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A Question About Writing Stand-up Comedy Jokes

Steve Roye — Sun, 01 Feb 2026 07:11:18 +0000

One of the things I know beyond a shadow of a doubt is that it’s tough—if not impossible—to get the right information if you don’t know the right questions to ask. I also know that many of the questions people consider “right” won’t actually produce much in the way of meaningful information at all. So I’m going to tackle a seemingly simple and straightforward question in this article, which is...

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Comedy Open Mic: If You Haven’t Been To One Yet, Here’s What You’re Missing

Steve Roye — Tue, 13 Jan 2026 07:03:22 +0000

This article has been selected for inclusion in the SCF Course. There are a ton of people who consider jumping into stand-up comedy who have never even been to a comedy open mic. I know why this happens because it actually happened to me. At the time, I felt like I had a good enough understanding of the comedy open mic scene, and I had already decided that I did not need to check it out in advance.

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