Hello,
I'm new to this forum but I'm impressed with the odd sentence so far.
Ok so I know the basic formula seems to be think of punchline and reverse engineer the assumption that it subverts etc
Has anybody tried this online course- http://www.killerstandup.com/
It claims to utterly reinvent the wheel of stand up comedy.
Have any of you tried it and if so has it added much to your knowledge of stand up comedy writing?
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Is a pretty good standup system but
is more down to earth.
Doh!I didn't even know there was a basic formula.
ugh, courses. gross.
Did you just stumble upon this, Mr Anderson?
Hi Beaky,
I did indeed stumble upon it.
I was very skeptical about it initially,
But it seems to be a break from the set up punch joke that I myself would write.
But I am wary of investing 100 euro.
So far Ive read Judy Carters comedy bible, Greg Deans step by step which is interesting when he talks about POV- which I think is the funniest style in the world. And now I've read that serious guide to joke writing which is recommended here.Very very good. Oh and Gene Perrets boook which has somme great exercises for creating phantastic chimeras.
Ive written a lot of jokes- and Ive watched myself perform and to be honest while I like my jokes- I don't like my style i.e one-liners which don't build into crescendos and which don't incorporate much POV charater act outs.
Anyways this course claims to be a break from the paleolithic vaudeville style I am trying to diversify from. So nobody has tried it?
According to its sales letters- You all have but are terrified of letting the competition in on these trade secrets!!!
Oh and Logan Murray's 'Be a great stand up' book will be next on my to read list-
Any one read that yet?