Does anyone have any tips for writing a stand up comedy set?

Question

I am looking to try stand up comedy. I have taken a workshop and am taking another workshop this fall. I have written some material and am looking for writing excesizes that will help create more ideas.

Answer 1

Hugh MacLeod offers a a website full of comedy improv exercises:
http://www.staircase.org/structures/exercises.html
and its updated version here:
http://www.learnimprov.com/index.php

Drew Carey has said that he learned to write jokes by reading books on joke writing and making lists. He did an interview about this on NPR and there's also this online:
http://reason.com/9711/fe.int.carey.shtml

Get books of jokes and comedy routines and watch them on TV or DVD. Then experiment with modifying them, making enough changes that they become your idea. Milton Berle was called the Thief of Bad Gags because he liberally borrowed, which is not the same as stealing.

Answer 2

timing is important for any comic,have you ever preset jokes,fill the areas with the off the cuff stuff and training on peers and paintings buddies and so on.Good good fortune and wish to look you on television latter