200925 Stand-by Comedy

1. Everyone can imagine a stand-up comedian telling jokes on stage. There are a ton of misunderstandings and lack of knowledge around what the profession actually entails. As an example, a little-known upside to stand-up comedy is that the earnings you make are entirely tax-free. This is because there aren't any. 2. So if you want to do stand-up comedy, the first thing you have to do is write your material, which is the bits you'll be doing and the jokes you have in each bit. Now your material really is your bread and butter and this is why 80% of your time as a comic is spent alone at home in front of a blank Word document trying to figure out what to say so people will like you. 3. Next you have to work on your delivery or how you’re gonna say the jokes. This is one of the most important parts of comedy and I like to think of it like dominoes. At its core having good delivery is all about doing your set with complete confidence that everyone’s gonna laugh even if all your friends and family have told you they won’t. 人人都能想象一个喜剧演员在舞台上讲笑话。对于这个职业的实际要求，其实有很多误解，人们缺乏相关的了解。举个例子，一个鲜为人知的脱口秀的好处是，你的收入完全免税。这是因为演员们没有什么钱。 所以，如果你想做脱口秀，你首先要做的就是写下你的素材，也就是你将要说的部分和每一部分中的笑点。现在你的素材其实就是你的看家本领，这就是为什么你80%的时间都是独自呆在家里，面对一份空白的Word文件，试图找出该说些什么，这样人们才会喜欢你。 下一步你要做的就是你的演讲方式或者你要怎么说笑话。这是喜剧最重要的部分之一，我喜欢把它想象成多米诺骨牌。讲得好的核心是要带着满满的自信去讲，即使你所有的朋友和家人告诉你他们笑不出来，你也要相信大家都会笑。