20 - ARE YOU TRYING TO SWINDLE ME?

- Copyright Infringement, Copyrighting material, Registering it with WGA


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19 - TYPES OF COMEDIANS

- A list of various types of comedy


Blue Comedy - Some your the term "dick jokes". Sex, race and sexual orientation.
Character Comedy - Stereotypes
Dark Comedy - Death, Drugs, Disturbing Subjects
Deadpan Comedy - Telling joke without emotion
Improvisational Comedy - Comedy that is being performed with being planned out
Insult Comedy - Insults at the audience or other performers
Observational Comedy - Things observed in everyday life
Physical Comedy - Body movements and gestures
Prop Comedy - Props and Everyday used objects
Shock Humour - Telling jokes which are taboo, or doing crazy things
Surreal Comedy - humour with bad logic and and weird situations
Topical Comedy - Using current events and news for jokes
Wit Comedy - Using puns and language syntax

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18 - IS THIS SARAH CONNER?

- Comedians workout too

A workout for a comedian is daily. You want to get into habit of doing this habit every single day no matter what until it becomes second nature.

First grab a notepad and a pencil or pen and a piece of paper. You must watch comedy sketches or late-night comedy shows. Critique the jokes you think are not funny and watch how the comic uses their body in telling jokes. Also look at how the comic conduct himself after each failed joke and successful jokes.

Secondly, act as if a writer for a television show. Write jokes you think can make the airwaves on your favorite comedy show. Go for more than one and vary them from topic comedy to dark comedy. This should get you in the routine of what IS funny and what IS NOT funny. You may also want to write large sketches or whole shows to get you in a rhythm of telling a good story.

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17 - THAT'S A NO NO

- Things a comedian should never do

Do Not Insult the audience in a very harmful racist, sexist, homophobic way
Do Not stay longer than your set.
Do Not steal material from other comics.
Do Not say you think you're not funny, people will believe you
Do Not say they can go home now, they'll believe you
Do Not get mad about money. This attitude will ruin your image.
Do Not go into comedy only for the money. Chances are there won't be much.

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16 - I JUST SAID THAT!

- Fresh Material, like milk or something

Make it a regular practice to write new material every month. I don't care if it's the best joke in the world.Never say it over a month, record it and play it to yourself if you like it so much. After the month ends, through away all your old material and forget about. FORGET ABOUT IT. With a clear head and fresh start you will alway be one step ahead of your competition as well as challenging yourself so your routines never become dull and played out.

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15 - PIMPS UP. HOES DOWN.

- Pimping yourself

You don't want to whore yourself exclusively to one venue. Do not perform more than once a week and never perform twice a month in the same venue. Never perform over three times in the same city. And Never perform more than ten times in a region in three months.

If you whore yourself you will quickly wear out your welcome. Even your most dedicated fans can't spend money every two days to see you. And even if they do, do you really have enough fresh material to satisfy them?

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14 - DO YOU FEEL LUCKY PUNK? WELL DO YA?

- Competition, Booking, Taking a hit

The comedy business for stand-ups is very competitive and will take the average professional years before they can do this full time. Don't care if you are not booked at first. All owner's want to know is that you can bring in a crowd so they can sell more alcohol. So go to the free open-mics and bring your best material. This will build your name up. As you get well known start to pass your business cards to every person interested and tell them to spread the word. Word of mouth is the best promotion because it is real. After a month or two you will eventually have a small following.

Befriend a co-comedian and ask the owner if you can have a date to perform. You want to make a good first impression so you will want to take a hit financially on your first headliner, invest in buying a whole lot of tickets for friends and family and offer discounts to regular who come see you. You will take a loss but the venue will be packed and they will have spare money to buy drinks, so everyone wins. After this the owner will be begging for another performance.

This will be the time where you work on a press kit and promo package to send to a booking agency or entertainment agency which will help you on your quest to become a professional. It will usually take several years to become a headlining act, so make sure you have several partners in crime in your comic ring of friends to help you perform.

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