Mastering StandUp, Stephen Rosenfield
Mastering StandUp, Stephen Rosenfield
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Mastering Stand-Up
The Complete Guide to Becoming a Successful Comedian

Author: Stephen Rosenfield

Narrator: Stephen Rosenfield

Unabridged: 9 hr 55 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 01/30/2019

Synopsis

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 twelve-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."

About Stephen Rosenfield

The New York Times heralded Stephen Rosenfield as "probably the best known comedy teacher in the country." His alumni include some of today's most prominent comedians and comedy writers, such as Lena Dunham, Jim Gaffigan, Eric Slovin, and Jessica Kirson. Rosenfield has directed, coached, and/or written for these and hundreds of other comedians. As a pioneer in the field of teaching comedy, he founded the American Comedy Institute, the premier stand-up comedy school in the United States, in 1989.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Майя on October 05, 2022

"Mastering Stand-Up: The Complete Guide to Becoming a Successful Comedian" is the coolest book, and it may be useful not only for stand-ups. Anyone who has to deal with the practice of public speaking will find in it a lot of life hacks that can potentially make this process less painful and frighte......more

Goodreads review by Roozbeh on December 08, 2018

Who is this book good for? I think it can be anyone. It is supposed to be about stand-up comedy and all the aspects of it. Yet, I think it has more to offer: to tell us how humor works in our communications. It finally answered many of my questions on why some jokes do work and why some don't. I use......more

Goodreads review by Kelly on February 02, 2020

I recently decided to try stand-up comedy. I don't even know why because I get so nervous before going on stage. Yet for some reason I feel compelled to do it. I'm taking a weekly class, which I think is crucial. I need someone to force me to write material and perform. But I wanted more and this book......more

Goodreads review by Shalaj on October 22, 2020

If stand-up is your calling, then this book is perfect. Cogent, well paced and insightful - highlighted elements of stand-up that I never noticed or considered intentional routines.......more

Goodreads review by William on January 11, 2019

There aren’t a lot of books on stand up. This is mostly due to the macho “don’t ask for directions” many male comedians take with their work. “You go out, you perform, repeat. Don’t read books. Don’t take classes. If you’re not funny, you’re not funny, period.” You could never tell that the field wa......more

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