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THINGS WE DISCUSS IN THE COMEDYDOJO.
| Posted on November 16, 2013 at 11:18 AM |
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EASY
THINGS THAT CAN IMPROVE YOUR SHOW IMMEDIATELY. ~Engage
the audience. Don't take long looks at your phone or notebook for
prompts. Don't stare at your feet or off to the side. Look around at
the room and into the faces of the crowd. It need only be a moving
glance, but do so. You may not want to engage each individual face
but you want them to take a look at yours. ~Speak
up, don't mumble. If they can't hear you and understand you it won't
be funny. ~Get
your first laugh as quickly as possible. It relaxes you and the
crowd. Btw the first joke should be for the full room, start with
some A material, no inside jokes to friends in the audience or at the
back of the room. ~Don't
down multiple alcoholic drinks before your show and don't hold one in
your hand constantly. Get a full grip on the fact that stand up
comedy is far more than just being a drunk smart ass. ~Add
more energy to your act. Even if you're a deadpan comic you must
exude energy. Btw, deadpan doesn't mean slow paced and no energy. ~Take
responsibility for your show. Don't blame the audience for not
getting your esoteric rant about how high you are. As a matter of
fact don't tell the audience you're stoned, been stoned today or just
got stoned etc. etc. ~Stay
in the moment of each of your jokes. Don't think too much but feel a
lot. (get on board the feel train!) Take care of the moment and the next will take care of itself.
Don't attempt to cram in too much. I think the mistake of some comics
and even many of today's sitcoms are they shoot jokes at you like a
shotgun, whereas a great joke is like a single bullet and deserves to be
given an enjoyment moment ;) Energy is one thing, too much, too fast
is another. I believe some TV producers think energy is the hypnosis
behind television; and the way to hold an audience is to overload
with awesome sets, colors, fast dialogue and quick moving images. I
suppose that would work if you had cats in your demographic,
nonetheless, it doesn't work for live audiences. Give your jokes
their own moments, don't be thinking ahead too much if at all. Feel
and deliver. ~Reveal
a bit of your back story as quickly as you can. Tell the audience
something about yourself...especially if it's obvious. If you're
extremely overweight, very tall, very short, have a huge nose or
ears, stutter or have any kind of speech impediment....tell the
audience, point it out and move on. Again, revealing moments are
usually compelling and tends to relax you and the audience... and
when you're relaxed and so is the crowd, you can really let go and
have fun. ~Watch
your body language. Don't back up on punch lines. Movement should
always favor your audience.... ;) ...move
towards or with the audience, not away from. Most
importantly, have fun, I mean have real fun with it. If you're not
having a blast you're doing it wrong! |