Defeating A Bully With A Single “Punch”line
There are twelve major comedy formulas in stand up comedy. Once you recognize what they are, it becomes easier to write. One of the most powerful to use, if done properly can really get an audience on your side and keep them there. I have learned that an audience wants to like you as a comedian. Some comics, like...
Read MoreRelaunch Into The Same Deep Waters – With The Same Rickety, Leaky Boat
When you pursue your passion, something that you enjoy it should bring you and those around you joy, revelling in the good times and plowing your way through the bad times. When you are a comedian and you struggle, it sucks. I don’t care who you are, nobody likes to fail even occasionally, even though failure...
Read MoreRise & Fall
While I wait for the guest contributors to put together posts for me, it dawned on me that I haven’t done any postings for this month. I figured I should write something just to let others know I’m still alive. It has been a relatively stress-free couple of weeks thus far where I have been able to come...
Read MoreThis PC Isn’t For Gamers
Greetings from the unstable comedy landscape that is known as The Stand-Up Diaries! Here’s hoping your summer is going well and that you had a chance to take in the Great Plains Comedy Festival that recently wrapped up. I know that I covered the subject of comics possibly offending the audience in an earlier...
Read MoreWhich “F” Word Should I Use This Time?
You don’t have a blog garner the supposed following this one has without making a few mistakes along the way. That’s the price you pay for progress. When I first started to write, it was for the benefit of my friends, thinking they would appreciate the insight that I could bring from the comedian’s...
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