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WRITING IS REVISiTING
| Posted on May 7, 2014 at 11:47 AM |
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REVISIT,
& WRITE MORE FUNNY REVISIT:
If you really want to punch up your comedy you HAVE to revisit your
jokes, thoughts and bits many times...many many times...yes even
those that are working. Creating a joke is one thing. A willingness
to consistently polish, hone and do a fresh mind revisit to that
joke/jokes can assist you in writing even more solid punch lines in
addition to what you already have. If you practice this the
likelihood that you will break new creative ground and begin to
expand on your subjects is high. Revisiting
is really about being able to focus, then refocus. Writing is
rewriting, I'm sure you've heard that. For
me returning to jokes that I have punch lines for eases my little
fertile comedy mind ;) and in that relaxed state I begin to come up
with new funny images to add on or levels I've missed....trust me on
that one. **Here's
a secret, sometimes when you revisit your act it begins to speak to
you. You are more apt to see patterns of personality that can grow
into a voice. Sometimes after writing a lot of notes on material etc
a story evolves from your subconscious you didn't even know was
there. Do yourself a favor and reread and look over your funny
thoughts and jokes on a regular basis. You will learn more about
yourself and most likely create some new things. LINK:
Linking topics is very important in building a show that will flow
(hey I'm a poet!) When
you revisit you should always keep your comedy mind open to seeing
links to other jokes that are similar in theme etc or new information
you can add so that you can begin to appear seamless in your
thoughts, feelings and bits. Remember think flow. ~ PASSION. The
emotional edge is the one you always want to keep sharp if you are to
have punches in bunches and crushing laughs. The building and
relieving of tension is painfully important to success in stand up.
Of course when I say painfully I mean YOUR pain if you don't look for
and put attitude and emotion into your comedy. Keep
in mind that your emotional state should stay pretty consistent. Your
emotional state is part of your character and voice. Anger
is funny unless it appears as real anger. For the most part it should
be anger or pain subdued. Giving
an audience a well defined, safe, funny, emotionally charged moment
to laugh is at the heart of standout stand up comedy. --------------------------- *If
you find the comedy tips helpful and would like to contribute some
funds to aid in giving scholarships to the Comedy Dojo workshop and
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