Mastering Stand-Up by Rosenfield, Stephen -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Cover Page Title Page Copyright Page Contents Preface Part I: Beginning Our Work Together

1 Things I Know About You 2 The Road Ahead 3 “No!”

Part II: The Forms of Stand-Up Comedy

4 Observational Stand-Up 5 Anecdotal Stand-Up 6 The Stand-Up Sketch 7 Act-Outs 8 Put-Down Humor—Celebrity Put-Downs 9 Put-Down Humor—People in Your Life 10 Put-Down Humor—Hecklers 11 Put-Down Humor—Insult Comedy 12 Put-Down Humor—Self-Deprecating Humor 13 Crowd Work 14 The Comic Flaw 15 Character Stand-Up Comedy 16 Edgy Stand-Up Comedy 17 Specialties 18 Ad-Libbing

Part III: The Handbook for Creating Stand-Up Comedy Material

19 Preparing for Your First Draft 20 The First Draft 21 Trying Out Your First Draft 22 Setup and Punchline 23 Working Backward 24 Creating Your Set List

Part IV: The Handbook for Performing Stand-Up Comedy

25 Nerves and the Three Gifts They Give You 26 The Single Most Important Thing: Joyous Communication 27 Coming Alive Onstage: Emotional Fullness 28 Be in the Room 29 Delivery 30 The Things to Do Before You Get to the Club 31 Before the Show Starts 32 Showtime

Part V: Get Undeniably Good

33 Building an All “A” Set 34 Creating Your Persona 35 The Six Characteristics of a Successful Persona 36 The Seventh Characteristic 37 The “This Joke Used to Kill and Now It’s Bombing, What the Hell Is Going On” Checklist 38 Hosting 39 The Voice 40 Everything You Need to Know About the Business of Stand-Up Comedy

Acknowledgments Index About the Author