punchline frequency – Top Stand-up Comedy Tips https://www.realfirststeps.com The very best stand-up comedy tips on the planet for new comedians! Sat, 14 Feb 2026 22:48:03 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 Are You Using A One Dimensional Approach In A Three Dimensional Performing Art? https://www.realfirststeps.com/2030/dimensional-approach-dimensional-performing-art/ Sun, 15 Feb 2026 07:01:54 +0000 https://www.realfirststeps.com/?p=2030 Continue reading Are You Using A One Dimensional Approach In A Three Dimensional Performing Art?→]]> One of the things I have been trying to tell people for years is that… Using “conventional” joke writing methods to develop stand-up comedy material that actually works to get big laughs on stage is a lot like trying to pick your teeth with a chainsaw. But that’s what all the comedians and so-called comedy experts say you have to do. And that’s what all the so-called stand-up comedy “experts”...

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]]> How To “Write” Stand-up Comedy Material The Hard Way https://www.realfirststeps.com/686/the-hard-way-to-write-stand-up-comedy/ https://www.realfirststeps.com/686/the-hard-way-to-write-stand-up-comedy/#comments Mon, 26 Jan 2026 07:03:59 +0000 https://www.realfirststeps.com/?p=686 Continue reading How To “Write” Stand-up Comedy Material The Hard Way→]]> If you strongly believe that the key to becoming a powerful and funny comedian is to try to “write” jokes the way all the “traditional” stand-up comedy books, courses, workshops, and online websites say that you should… I truly wish you the best of luck, because luck is really all you’re going to have to depend on when it comes to developing a stand-up comedy routine that actually works on stage...

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]]> https://www.realfirststeps.com/686/the-hard-way-to-write-stand-up-comedy/feed/ 3 Two Questions About Delivering Stand-up Comedy Material https://www.realfirststeps.com/7221/questions-delivering-standup-comedy-material/ https://www.realfirststeps.com/7221/questions-delivering-standup-comedy-material/#comments Sun, 23 Nov 2025 06:01:59 +0000 https://www.realfirststeps.com/?p=7221 Continue reading Two Questions About Delivering Stand-up Comedy Material→]]> Mastering Stand-Up Comedy Delivery: A Real-World Example Here are a couple of great questions I received about delivering stand-up comedy material: I watched a comic bomb at an open mic a little while ago. He had a routine that was like Jack Handy observations, where almost every line was a punchline, but the topic or theme was depression, and he delivered every line in slow motion...

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