Step By Step to Stand-Up Comedy

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Step by Step to Stand-Up Comedy is 244 pages long and contains everything you ever wanted to know about stand-up comedy, but didn’t know where to ask. This book takes you all the way through the process of being a comedian. It covers joke structure, joke writing, rehearsing, performing, rewriting, and so on. Learn what only professional comedians know about the art of stand-up comedy.

Table of Contents and Samples

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  • The Secrets of Joke Structure
  • Joke Writing
  • What to Write Jokes About
  • From Funny To Funnier
  • Assembling a Routine
  • Points of View
  • Rehearsing
  • Greg Dean’s Rehearsal Process
  • Microphone Technique
  • Peak Performance
  • Fearless Performing
  • Getting Experience
  • Making a Good Show Great