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Mastering stand-up : the complete guide to becoming a successful comedian / Stephen Rosenfield.

by Rosenfield, Stephen.

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Chicago Review Press, 2018.

Stand-up comedy.

9781613736920 (pbk.)

xiv, 256 p. ; 22 cm.

Includes index.

Things I know about you -- The road ahead -- No!? -- Observational stand-up -- Anecdotal stand-up -- The stand-up sketch -- Act-outs -- Humor celebrity put-downs -- Put-down humor: people in your life -- Put-down humor: hecklers -- Put-down humor? Insult comedy -- Put-down humor?self-deprecating humor -- Crowd work -- The comic flaw -- Character stand-up comedy -- Edgy stand-up comedy -- Specialties -- Ad-libbing -- The handbook for creating stand-up comedy material -- Preparing for your first draft -- The first draft -- Trying out your first draft -- Setup and punchline -- Working backward -- Creating your set list -- The handbook for performing stand-up comedy -- Nerves and the three gifts they give you -- The single most important thing: joyous communication -- Coming alive onstage: emotional fullness -- Be in the room -- Delivery -- The things to do before you get to the club -- Before the show starts -- Showtime -- Get undeniably good -- Building an all A set -- Creating your persona -- The six characteristics of a successful persona -- The seventh characteristic -- The this joke used to kill and now used to kill and now it's bombing, what the hell is going on? Checklist -- Hosting -- The voice -- Everything you need to know about the business of stand-up comedy.

"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."--back cover.

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