Mastering stand-up
Subtitle: the complete guide to becoming a successful comedian
By: Stephen Rosenfield
Published: 2018
Language: eng
Number of pages: 256
ISBN-13: 9781613736920
Subjects: Stand-up comedy
Description: "This entertaining and sharply written guide--for both beginners breaking into comedy and professionals seeking to improve their sets and advance their careers--examines the work of great comedians such as Louis C.K., Jerry Seinfeld, Eddie Izzard, Moms Mabley, Hannibal Buress, Sarah Silverman, Richard Pryor, and more as a means of illustrating the most important techniques of performing and writing stand-up. Here, Stephen Rosenfield lays out a clear plan for achieving success, candidly explaining what works, what doesn't, and why. Including a 12-item "Successful Comedian's To-Do List," Rosenfield states, "Get undeniably good at each of these and you can kiss your day job good-bye. You will be a pro."--
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: Things I know about you; title: The road ahead; title: "No!"; title: Observational stand-up; title: Anecdotal stand-up; title: The stand-up sketch; title: Act-outs; title: Put-down humor; title: celebrity put-downs; title: Put-down humor; title: people in you life; title: Put-down humor; title: hecklers; title: Put-down humor; title: insult comedy; title: Put-down humor; title: self-deprecating humor; title: Crowd work; title: The comic flaw; title: Character stand-up comedy; title: Edgy stand-up comedy; title: Specialties; title: Ad-libbing; title: Preparing your first draft; title: The first draft; title: Trying out your first draft; title: Setup and punchline; title: Working backward; title: Creating your set list; title: Nerves and the three gifts they give you; title: The single most important thing: joyous communication; title: Coming alive onstage: emotional fullness; title: Be in the room; title: Delivery; title: The things to do before you get to the club; title: Before the show starts; title: Showtime; title: Building an all "A" set; title: Creating your persona; title: The six characteristics of a successful persona; title: The seventh characteristic; title: The "this used to kill and now it's bombing, what the hell is going on" checklist; title: Hosting; title: The voice; title: Everything you need to know about the business of stand-up comedy.