Do You Consider Yourself a Stand-Up Comedian? The Brighton Dome’s Your Place to Go

 Stand-up comedy is a comic style in which a comedian performs in front of a live audience. The performer is commonly known as a comic, stand-up comic, stand-up comedian, or simply a stand-up. In stand-up comedy, the comedian usually recites a grouping of humorous stories, jokes and one-liners classically called a monologue, routine, or act. Some stand-up comedians use props, music, or magic tricks to enhance their acts. Stand-up comedy is often performed in comedy clubs, bars, nightclubs and theatres like The Brighton Dome. Outside of live performance, stand-up is often distributed commercially via television, DVD, and the internet.

History of Stand Up Comedy

The history of stand-up comedy in some form can be drawn back as far as the 1800s, stand-up as it’s known today didn't come into its own until the 1970s. Over the next four decades, stand-up blasted, then nearly disappeared from the cultural landscape only to bounce back stronger than ever. Read all about the highs and lows of stand-up comedy over the last 40 years.

Advice to Getting onto the Brighton Dome

Starting out in stand-up comedy can be overwhelming and a little scary. Before you freak out, check out this helpful list of tips on improving your act and getting over failure for new and struggling stand-up comedians.

Here are some pointers to getting started –

In stand-up comedy, the feedback of the audience is prompt and crucial for the comedian's act. Audiences expect a stand-up comic to provide a steady stream of laughs, and a performer is always under pressure to deliver. Comedic actor Will Ferrell has called stand-up comedy "hard, lonely, and vicious".

Stand-up comedy can be performed in many places. Such as festivals, the festival format has proven quite successful at attracting attention to the art of stand-up, and is often used as a scouting and

proving ground by industry professionals seeking new comedy talent e.g. Edinburgh Festival Fringe in Edinburgh, Scotland. Also, performing in theatres is the most popular, The Hammersmith Apollo, the o2 and the Brighton Dome in which allows up and coming or already established comedians to perform.

However, most modern stand-up comedians use television or motion pictures to reach a level of success. Also recognition, in which is unattainable in the comedy-club circuit alone.

Since the mid-2000s, online video-sharing sites such as YouTube have also provided a venue for stand-up comedians, and many comedians' performances can be viewed online.

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