Learning the Punch line Mechanics
A punch line is the heart and soul of a
joke. It is what bring the laughter from the audience and makes a joke funny. For
any comedian who performs stand-up comedy, knowing the mechanics of punch line
is very important. Many stand-up comedians write their own jokes and for such
comedians, it is especially important to know about the punch line mechanics.
A punch line is essentially a
"response" utilizing your comical inclination to that which is
constantly discussed whether you are discussing an experience, occasion, notion
or whatever is continuously exhibited.
Below are a few tid bits that you need to
know about punch lines:
1. Punch lines are rather short. Punch
lines that are spoken are usually less than nine words in length.
2. Most of the times, a punch line comes in
the end of a longer sentence.
3. Almost all the punch lines contain a key
word or a key phrase that comes at the end of it.
Now the hard part is how to compose jokes
with amazing punch lines for a stand-up comedy performance. This is the part
that concerns most of the stand-up comedians. as a punch line is the heart and
soul of a joke, you cannot afford to screw this vital part. Here are a few simple
tips to create quick and good punch lines for your stand-up comedy performance:
a. Verify that your stand-up comedy routine
act is carefully composed on a paper. This will make sue that all your comedy
material is organized in one place.
b. Remember all your comedy materials well
so you can involve and intrigue the crowd successfully. Join your normal
non-verbal correspondence and outward appearances as you do this.
c. Take a stab at reacting to however many
reactions from the audience as would be prudent.
Continuously verbalize your stand-up comedy
act material and perform it in front of your family and friends before
performing in front of an actual crowd. This will improve your actual
performance as you will get responses from your friends and family from which
you can learn and as a result, your actual performance will be much better.
Don't just verbalize your material in your brain. You have to make certain that
you are on the same page as your audience. This is the best and speediest way
to make sense of which punch lines are good and which ones are definitely not.
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