by Greg Dean | Jun 7, 2022 | Stand Up Comedy Routines
In the stand up comedy classes that I teach, students often ask me how to handle a situation in which a stand-up comedy audience isn’t paying attention. Here are some approaches: Take Charge It’s easy to forget–when people refuse to pay attention to...
by Greg Dean | Mar 2, 2022 | Stand Up Comedy Routines, Uncategorized
As discussed in Stand Up Comedy Scenes Acting Out the Characters, Part 1, the tips were, “Show, don’t tell,” “Find more characters,” “Let go of reality,” and “Study the characters. Next, we’ll go into how to go about studying the character you wish to act out in your...
by Greg Dean | Mar 1, 2022 | Stand Up Comedy Routines
Show, don’t tell is an old adage that means whenever you have an opportunity to introduce a piece of information, don’t just tell us about that person (or thing, or event), show us. By showing, you bring the audience into the present moment. The action starts...
by Greg Dean | Feb 2, 2022 | Stand Up Comedy Success
Doing Dark Material by Greg Dean, the Professor of Stand Up Comedy In today’s stand-up comedy scene, the tone has turned toward darker material. In a never-ending search for topics that haven’t been talked about stand-up comedians are pushing that line between...
by Greg Dean | Jan 28, 2022 | stand up comedian
Stand Up Comedy Classes: How Do I Know if a Joke is Funny? by Greg Dean Every stand up comedian must eventually test new material to find out if a joke gets a laugh or the roar of silence (which can be very loud!) So here are a few things to keep in mind. Make Sure...
by Greg Dean | Sep 16, 2021 | Stand Up Comedy Success
Would you go to any professional who didn’t have any training for his job? Today, I want to talk about why the most common route many people choose to take to become successful as a stand up comedian isn’t necessarily the best route to achieving stand up comedy...
