It's Super Basic Question Time!
I'm currently preparing for my first 5 min set. I've written lots of bits and bobs that I find funny and having trawled the internet for stand up rules and advice (all of which basically boils down to: there are no rules, be yourself and just go out and DO IT ALREADY) there's one bit of info I'm unable to find, namely:
What does a stand up script actually look like?
Do people just write pages of text and memorise it? Do they commit their act to cards and remember it that way? I wonder if some never even write their material down, they just rehearse and rehearse inside their head.
I've written scripts for short films, sketches and plays but never for stand up, so I am wondering how best to get all material into a coherent form so I could start learning it. Any advice based on personal experience would be welcome.
If it helps, my 5 mins are not a string of random gags, they are based around a single theme and are roughly broken into an introduction about myself, a story from my childhood and how my adult life compares to my childhood existence.
Thanks in advance!