Stand-up Comedy Tips

How To “Write” Stand-up Comedy Material The Hard Way

Steve Roye — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 16:27:43 +0000

If you strongly believe that the key to becoming a powerful and funny comedian is 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 are going to have to depend [...]

Easily Sizing Up The Stand-up Comedy Competition In Your Area

Steve Roye — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 15:52:20 +0000

It really doesn’t take much to stand out among what can seem like a sea of stand-up comedy losers performing at every open mic in town. Now here is the cool part (for the younger people, here is the sick part)… It also doesn’t take much to determine who your real competition among comedians is in [...]

Comedy Timing Basics

Steve Roye — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 11:28:10 +0000

This may come as a surprise, but when it comes to comedy timing… You already have MOST of the comedy timing that you are ever going to have. And I can promise this… You won’t read that in any book on stand-up comedy. The biggest piece of the puzzle that is missing for most new [...]

Are You Funny Enough To Be A Comedian?

Steve Roye — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 15:45:54 +0000

Here is a question that has crossed the mind of many funny people in everyday life… “Do I really have the comedy talent to become a comedian?” While there are simply too many factors involved to answer this question directly… What I can do is identify two of what I believe to be the most important and [...]

For Any Teacher Or Trainer Who Wants To Become A Comedian

Steve Roye — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 12:24:09 +0000

One of the big epiphanies that I had about stand-up comedy when I discovered the secrets of the Killer Stand-up Comedy System for myself was… What I was doing without thinking much about it in the classroom to make students laugh as a career teacher (20 years U.S. Navy – retired 1999) was actually stand-up comedy—very powerful [...]