Greg Dean Stand-Up Comedy BlogCast
Discover the secrets of stand-up comedy with lessons inspired by Greg Dean’s expert training. This podcast offers valuable tips on crafting punchlines, connecting with your audience, and navigating the comedy stage like a pro. Whether you’re new to stand-up or looking to refine your act, these episodes are packed with practical advice to boost your performance.
Episodes
Why is crowd work becoming a mandatory skill for modern stand-up comedians? In the age of social media, written jokes can "disappear" online faster than ever. Greg Dean explains how crowd work serves as a professional survival kit, allowing you to protect your best bits while keeping your show fresh and spontaneous every night. From resetting a room's energy to digging yourself out of a "bombing" set, these techniques turn audience...
Stop "torturing" your audience by learning through trial and error. Greg Dean explains why professional training is the essential shortcut to a successful comedy career, helping you build a "safety net" in the classroom so you can master the trade, earn higher pay, and avoid the public reputation of being a performer who bombs.
🎤Don't bomb your way to the top! Master the trade of comedy in the classroom, not at the audience's...
How dark is too dark for stand-up? 🎤 Learn Greg Dean's "Self-Deprecation Rule" to master harsh humor without losing the room. Start building your act at stand-upcomedy.com.
Explore the boundaries of modern stand-up by learning how to master dark humor without losing your audience. Greg Dean explains how to navigate the "hurt line" between comedy and drama by committing to your authentic voice and using self-deprecation as a tool to...
Don't let your best jokes get stolen or silenced!
Learn how to use social media as free publicity for your comedy career while protecting your material. Greg Dean explains the benefits and risks of posting clips, the importance of correct subtitles for mobile viewers, and how to use YouTube’s privacy settings to manage your visibility with agents and fans.
😎Level 1: How to build a Stand-Up Comedy Routine - ...
Answer: Yes!! Do Stand Up Comedy Open Mics!!
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Master the foundational element of any stand-up comedy routine: the negative opinion. Learn how to transform personal annoyances, pet peeves, or confusion into a structured premise that defines your message and makes your comedy unique.
😎Level 1: How to build a Stand-Up Comedy Routine - Live or Zoom
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Are you telling instead of showing? Why not act the funny characters and show us how he scanned your items in a menacing way?
🏆FREE Introductory OnDemand Webinar Level 1 - “How to Build Stand-Up Comedy Routines”
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Build specific characters in Stand Up Comedy by asking questions and becoming those characters.
😎Level 1: How to build a Stand-Up Comedy Routine - Live or Zoom
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Comedy has structure—and once you know it, you’ll never go blank a...
When comedians physically and vocally act out the characters, emotions, and key moments of a story, the routine becomes more vivid, present-tense, and laugh-heavy for the audience.
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Comedy has structure—and once you know it, you’ll never go blank again. Learn the basics and beyond with our free intro class at GregDeanComedy.com
Learn to write funnier, more authentic jokes by making yourself!
🏆FREE Introductory OnDemand Webinar Level 1 - “How to Build Stand-Up Comedy Routines”
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The first step in eliminating these Comic Cliches is awareness. They are so entrenched in the stand-up comedy culture most comics aren’t even conscious they’re using so many in their comedy routines!
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Comedy has structure—and once you know it, you’ll never go blank again. Learn the basic...
The fastest way to success in stand up comedy is to know how to make jokes funny or funnier!
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Comedy has structure—and once you know it, you’ll never go blank again. Learn the basics and beyond with our free intro class at GregDeanComedy.com
https://stand-upcomedy.com/how-to-build-a-stand-up-comedy-routine-free-webinar/
Learn to search for the aspects of jokes you can add more negative consequences to to get more laughter from the same stand-up comedy routine.
🏆FREE Introductory OnDemand Webinar Level 1 - “How to Build Stand-Up Comedy Routines”
https://stand-upcomedy.com/how-to-build-a-stand-up-comedy-routine-free-webinar/
😎Level 1: How to build a Stand-Up Comedy Routine - Live or Zoom https://gregdeancom...
Learn to search for the aspects of jokes you can add more negative consequences to to get more laughter from the same stand-up comedy routine.
Register for Greg Dean’s Level 1 class is beginner-friendly, no experience required.
Learn the fundamentals in a supportive, structured environment.
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Want to make your stand-up jokes land anywhere you perform? Greg Dean — The Professor of Stand-Up Comedy — shares how to localize your material and connect instantly with any audience.
🏆FREE Introductory OnDemand Webinar Level 1 - “How to Build Stand-Up Comedy Routines”
https://stand-upcomedy.com/how-to-build-a-stand-up-comedy-routine-free-webinar/
😎Level 1: How to build a Stand-Up Com...
Improve punchlines with hard consonant sounding words in the Reveal of the punchline to increase laughter.
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Comedy has structure—and once you know it, you’ll never go blank again. Learn the basics and beyond with our free intro class at GregDeanComedy.com
https://stand-upcomedy.com/how-to-build-a-stand-up-comedy-routine-free-webinar/
It’ll take your jokes from good to great. It’s what will make your audience laugh out loud and remember your joke long after they’ve left the stand-up comedy club.
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Comedy has structure—and once you know it, you’ll never go blank again. Learn the basics and beyond with our free intro class at GregDeanComedy.com
Shorter setups and punchlines in stand-up comedy helps jokes get better laughs on a stand-up comedy stage.
Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/@gregdeancomedy
Comedy has structure—and once you know it, you’ll never go blank again. Learn the basics and beyond with our free intro class at GregDeanComedy.com
https://stand-upcomedy.com/how-to-build-a-stand-up-comedy-routine-free-webinar/
Joke Mine - Learn the second step in joke structure - How to Write Punchlines
Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/@gregdeancomedy
Comedy has structure—and once you know it, you’ll never go blank again. Learn the basics and beyond with our free intro class at GregDeanComedy.com
https://stand-upcomedy.com/how-to-build-a-stand-up-comedy-routine-free-webinar/
In this BlogCast, I’ll offer an overview of the 10 best stand up comedy books on being a comedian that I think show the unfiltered lives of stand-up comedy legends. As you progress through your Aspiring Comedian’s Checklist, here some stand up comedy books on being a comedian to help you decide if this is what you really want to do.
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Comedy has structure—and on...
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