How To Start Doing Stand Up Comedy

Name: How To Start Doing Stand Up Comedy
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Write, rehearse, and perform five minutes of stand-up comedy and learn a ton about yourself in the process!

Created byBrendon Lemon

Last updated 10/2019

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What you'll learn

How to write, rehearse, and perform five minutes of stand-up comedy at a local open mic.

Course content

8 sections • 31 lectures • 3h 26m total length

Why Stand Up Comedy?4:00
Step on stage to receive direct feedback on your thoughts and self, embrace bombing as growth, and explore your unique perspective with the audience for quick personal development and fun.
Word Of Warning2:52
Just a quick description of who this course is for, who's ready for it, and who might not be.
Course Prep4:27
Get yourself a notebook and a pen. If you're feeling really stoked about it, get yourself a pocket notebook too.

Here are a few links:
Moleskine large notebook: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B015NG45KQ/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_U_JUAnDb9FAGSTH
Wirebound Rhodia Notebook: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B002A8LAFY/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_U_RVAnDb85DC0GH
Moleskine Pocket Notebook: https://www.amazon.com/dp/888370102X/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_U_hXAnDbEZFC2QQ
Field Notes pocket notebooks: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0034KD9EW/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_U_eYAnDbR7ZY8XD

Introduction to Writing Stand Up Comedy3:28
Good Writing Habits5:11
Develop a daily writing habit by dedicating 30 minutes, writing 25 minutes, recording sessions in a calendar, and refining material for stand-up artistry.
Freewriting2:36
Freewriting Example3:43
Practice freewriting in a 25-minute session to turn memories into stand-up material, using a notebook to capture 7-Eleven memories and other details that may become jokes.
The List Making Method6:22
Master the list making method to craft stand-up material through free writing and exhaustive fact lists. Capture ideas in a document and mine them with questions to spark jokes.
Writing Questions - The List Making Method5:03
Create a separate questions list from your topic and use it to probe curiosities, turning questions into material ideas and future setups for stand-up.
Writing Setups - The List Making Method9:53
Writing Punchlines - The List Making Method14:28

Intro To Jokes3:33
Setups and Premises3:59
Explore the difference between premises and setups in stand-up, showing how a premise is a repeating theme and setups are the specific lines that build punchlines.
Types of Setups7:45
Punchlines and You (All About Punchlines)24:14
Discover how punchlines answer setups, reframe expectations, and spark laughter by using future-past projections, puns, act outs, callbacks, 180-degree turns, and exaggeration (and understatement) with bold, in-your-face humor.
Examine Jerry Seinfeld's "Tight Five"

Intro to Rehearsing3:23
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Dynamic Mic - https://amzn.to/2Izjf0q
Cable-to-phone input - https://amzn.to/2AYC2xY
Pacing - Rehearsing Lesson 12:59
Pausing - Rehearsing Lesson 22:22
Inflection - Rehearsing Lesson 32:09
Learn to use inflection, marking words with italics or underlining to emphasize and reinforce emotions in punch lines, and rehearse to build muscle memory for stage delivery.
Gesture - Rehearsing Lesson 45:52
Practice expressive gesture and microphone technique while rehearsing, using stance, movement, and timing to engage the audience and reinforce points.
Best Practices in Rehearsing - Rehearsing Lesson 53:38
Getting Ready to Go On Stage - Rehearsal Lesson 62:18
Trim your five-minute set from six minutes to 5–10 jokes, refining pacing with pauses. Then book or attend a local open mic to perform and prepare mentally for the stage.

Final Thoughts Before You Go On Stage6:46
Learn to embrace failure, handle hecklers, and roll with any audience as you practice stand-up, build stage confidence, and decide if comedy is for you.
My stand-up special: Brendon Lemon is Unbookable32:38
Check it out - my comedy special. If you like it, whether or not you took this course, please consider sending a few extra $s my way: http://bit.ly/30Z18aw

Requirements

Bring an open mind, a sense of humor, and some courage! No prerequisites for this course.

Description

Have you ever thought about getting on stage and telling jokes? Are you interested in developing skills in public speaking? If you've ever wanted to be the source of fun and laughter and wondered how, this course is an answer.

In this course you'll learn the the following:

Two techniques for writing hilarious stand-up comedy
How to edit and arrange jokes into a five minute stand up routine
How to rehearse so you'll be confident stepping on stage and grabbing the microphone
How to use the tools of pacing, pauses, inflection and gesture to make yourself funnier
The one rehearsal technique that will prepare you for ANY public speaking and making you a natural
The mindset that will make you constantly improve and willing to blow past your fears and limitations
How to find a local open mic night and blow the roof oof by making the audience laugh
How to stay calm on stage and deliver a good performance

Who this course is for:

This course is for anyone who is interested in trying stand up comedy, would like to be the funny person at a party, or loves challenging themselves.

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Course content

Introduction3 lectures • 11min

Research & Developing Good Taste2 lectures • 10min

Writing Stand Up Comedy8 lectures • 51min

Understanding Jokes4 lectures • 40min

Editing Stand Up Comedy3 lectures • 24min

Rehearsing7 lectures • 23min

Getting On Stage2 lectures • 9min

Final Thoughts & Living The Comedy Lifestyle2 lectures • 39min

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Description

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