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		<title>10 Questions You MUST Be Able To Answer In Order To Produce Stand-up Comedy Material That Works</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Steve Roye]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Oct 2025 07:11:23 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[If you want to do well as a comedian, you need to know how to produce comedy material that works. This article provides 10 questions about developing comedy material that you should be able to easily answer if you actually know what you are doing. <a class="more-link" href="https://www.realfirststeps.com/5275/write-standup-comedy-material-that-works/">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">  10 Questions You MUST Be Able To Answer In Order To Produce Stand-up Comedy Material That Works</span><span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Writing Stand-Up Comedy: Debunking the Myths Many aspiring comedians think that creating a stand-up comedy act is similar to writing a book report or a short story. They also believe that specific &ldquo;writing techniques&rdquo; will somehow enhance their comedy. This might be true if an audience was going to read a comedian&rsquo;s material or if a comedian was going to read their act to the audience. However...</p>
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