Informationen zum Autor Judy Carter is an author, speaking/comedy coach, and speaker. Her message of using comedy techniques to decrease cubicle stress makes Carter an in-demand speaker for Fortune 500 companies where her keynotes entertain and inspire. Judy's been featured on more than 100 TV shows, nominated for Atlantic City's Entertainer of the Year, and has been featured in The Wall Street Journal and The New York Times and on The Oprah Winfrey Show and CNN. When she's not speaking, snowboarding, or scuba diving, Judy coaches people how to improve their presentational skills by finding their authentic message and making it funny. Her private clients include TV stars, pro wrestlers, celebs, and even a United States senator. Klappentext If you think you're a riot, this book is for you! Renowned comedian Judy Carter shares her expert tips and tricks for crafting a comedy routine that's actually funny. Judy's book is truly funny, entertaining, and an insightful guide through the world of stand-up.Elayne Boosler David Letterman learned to do it. Jay Leno learned to do it. Roseanne Barr learned to do it. So can you! Successful stand-up comic Judy Carterwho went from teaching high school to performing in Las Vegas, Atlantic City, Lake Tahoe, and on over forty-five major TV showsgives you the same hands-on, step-by-step instruction she's taught to students in her comedy workshop. She shows you how to do it: create an act, perform it, make money with it, or apply it to everyday life. Discover: • The formulas for creating comedy material • How to find your own style • The three steps to putting your act together • Rehearsal do's and don'ts • What to do if you bomb • Ways to punch up your everyday life with humor Whether you dream of becoming a star, a better public speaker, a more effective communicator, or a funnier, happier human being, Stand-Up Comedy can teach you to leave 'em laughing!What Makes People Laugh? Words with 'K' in it are funny. 'Cupcake' is funny 'Tomato' is not funny. 'Cleveland' is funny. 'Maryland' is not funny Neil Simon, The Sunshine Boys What is funny? I'm constantly amazed at what people think is funny and not funny. Some people will laugh at a guy slipping on a banana peel. Some people will only laugh at Hitler slipping on a banana peel. So, what is funny? If someone laughs, that's funny. An audience will laugh at anything, everything, and nothing at all. Trying to figure out an audience is like trying to figure out what to cook your family for dinner. No matter what you make, someone will hate it. I've seen so many comics come offstage after a killer set depressed because all they saw was the one guy in the third row who didn't laugh at the fourth joke. All the laughter in the room was drowned out by one man's silence. And it doesn't matter that this guy wasn't in the mood to laugh because he just lost his entire family in a fire and stopped in for a drink before killing himself. We still blame ourselves for not pleasing everyone, every time. Believe in Yourself Manager Buddy Morra, who discovered David Letterman and also handles Robin Williams and Billy Crystal, among others, says that: you shouldn't give an audience what they want. Give them what you want. Most comics will go down to the audience level to make it work, when in fact what you should be doing is bringing the audience to your level. The first time Morra saw David Letterman, he instantly knew that David would go on to doing his own show, because he had his own identity. Morra feels that's what sets apart comics who are special from those who just try to please. You've got to believe in yourself. It's hard to swallow the idea that you can't make everyone love you. This one's worth repe...

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All the world loves a clown and whether you want to clown around at parties or make a living as a standup comic, comedian Judy Carter can show you how to "do" comedy.

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What Makes People Laugh?
 
Words with ‘K’ in it are funny. ‘Cupcake’ is funny … ‘Tomato’ is not funny. ‘Cleveland’ is funny. ‘Maryland’ is not funny …
—Neil Simon, The Sunshine Boys
 
What is funny?
 
I’m constantly amazed at what people think is funny and not funny. Some people will laugh at a guy slipping on a banana peel. Some people will only laugh at Hitler slipping on a banana peel. So, what is funny? If someone laughs, that’s funny.
 
An audience will laugh at anything, everything, and nothing at all. Trying to figure out an audience is like trying to figure out what to cook your family for dinner. No matter what you make, someone will hate it.
 
I’ve seen so many comics come offstage after a killer set depressed because all they saw was the one guy in the third row who didn’t laugh at the fourth joke. All the laughter in the room was drowned out by one man’s silence. And it doesn’t matter that this guy wasn’t in the mood to laugh because he just lost his entire family in a fire and stopped in for a drink before killing himself. We still blame ourselves for not pleasing everyone, every time.
 
Believe in Yourself
 
Manager Buddy Morra, who discovered David Letterman and also handles Robin Williams and Billy Crystal, among others, says that: “you shouldn’t give an audience what they want. Give them what you want. Most comics will go down to the audience level to make it work, when in fact what you should be doing is bringing the audience to your level.”
 
The first time Morra saw David Letterman, he instantly knew that David would go on to doing his own show, because he had his own identity. Morra feels that’s what sets apart comics who are special from those who just try to please. You’ve got to believe in yourself.
 
It’s hard to swallow the idea that you can’t make everyone love you. This one’s worth repeating: You can’t and won’t be able to make everyone love you. You must go onstage with a passionate desire and the intent to communicate your thoughts and feelings, not just to make people laugh.
 
Five Big Secrets to Making People Laugh
 
Secret #1: Don’t Tell Jokes
 
People confuse stand-up with telling jokes. When I go to a party and tell people that I am a stand-up, they inevitably say, “Really … tell me a joke.” When I tell them that I don’t know any jokes, they don’t get it. “But you’re a stand-up comic, right?” Now when I go to parties I tell people that I’m a Kelly Girl.
 
Joke-telling is the old Catskill school of comedy.
 
“Two Jews walked into a bar …”
 
The new school of comedy is personal comedy. Your act is about you: your gut issues, your body, your marriage, your divorce, your drug habit …
 
Try to find the jokes in Sam Kinison’s act. There aren’t any.
 
“If you ever think about getting married, sir, just remember this face—ahhhhhhh!”
 
Sam goes nose to nose with the customer and screams.
 
Kinison’s humor comes from having an extreme attitude about women, Vietnam, and starving kids. His consistent, angry attitude is the driving force of his success.
 
My students who pick topics that are truthful and even painful for them are much more successful than those who pick topics they think are jokey or weird. As a matter of fact, the more candid the material, the better it is. People love to laugh at another person’s heartache. I’m not sure why. Maybe because they’re so happy that it’s not happening to them.
 
Paula Poundstone, the Sy…