by Greg Dean | Nov 8, 2022 | How to Become a Comedian, Building Stand-Up Comedy Routines, How to Write Funny Jokes, Stand-Up Comedy Tips
What’s Bugging You? A great stand up comedy premise usually begins with a negative opinion. But there’s a common misconception that having a negative opinion means you must feel hate, or strong anger. And sure, if you do feel hate (and it’s funny), or you...
by Greg Dean | Nov 8, 2022 | Building Stand-Up Comedy Routines
What’s Bugging You? A great stand up comedy premise usually begins with a negative opinion. But there’s a common misconception that having a negative opinion means you must feel hate, or strong anger. And sure, if you do feel hate (and it’s funny), or you...
by Greg Dean | Sep 7, 2022 | Building Stand-Up Comedy Routines
Joke Writing with Greg Dean In this online video clip, Greg shares some of the secrets of effective joke writing, the techniques behind it, and why it works. Stand Up Comedy, contrary to popular belief can be taught! This is just a short clip where Greg starts to...
by Greg Dean | Jun 7, 2022 | Building 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 you–that you are...
by Greg Dean | Mar 2, 2022 | Building Stand-Up Comedy Routines
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 Rolyn M | Mar 1, 2022 | Building 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. ...
