“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.” IfsGivingLittlesBigsMovingDiesNextLinesAudienceCuttingJokesPreparedExtrasRoutineBe PreparedTagJust Move OnPunchlines Book:Comic Insights: The Art of Stand-up Comedy Source: 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.” LinesSilenceCreativeEntityPausesDelivering Book:Comic Insights: The Art of Stand-up Comedy Source: Comic Insights: The Art of Stand-up Comedy
“Taping yourself and making yourself listen to the tape of each performance no matter how bad is really important. There's always a nugget line or a direction pointed out to you in even the worst show.” ImportantMatterShowsLinesWorstPerformancesTapeNuggets Author:Franklyn Ajaye