Greg Dean Stand-Up Comedy BlogCast

Crowd Work Benefits in Stand Up Comedy

Why is crowd work becoming a mandatory skill for modern stand-up comedians? In the age of social media, written jokes can "disappear" online faster than ever. Greg Dean e

Why should the Best Comedy Clubs Hire You?

Stop "torturing" your audience by learning through trial and error. Greg Dean explains why professional training is the essential shortcut to a successful comedy career,

How Far Can Comedians Go?

How dark is too dark for stand-up? 🎤 Learn Greg Dean's "Self-Deprecation Rule" to master harsh humor without losing the room. Start building your act at stand-upcome

Post Your Best Funny Videos

Don't let your best  jokes get stolen or silenced!  Learn how to use social media as free publicity for your comedy career while protecting your material. Greg Dean

Should I Do Comedy Open Mics?

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Negative Opinions in Stand Up Comedy

Master the foundational element of any stand-up comedy routine: the negative opinion. Learn how to transform personal annoyances, pet peeves, or confusion into a structur

Act Out the Funny Characters Part

Are you telling instead of showing? Why not act the funny characters and show us how he scanned your items in a menacing way?  🏆FREE Introductory OnDemand Webinar Level

Act Out the Funny Characters Part 2

Build specific characters in Stand Up Comedy by asking questions and becoming those characters. 😎Level 1: How to build a Stand-Up Comedy Routine - Live or Zoom  https://

Funny Stories Better with Act Outs - Tip 10

When comedians physically and vocally act out the characters, emotions, and key moments of a story, the routine becomes more vivid, present-tense, and laugh-heavy for the

Create Funnier Jokes About You Tip 9

Learn to write funnier, more authentic jokes by making yourself! 🏆FREE Introductory OnDemand Webinar Level 1 - “How to Build Stand-Up Comedy Routines”  https://stand-upc

Original Jokes Killed by Comedy Cliches Tip 7

The first step in eliminating these Comic Cliches is awareness. They are so entrenched in the stand-up comedy culture most comics aren’t even conscious they’re using so m

Make Jokes Funny with Exciting Specifics - Tip 8

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Best to Put Puns in the Joke Setups –Tip 6

Learn to search for the aspects of jokes you can add more negative consequences to to get more laughter from the same stand-up comedy routine. 🏆FREE Introductory OnDeman

Better Punchlines are Negative -Tip 5

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Localize Your Stand-Up Comedy Routine - Tip 4

Want to make your stand-up jokes land anywhere you perform? Greg Dean — The Professor of Stand-Up Comedy — shares how to localize your material and connect instantly with

Use K Words to Improve Punchlines - Tip 3

Improve punchlines with hard consonant sounding words in the Reveal of the punchline to increase laughter.   Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/@gregdeancomedy Comedy h

End Punchlines with the Reveal - Tip 2

It’ll take your jokes from good to great. It’s what will make your audience laugh out loud and remember your joke long after they’ve left the stand-up comedy club.  Subs

Short Setups and Punchlines Tip 1

Shorter setups and punchlines in stand-up comedy helps jokes get better laughs on a stand-up comedy stage.  Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/@gregdeancomedy Comedy ha

Joke Mine How to Write Punchlines

Joke Mine - Learn the second step in joke structure - How to Write Punchlines  Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/@gregdeancomedy Comedy has structure—and once you know

Joke Map - How to Write Setps

Joke Map - Discover the first step in how to write setups in stand up comedy joke structure.  Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/@gregdeancomedy Comedy has structure—an