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Be prepared to cut your little extra lines that come after a big punchline and move on to the next joke or routine to give your set more punch and crispness. You can keep them in your set, but if the audience applauds

Be prepared to cut your little extra lines that come after a big punchline and move on to the next joke or routine to give your set more punch and crispness. You can keep them in your set, but if the audience applauds your big line, don't do your tag when it dies down, just move on.

Franklyn Ajaye
Moving, Cutting, Giving
Franklyn Ajaye (2002). “Comic Insights: The Art of Stand-up Comedy”

When you take a pause before delivering your punch line, you will be using silence as a creative entity in itself.

Franklyn Ajaye
Silence, Creative, Lines
Franklyn Ajaye (2002). “Comic Insights: The Art of Stand-up Comedy”

You must not be afraid of small bits of silence. To use it well is the height of confidence and skill for a comedian. It increases the tension in a good way and adds contrast like a curveball complements the fastball of a good pitcher.

Franklyn Ajaye
Confidence, Skills, Silence
Franklyn Ajaye (2002). “Comic Insights: The Art of Stand-up Comedy”

It's better to play to the host as though in a real conversation and let the audience listen in- which they are.

Franklyn Ajaye
Real, Play, Host
Franklyn Ajaye (2002). “Comic Insights: The Art of Stand-up Comedy”

Walking back and forth also helps by creating the illusion that you are thinking of the routines on the spot, giving your performance a more spontaneous feeling.

Franklyn Ajaye
Thinking, Creating, Giving
Franklyn Ajaye (2002). “Comic Insights: The Art of Stand-up Comedy”

On a good night, I'm just into the flow and seeing the pictures and words in my mind clearly before I say them. On a bad night, which to be honest are nowhere near as bad as when I was starting out, I just concentrate on performing the routines correctly. I focus on my delivery.

Franklyn Ajaye
Good Night, Focus, Mind

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