The Stand-up Comedy Professional

Performing Great Old School Style Stand-up

Steve Roye — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 22:59:07 +0000

I have the greatest respect for those who attack stand-up using the old school, rapid fire “set-up, punch” approach. What do I mean by “old school” stand-up comedy? I’m talking about Rodney Dangerfield type stand-up comedy—one and two line jokes told one right after the other without any connection. To me, this sort of approach is extremely [...]

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Performing Great Old School Style Stand-up

Corporate Comedian Income

Steve Roye — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 01:12:00 +0000

Like I have said before… The comedian pay scale for coporate type comedians is far greater than for comedy club comedians. But here’s the deal before you continue: If you do NOT have a funny and clean stand-up comedy act, you are already eliminated from this source of entertainment revenue. With that said, let’s talk about how [...]

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Corporate Comedian Income

A Proven Formula For Becoming The Exceptional Presenter

Steve Roye — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 00:42:21 +0000

It’s often reported that the number one fear among American adults is public speaking. But in today’s competitive business world, effective communication is a crucial skill, and the cost of being less than effective is quite high. If you want to truly understand and harness the power of public speaking, get the real scoop from a [...]

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A Proven Formula For Becoming The Exceptional Presenter

How To Deliver Stand-up Comedy Material Effectively

Steve Roye — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 15:12:28 +0000

Let me start out by saying that there is no “one size fits all” technique when it comes to delivering stand-up comedy material effectively. The reason is simple—every comedian has their own individual “style” which is based on a number of factors such as speech rate, body language usage and vocal mannerisms just name a few. But [...]

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How To Deliver Stand-up Comedy Material Effectively

The Big Punchline Secret Nobody Talks About

Steve Roye — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:29:21 +0000

In my humble opinion, I believe that there is a serious problem with stand-up comedy nomenclature and the symbolic association with the terminology used to communicate the activities comedians employ to develop their stand-up comedy material. Specifically, I am referring to the term “comedy writing”. I have come to despise term “comedy writing” and try to avoid using [...]

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The Big Punchline Secret Nobody Talks About