Conventional Joke Writing: The Fastest Path To Failure In Stand-up Comedy
Conventional Joke Writing: The Fastest Path To Failure In Stand-up Comedy Training Module One: Intro And Lesson Links Introduction Let’s assume for a moment that we were sitting down for a cup of coffee and you told me that you wanted to become a stand-up comedian or that you have already been performing as a stand-up comedian and wanted to get bigger and more consistent laughs on stage. I could ask you just one question and based on your answer to that question… I could tell you with great certainty that you would probably have (or continue to have) great difficulty in reaching your goal of generating headliner level audience responses as a comedian. Here’s the question: How do you develop stand-up comedy material that gets big laughs on stage? And if you were to reply: Well, you need know how to write some funny jokes, then you tell those jokes on stage. Without knowing anything else about you, that single response to my question would tell me instantly that you would be destined for months, if not years of needless struggle in stand-up comedy. Now put your thinking cap on — I’m about to expose you to information that few comedians will ever see, much less understand (which can provide a great advantage to you)… Logical Conclusions That Pave The Path To Failure It’s not difficult at all to make what seems to be logical conclusions that producing stand-up Continue reading Conventional Joke Writing: The Fastest Path To Failure In Stand-up Comedy