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Standing Up On Stage
Author/Editor: Alexander, Scott
What Makes a Good Stand Up Act?
Variety
Production Value
Call Backs and Running Gags
Character and Connectivity
Scripting Versus Scripty
Sincerity
Confidence
Components for a Stand Up Act
The Opener
Personality Piece
Audience Participation
Musical Pieces
Show off Your Skillz
Add an Element of Danger
Finish on a Warm Fuzzy Note
Types of Effects
Transformations
Transpositions/Teleportations
Appearances/Disappearances
Penetrations
Destruction and Restoration
Levitations/Telekinesis/Animations
Mental Phenomena
Display of Skill
Start With the Classics
Look to the Old Books
Recommended Magic Working Library
Packing Flat/Playing Big
Now, Where do I Perform?
Afterthoughts
