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  • Step by Step to Stand-Up Comedy

  • By: Greg Dean
  • Narrated by: Greg Dean
  • Length: 7 hrs and 6 mins
  • 4.1 out of 5 stars (10 ratings)
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Summary

Step-by-Step to Stand-Up Comedy, written and narrated by Greg Dean, is a comprehensive guide for people who are funny, want to be funnier, or have dreams of being a stand-up comedian. This first-of-its-kind audiobook demystifies the craft of comedy by breaking it down to the fundamental skills used by professional funny people. Dean lays out these skills in simple-to-understand lessons that are easy to practice and master.

Dean's original joke structure diagram explains how jokes are built around two interpretations of one magical element called the connector. You'll learn how to see both the expected interpretation and the unexpected reinterpretation of the connector. And you'll be writing jokes after just one listening.

Dean also teaches "act outs" by explaining points of view (POVs). Act outs are the quick scenes comics act out during a routine. The three POVs inside a scene are the fundamental tools for understanding why act outs are so funny. You'll learn how to form jokes by shifting form one POV that creates an expected interpretation to another POV that reveals an unexpected interpretation. It's fun and easy, and it works.

Step-by-Step to Stand-Up Comedy also covers overcoming stage fright, handling hecklers, coping with going blank, dealing with bombing, riffing with the audience, crossing the hurt line, and getting experience. Learn in hours of listening what most comedians learn through years of stage time.

©2000 Greg Dean (P)2008 Greg Dean

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the actual book is great. it gives you a good understanding of how to build your set up and your gags BUT I dont have the paperwork or ability to download them as he keeps on saying for me to reference them and do some homework etc... would have been better buying the hard copy.

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it's ok

it's alright. quite intelligent and breaks jokes down quite well. Not very funny for a book on comedy

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