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What have I done?
I signed up for stand-up comedy lessons with a showcase at the end. In six weeks, I have to be ready to perform in front of actual people in an actual pub. Except it's in four weeks now.
The teacher's gone very quickly over some techniques for writing jokes but it wasn't very in-depth or anything. I am freaking out. Turns out, I'm not as funny as I thought... I'm really struggling with writing something that could turn into a 5 min set that would make people laugh. I'm not worried about being on stage, turns out I don't get much stage fright. It's just the lack of material that terrifies me.
Would you guys have any resources or tips on writing for stand-up that would help me to not die on the day?
Why do I do this to myself?
I signed up for stand-up comedy lessons with a showcase at the end. In six weeks, I have to be ready to perform in front of actual people in an actual pub. Except it's in four weeks now.
The teacher's gone very quickly over some techniques for writing jokes but it wasn't very in-depth or anything. I am freaking out. Turns out, I'm not as funny as I thought... I'm really struggling with writing something that could turn into a 5 min set that would make people laugh. I'm not worried about being on stage, turns out I don't get much stage fright. It's just the lack of material that terrifies me.
Would you guys have any resources or tips on writing for stand-up that would help me to not die on the day?
Why do I do this to myself?