Stand-Up Advice

Don't be like anyone else.


Joe(everyone's unique, but most of the time you can't tell)Nation

Steve Martin, Personal History, "In the Bird Cage," The New Yorker, October 29, 2007, p. 48

Improvise a lot. We had a great stand-up comedian here in town
who talked to the audience a lot and from their answers he would get
his next line.

It does require a quick wit though.

I've found that it helps if I move on stage, and that timing is very, very important. I've also found that longer routines of continuous, connected material tends to do better than an equivalent amount of unconnected material. Any other ideas?

Finding the funniest part of the stage is important.

Never let 'em see you sweat.

Watch clips from a comedian named Bill Hicks on youtube for a good reference on how to command the attention of a crowd.

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Stand up is my advice

or sit

dont squat

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/1399412.stm

longer routines of continuous, connected material...

Sometimes. I've seen a lot of comics go on too long or say more than was necessary. If it's funny, they'll get where you are going. Horrible to have to listen to four or five more things on the same subject when one has already jumped ahead to the punch line in their own mind and gets the whole concept.