The Secrets of a Stand-up Comedian Revealed!

Have you always been the funny guy in the group? Every little gestures you make or words you speak seem to be getting a huge laugh from everyone. Well, most of the stand-up comedians started from there. But truth is told that this will not always be the case if you decide to pursue on being a stand-up comedian. A few tips and a little guidance would be a big help for you to have a successful first stand-up experience.

Let me reveal to you the 10 secrets to performing a stand-up comedy

1. Know the Rules - All of the rules can be broken once you know what you are doing. Here are the important rules that you have to remember:

- Setup/ Punch - The setup would be more likely the grounds of reality where people usually expects you to do, and a punch, servers as the ice breaker that that destroys the audience expectations and generally creating a burst of laughter from the audience.

- The Rule of 3 - "point-of-view". The sense of emotion is very important to express what you're taking about. Never expect your audience to show their emotions when you even could not express it yourself.

- The Rule of 9 - Expect that 9 out of 10 jokes you write will suck. It goes with the fact that not all of the jokes you say will be hilarious. A simple understanding that it could take years for a comedian to perform a 45-minute act.

2. Script - I doesn't mean that you need to bring a script on stage. Stand-up comedy is about writing and performance, although there are a few stand-up comedians that are able to perform with success even without writing any scripts prior to their performance. And as a golden rule for comedians, always use your own material.

3. Act it out - Always remember to act it out for audience to further visualize the stories or jokes you are trying to tell them. The more they understand and feel your emotion, the greater the chance of laughter to burst out from your viewers.

4. Memorize it. No need to memorize it word for word as long as you have organized your thoughts with the set-up and the punch lines. A strong sense of how you are going to act it out is a must for a total performer.

5. Test your material. Let us face the fact that you can never promote a product to buyers without testing it for its strengths and flaws. It also goes with performing a stand-up comedy. Test your material with friends or family and be cautious as to what the strengths and flaws it has. In this way you could revise your piece before stepping on stage for your show.

6. Scout out an open Mic - It would be wise to scout out an open microphone before getting on stage yourself. It helps you a lot to understand the process while watching others like you perform. It is very important to broaden up your knowledge on dealing with the audience so it is better to have an idea of what you could possibly do to entertain them. At the same time you have the chance to ask how much time you'll get on stage.

7. Backups - This would refer to your friends and family. They serve as driving force for your audience to laugh, considering that they'll laugh even if your set was not that hilarious.

8. Don't beat the allotted time - Also applied as one of the golden rules of a stand-up comedian. As the saying goes "Leave them wanting more". Don't go beyond the time allotted to you. Although some open microphones won't be as strict, but this is no reason to abuse it.

9. Record your set. This serves for those who would like to improve their stand-up comedy skills and those who would like to keep it as their one in a lifetime experience on stage as a stand-up comedian.

10. Test your set - This simply implies you to do your set at least 3 times with different audiences to see how your material really works. The first time will work out just fine, because you have your family or friends to back you up. The real test would be gaining the enthusiasm of your audiences multiple times with the same set but with a different crowd.

Let these revelation be your ultimate guide to fame as a stand-up comedian!