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Comedy: Learning from comedians by watching comedian shows

Comedians trying to break into show business are a dime a dozen. And once a comedian becomes successful in his chosen career, it doesn't mean that it will be forever. Only those who are truly gifted and who exert effort to improve their craft and their personalities continue to make waves and money for a long time.

A person may have the gift of making other people laugh but it takes guts and training to become a successful comedian. Anyone who thinks he is funny enough to warrant a second look and to start a career in stand up comedy or in other fields should take the necessary steps to improve his performance.

Most comedians know how to make their own acts because almost everyone of them started their careers as a one-man or one-woman company. This means that doing comedy is a lonely job because it requires the comedian to conceptualize and write his own script and then act it out alone.

People say that it is harder to make people laugh than to make them cry. This shows how challenging the work of a comedian is especially if he has to perform at times when he doesn't even feel funny. Learning to do that is just one part of being a comedian.

Those who are just starting out their careers as comedians should watch as many comedian shows as possible. Watching other comedians perform either live or through recorded shows would give the comedian a new insight which can help him improve his performance.

Watching comedian live shows, comedian movies and other endeavors involving comedians would help him build his career out of the mistakes and the strengths of his colleagues. There is a fine line between being funny and being gross and insensitive and a comedian will only learn his mistakes by watching and observing the performances of other comedians.

There are different types of comedy and a comedian can choose to focus on any of these types depending on this tastes and capability to execute the comedy. Some comedians can however get away with a mixture of these types of comedy.

A comedian can opt to do black comedy which is related to the dark side including death, rape and other stark realities of life. Some comedians profit from imitating famous personalities, and exaggerating their quirks. Others however stick to the slapstick comedy which uses body movements to tickle the funny bones of their audience.

Once a comedian has chosen his forte then he can watch other comedians and observe how they perform. However, he should refrain from copying the techniques or the styles of other comedians because this would make him a copycat and lessens his chances of becoming a success.

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