Steve Roye

Stand up Comedy Tips: Maximize Your Open Mic Performance

Open mic nights are usually the major stepping stone for becoming a professional comedian. In order to get the most out of your open mic performances, here are three stand-up comedy tips you can use now: Stand-up Comedy Tip #1: You need to practice ... Read >

Stand-up Comedy Tips That Just Don’t Float

Being a career comedy educator, I have to say that many of the so-called stand-up comedy tips that you can find online are not only worthless, but can actually hinder an aspiring comedian's progress on stage. Here is an example among the many non-produ... Read >

New Comedy Writing Techniques For Comedians

I know many comedians struggle with comedy writing. It just doesn't have to be that way if you are a naturally funny person in everyday life. Let me show you how I approach comedy writing. Here's an actual news headline I saw today: Man calls 911... Read >

Become a Comedian: Connecting With Your Audience

As you go through the process of learning how to become a comedian, you will hear this phrase thrown around a lot: "You need to connect quickly with your audience". But what does that really mean? Let me just say that connecting with your audience i... Read >

Become A Comedian: Overcoming Stage Fright

If you are learning how to become a comedian, the chances are great that one of the obstacles you are going to need to overcome is stage fright. The last thing I want to do in this article is regurgitate some of the old and tired tips for beating the b... Read >

Learn Stand-up Comedy: Performance Improvement

To learn stand-up comedy techniques and methodologies is one thing. To put that knowledge into action is a different story. I'm going to reveal the biggest mistake most new comedians makeâ€"in some cases for years: They don't rehearse their stand-up... Read >

Learn Stand-up Comedy: Punchline Mechanics

If you are on a quest to learn stand-up comedy, one of the things you need to be aware of is punchline mechanics. Here are a few things you should know about punchlines in a stand-up comedy act: 1. Spoken punchlines are usually less than 9 words lon... Read >

Learn Stand-up Comedy: What Is A Punchline Really?

If you want to learn stand-up comedy, then you need to know what a punchline really is. Just knowing that the punchline is the funny part of a joke is not enough. So let me redefine the term punchline: A punchline is very simply a "reaction" using y... Read >

Learn Stand-up Comedy: The 20 Word Rule

Everyone who tries to learn stand-up comedy already knows that… One of the biggest problems most new comedians face when they are trying to learn stand-up comedy is that they can't seem to get to the punchlines quick enough in their act. In other ... Read >