Chris Goodwin :: Speak on it! the Blog » Comedy http://chrisgoodwin.info/blog Speak on it playboy! Fri, 29 Oct 2010 21:31:37 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Stand Up Comedy [Getting ready tips] http://chrisgoodwin.info/blog/stand-up-comedy-getting-ready-tips/ http://chrisgoodwin.info/blog/stand-up-comedy-getting-ready-tips/#comments Mon, 12 Jan 2009 19:48:53 +0000 That Guy http://chrisgoodwin.info/blog/?p=58
  • Don’t hang out with Debbie Downers before you go on, or anytime for that matter.

  • Before you go on think of a time you were super funny and bring the confidence to the stage.

  • Work the Crowd – Ask a crowd member a question about a topic you have material on (have them set you up for a joke).

  • Timing – Let the crowd go up and down. Let them come down them hit them back up before they get to the bottom.

  • Don’t try to GET laughs but GIVE laughs.

  • When you tell a joke have a stand on whether it makes you Happy, Angry, Sad let the crowd know how to feel and what they are laughing at.

  • Open up with an energy getting “How’s everybody felling!”, “Ready to have fun!”, or “Everybody ready to have sex!”

  • Watch various comics on youtube or any other medium. Don’t just watch your favorites.

  • Look at jokes as Trial and Error. Test then adjust.

  • REHEARSE practice in front of a mirror and video camera (if you can). Watch yourself and make changes where needed.

    • If you have fun and enjoy what your talking about, it will show through.

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