OK, so I finished the comedy book.
Overall, it was really helpful, and I recommend it highly.
The final couple of chapters brought the first parts of the book together.
Before I go further, I want to name the book and author. It's called "Step By Step To Stand Up Comedy" by Greg Dean.
What I liked about the book is that it really broke it down scientifically for me.
I've been doing comedy for about three and a half years now, and I WAS doing some of the things that were recommended in the book INSTINCTIVELY. The problem I sometimes have is knowing how to recreate a high level of writing and performing when things are not going so well. Now that I know what I'm dealing with, I'm able to understand the dynamics of why things go well and not so well. Knowing these things will help me keep things on a higher level more consistently.
The book broke it down, well, step by step. It got me thinking about how to get to my happy, and more importantly, the audience's happy comedy place.
I think that if I take the info in the book to heart, I can achieve a higher percentage of good jokes in my writing, and also improve my consistency in my performances.
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