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Step by Step to Stand-Up Comedy

If you think you're funny, and you want others to think so too, this is the book for you! Greg Dean examines the fundamentals of being funny and offers advice on a range of topics, including:

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- writing creative joke material

- rehearsing and performing routines

- coping with stage fright

- dealing with emcees who think they're funnier than you are

- getting experience

- and lots more.

Essential for the aspiring comic or the working comedian interested in updating his or her comedy routine, "Step by Step to Stand-Up Comedy" is the most comprehensive and useful book ever written on the art of the stand-up comedian.

Audience
adult
Length
short · 191 pages

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