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Stand-up guides for working comics.
Practical playbooks for the things nobody walks you through at an open mic. Written by people who’ve bombed, for everyone who will.
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Stand-Up Guide · 8 min read
Write a tight 5-minute set
Five minutes is the unit of measurement in stand-up. Here's how to build a clean one.
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Stand-Up Guide · 7 min read
Find your comedy voice
Voice is the answer to "if I read this joke without your name on it, would I know it was you?"
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Stand-Up Guide · 6 min read
What to do when you bomb
Bombs are the most useful sets you do — if you survive them honestly.
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Stand-Up Guide · 7 min read
Handle hecklers
Hecklers aren't the test of a comic. The test is how fast you get back to your set.
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Stand-Up Guide · 7 min read
Write a callback that lands
A great callback is the moment the audience realizes they've been part of the set the whole time.
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Open Mic Guide · 8 min read
Survive your first open mic
Your first open mic isn't a performance. It's a job interview, an experiment, and a hazing ritual at once.
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Stand-Up Guide · 6 min read
Memorize a set
The trick isn't remembering every word. It's remembering the shape so well you can be present.
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Stand-Up Guide · 7 min read
Test new jokes
One laugh is luck. Three different rooms agreeing is signal.
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Stand-Up Guide · 8 min read
Joke structure 101
Most jokes that don't land aren't weak — they're in the wrong order.
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Stand-Up Guide · 9 min read
Build a tight 10, 15, 30
Each rung of the ladder is structurally different from the last. Most comics get stuck because they treat them like the same task.
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