
Uncover stand-up comedy secrets, conquer public speaking fear, and get the crowd laughing, drawing on twenty years of pro experience and over 1,000 performances with elements, shortcuts, and trial-and-error lessons.
Turn workplace humor into stage performance by embracing risk, building a 15-minute act from five-minute sets, ad libbing, and crafting lines that provoke consistent laughs.
Recognize humor in everyday life and tailor it to your comedy style, whether family, sports, or topical. Use 'that's funny because' or 'wouldn't that be funny if' to test bits.
Discover how surprise twists on everyday expectations drive laughter, from old-school misdirection about flying to new-school shocks that push taboo statements and audience reactions.
Explore observational humor that points out how things are, then twists the truth for surprise laughter, using cats and dogs as examples, plus ear hair jokes.
Learn a step-by-step approach to stand-up, including creating material, matching style to your persona, building audience rapport, mastering voice and timing, and using body language and improvisation.
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Table of Contents
Section 1: Stand Up Comedy Secrets
Section 2: Being Funny and Performing Funny
Section 3: Being Funny Means Seeing Funny
Section 4: Surprising Twist
Section 5: Juxtaposition
Section 6: Observational Humor
Section 7: Step-by-Step Strategy
Step 1: Generate comedy material using “that’s funny because” or “wouldn’t that be funny if.” Remember it is the “surprise” that creates comedy.
Styles of Comedy
Step 2: Match the style of comedy to your natural abilities or natural “character.”
Connecting with the Crowd
Step 3: Get the audience on your side quickly by being consistent with your “character” and your “language.”
Your Voice
Step 4: Make sure your voice is interesting (remember, a monotone done for a purpose is interesting in its own way).
Timing
Learning Timing
Step 5: Be conscious of timing in your joke delivery and study others’ timing.
Funny Physical Things
Step 6: Create one specific “look” for a specific moment in each major bit of material in your act. Practice in a mirror and note the audience reaction.
Improvisation
Material
Step 7: Material is all around you. Nail down your comic “character” and then use it to react to news and situations. The result will be comedy.
The End ...or the Beginning?