Becoming a Comedian.

[Young Cheezy]

I am a very funny person.

How can i become a comedian?

Sometimes I cant stop laughing because i am so funny

[luna.P]

It's actually a pretty hard thing to do, becoming a comedian. People like originality, or at least I do. Like the new Comedy Central show "Mind of Mencia."
Before Carlos Mencia got on Comedy Central, he played once on Comedy Central Presents. That was the funniest thing I had seen in a very long time but than his show came out and it wasn't that great. He was basiclly trying to imitate what Dave Chappelle was doing in his show.

I think you need a subject which you can make tons of fun of. Something that's always changing. Take the political themed comedy show "The Daily Show with John Stewart"
Politics are always something people are concerned about and something that's probably always going to be around. The idea is based around making fun of the government because not all that many people fully agree with the decisions politicions make.

What I'm getting at is that you need a popular, interesting topic or theme to base your comedy upon. Than you've got to deal with stage fright and all that crap but that's another topic.

I wish you luck.

[AzureWolf]

[COLOR=teal]There are several TV shows that have warnings about wanting to become a comedian just by making a few people laugh. I know you know it's hard, but there's no real indicator if you have the right stuff.

Also, I think you should ask your friends and family and have their feedback more than anything else. When you get booed off the stage (which will happen a lot at the beginning), they will be the ones to support you - or tell you they told you so. So make sure you have their support before venturing into this tough but rewarding field.

My two cents, because that's all I'd ever tip a comedian. ;)[/COLOR]

[Manic Webb]

Speaking as the funniest member of OtakuBoards, which I clearly am not, I cannot stress enough how important it is to find the distinction between "conversationally funny" and "stand-up funny." I know people who are hilarious when you talk to them in person, but I wouldn't put them on stage for the sake of protecting their pride.

Plus bad stand-up routines make baby Jesus cry.

On the other hand, if your stand-up sucks, you might luck-out like Sinbad and Ellen Degeneres and still get famous for God-only-knows what reason.

If you really want to do stand-up comedy, go for it. Do your best, and see if you have the chops for it. Don't be like me. Don't make baby Jesus cry.

[Gavin]

[SIZE=1]Interesting, most interesting.

What can be said has pretty much been said, get feedback from your family and friends on whether or not they think you really to have the talent to go on and become a professional. I recall in Billy Connelly's [B]Erect for 30 Years[/B] video he discusses about how he became a stand-up comedian and one of his pieces of advice, well actually it was in response to a question from Eddie Izzard was that you shouldn't write down your material. Don't ask me why but if a comedian like Big Yin doesn't write it down I'd say he's on to something. If it?s your dream, go for it with everything you?ve got.

[quote name='Manic Webb']If you really want to do stand-up comedy, go for it. Do your best, and see if you have the chops for it. Don't be like me. Don't make baby Jesus cry.[/quote]

I just had to laugh as I read that, it was so pathetically funny. Manic perhaps you should reconsider that career as a stand-up comedian.[/SIZE]

[Morpheus]

I've been writing stand-up for years, and it's not until recently really dissecting Futurama and Family Guy that I realized that I'm much better suited to that sort of comedic writing. I still write stand-up, but I find ways to really incorporate it into my scripts. Scriptwriting feels like more of an extension of stand-up. I have many things that can't be acted out by one or two people with a microphone. "Human Hunter Magazine" isn't funny unless I went into deep detail on the homicidal robot. My dreams would include working on an existing series(I would prefer the)

But that's just my story up until today. You must really familiarize yourself with the proffession. Could you take the months away from home? The failure after failure? Extremely low pay? You really need to analyze what you want to do.

[NorykoAngelcry]

[SIZE=1][COLOR=darkred]I tend to be the guy that makes people in my group - or surroundings - laugh. I try to get people to laugh. It's like crack, and I'm addicted to the sound of laughter. I myself have been told many, many times that I should be a stand up comedian. Personally, I've never really thought of it, because I knew that I wasn't 'that' type of funny. Lately, I've been getting bummed that I'm going to be the 'funny-guy' for all of my life, but have recently come to terms that it isn't a bad thing! To make people laugh? In these days, where everyone gets upset or frustrated over the smallest things?

Anyways, I recently went to Michigan (live in Tennessee) to visit family for a wedding. While going up there, my brother brought his XM radio, and we listened to comedy non-stop. It was a blast to just hear one funny comedian after another (with one or two tossed in that I didn't think was funny, or .. just weren't). As I sat there and listened, I realized that my type of humor is really not the type that is for stand-up. So, I thought about it, and tried to come up with jokes and such. I had some pretty good ones (in my head), but I didn't bother to write any of them down. Oh well.. I find it funny that I am as shy as I am, yet love to be the center of attention.. lol

Anyways, my point? ... yes, I think that if you have a passion for wanting to make people laugh, and think that you would be best suited to be a stand up comedian, then I think you should continue in that path! [/SIZE][/COLOR]