ComedyClubs
 A
comedy club is a venue, typically a nightclub, where people watch or
listen to performances, including stand-up comedians, improvisational
comedians, impersonators, magicians, ventriloquists and other comedy acts.
The term "comedy club" usually
refers to venues that feature standup comedy, as distinguished from
improv theaters that host improv or sketch comedy and variety clubs that
may also host musical acts.
Stand-Up
Comedy
Stand-up comedy can be done in comedy clubs, colleges,
theaters, alternative venues-almost anywhere an audience is open to comedy.
The comic usually recites a fast paced succession of amusing stories, short
jokes (called bits) and one-liners, typically called a monologue, routine or
act. Some stand-up comedians use props, music, or magic tricks in their
acts.
Many stand-up comedy routines are similar to one man shows, with the
main difference being the expectations of the audience, who, with stand-up,
expect a relatively steady stream of "laughs". This in turn affects the aims
of the performer, who is under great pressure to deliver those laughs.
Many smaller stand-up comedy venues
hold "open mic" events where amateur comedians can perform comedy before a
live audience, offering a way for the performers to hone their craft and
possibly break into the business. Stand-up comedy is considered difficult to
master, because the stand-up comedian is at the mercy of the audience, which
is an integral element of the act.
A comedian, or comic
is an entertainer who amuses an audience by
making them laugh. This might be through jokes or amusing situations,
or acting the fool, as in slapstick, or employing prop comedy. A female
comedian may be known as a comedienne although this usage has been
deprecated in recent years.
A comedian who stands and addresses an
audience directly is called a stand-up comedian.
FunnyJoke
A joke is a short story or short
series of words spoken or communicated with the intent of being laughed at
or found humorous by the listener or reader. A practical joke differs
in that the humor is not verbal, but mainly visual (e.g. putting a
custard pie in somebody's face).
Most jokes contain two components: joke setup (for example, "A man
walks into a bar...") and a punch line, which, when juxtaposed with the
setup, provides the necessary humor to elicit laughter from the
audience.
COMEDY is
the use of HUMOR. One form of humor is
telling funny jokes.
An adept stand-up comedian must
nimbly play off the mood and tastes of any particular audience, and adjust
his or her routine accordingly. Stand-up is a comedic art form that is
openly devoted to getting and receiving laughs from an audience above any
other component of the form (unlike theatrical comedy, which creates comedy
within the structure of a play and with character and situation).
The skills attributed to being a stand-up
comic are diverse; it is often necessary for a solitary stand-up comic to
simultaneously assume the roles of a writer, editor, performer, promoter,
producer, and technician. One test of a master stand-up comedian is the
ability to not only face down a "heckler," but win over and entertain the
rest of the crowd with a retort.
Many stand-up comedians work for years to
get 45 minutes of material, and usually perform their bits over and over,
slowly perfecting them over time. Actor and comedian Will Ferrell has called
stand-up comedy hard, lonely and vicious.
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ComedyCentral
is a cable television channel in the United States. As its name
implies, the channel carries predominantly comedy programming, both
original and syndicated.