I love stand-up comedy!  That's when a comedian performs in front of a live audience.
i dont know much about that. where does this usually take place?
It can be performed in comedy clubs, bars, night clubs, colleges, and other places!  I saw stand up in a college once.
ohh okay. when did stand up comedy first get its start?
Stand up has history way back to ancient Greece! These days, stand-up comedy can be distributed to many by DVD or the internet.
nice! wat other fact can you tell me about standup comedy?
and crucial for the comedian's act. Audiences expect a stand-up comedian to provide four to six laughs per minute, and a performer is always under pressure to deliver, especially the first two minutes.
Stand-up comedy show Basic format.
A stand-up comedy show is rarely one comedian. It is usually a multi-person, showcase format, often with a traditional opener, feature performer, and headliner. A traditional format typically features an opening act known as a host, "compère" (
-jokes.
Stand-up comedy is often performed in corporate events, comedy clubs, bars and pubs, nightclubs, neo-burlesques, colleges and theatres (audiences will give applause breaks more often in theaters
). Outside live performance, stand-up is often distributed commercially via television, DVD, CD and the internet.
It can take an amateur comedian about 10 years to perfect the technique needed to be a professional comedian; this is a constant process of learning through failure.
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