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Item Information   Holdings     Summary     More Content       More by this author     Rosenfield, Stephen, author.     Subjects     Stand-up comedy.     Stand-up comedy -- Study and teaching.     Browse Catalog     by author:      Rosenfield, Stephen, author.       by title:      Mastering stand-up :...         MARC Display

Mastering stand-up : the complete guide to becoming a successful comedian / Stephen Rosenfield. by Rosenfield, Stephen, author. Chicago : Chicago Review Press, [2018] Subjects Stand-up comedy.   Stand-up comedy -- Study and teaching. ISBN:  9781613736920 (paperback) 1613736924 (paperback) Description:  xiv, 256 pages ; 21 cm Contents:  Things I know about you -- The road ahead -- "No!" -- Observational stand-up -- Anecdotal stand-up -- The stand-up sketch -- Act-outs -- Put-down humor--celebrity put-downs -- Put-down humor--people in you life -- Put-down humor--hecklers -- Put-down humor--insult comedy -- Put-down humor--self-deprecating humor -- Crowd work -- The comic flaw -- Character stand-up comedy -- Edgy stand-up comedy -- Specialties -- Ad-libbing -- Preparing your first draft -- The first draft -- Trying out your first draft -- Setup and punchline -- Working backward -- Creating your set list -- Nerves and the three gifts they give you -- The single most important thing: joyous communication -- Coming alive onstage: emotional fullness -- Be in the room -- Delivery -- The things to do before you get to the club -- Before the show starts -- Showtime -- Building an all "A" set -- Creating your persona -- The six characteristics of a successful persona -- The seventh characteristic -- The "this used to kill and now it's bombing, what the hell is going on" checklist -- Hosting -- The voice -- Everything you need to know about the business of stand-up comedy. Requests:  0 Summary:  "This entertaining and sharply written guide--for both beginners breaking into comedy and professionals seeking to improve their sets and advance their careers--examines the work of great comedians such as Louis C.K., Jerry Seinfeld, Eddie Izzard, Moms Mabley, Hannibal Buress, Sarah Silverman, Richard Pryor, and more as a means of illustrating the most important techniques of performing and writing stand-up. Here, Stephen Rosenfield lays out a clear plan for achieving success, candidly explaining what works, what doesn't, and why. Including a 12-item "Successful Comedian's To-Do List," Rosenfield states, "Get undeniably good at each of these and you can kiss your day job good-bye. You will be a pro."--Page 4 of cover.   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Status   Hawaii State Library Art, Music & Recreation 792.76028 Ro Checked In Add Copy to MyList Kailua Public Library Adult Nonfiction 792.76028 Ro Checked In Add Copy to MyList Kaimuki Public Library Adult Nonfiction 792.76028 Ro Checked In Add Copy to MyList Makawao Public Library Adult Nonfiction 792.76028 Ro Checked In Add Copy to MyList Mililani Public Library Adult Nonfiction 792.76028 Ro Checked In Add Copy to MyList North Kohala Public Library Adult Nonfiction 792.76028 Ro Checked In Add Copy to MyList

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