stand-up material
Rehearsed comedic bits
Stand-up material is the jokes, stories, and observations a comedian prepares for performance.
Comics develop material through writing and testing it on audiences, refining what works: I'm trying out some new material tonight.
Good material sounds spontaneous even when carefully crafted.
A comedian's material is their stock-in-trade—stealing another comic's material is a serious breach of professional ethics.
- jokesHumorous remarks or stories
- one linerBrief standalone joke
- punchlinesJokes' concluding zingers
- punch upEnhance with vigor
- comedyWork meant to amuse
routine · bits · open mic · hecklers · microphone · brick wall · timing · setlist · crowd · laughter · delivery · bombing · killing · killing it · opener · closer · observational · callbacks
stand-up materialsketch comedy
Short comic performances
physical comedy · ensemble performance · slapstick · scripted dialogue · ensemble comedy
stand-up materialdramatic monologue
Poem as character's speech
tragedy · dramatic performance · eulogy · sermon · political speech
stand, stands, standing, standee, upstanding, understand, understanding, misunderstand, misunderstanding