performance strategies – Top Stand-up Comedy Tips https://www.realfirststeps.com The very best stand-up comedy tips on the planet for new comedians! Sat, 27 Dec 2025 23:17:00 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 Are You Attempting Stand-up Comedy Material The Hardest Way? https://www.realfirststeps.com/560/write-standup-comedy-material-hard/ https://www.realfirststeps.com/560/write-standup-comedy-material-hard/#comments Sun, 28 Dec 2025 07:12:16 +0000 https://www.realfirststeps.com/?p=560 Continue reading Are You Attempting Stand-up Comedy Material The Hardest Way?→]]> The Misconceptions of “Writing” Stand-Up Comedy One of the very first things that I notice about new and prospective comedians is that… They are driven to try to “write jokes” (in the literal sense) in order to try to command the big laughs on stage. I am more than familiar with this frustrating process. It’s what I tried to do when I first started out as a comedian. And it should come as no shock...

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]]> https://www.realfirststeps.com/862/7-questions-comedy-club-open-mic-comedians/feed/ 7 Yes, You Can Tell Stories As A Comedian https://www.realfirststeps.com/958/stories-comedian/ https://www.realfirststeps.com/958/stories-comedian/#comments Wed, 24 Dec 2025 07:04:01 +0000 https://www.realfirststeps.com/?p=958 Continue reading Yes, You Can Tell Stories As A Comedian→]]> The Power of Storytelling in Stand-Up Comedy The truth is, some of the most popular and hilarious stand-up comedians are storytelling comedians: Ali Wong Brian Regan Maria Bamford Bill Burr Tom Segura Sebastian Maniscalco Kevin Hart Amy Schumer Tim Allen They all have one thing in common: they are able to tell stories that are incredibly funny and engaging. Storytelling comics have an advantage...

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