Styles of Comedy

You may shudder at the thought of being pigeonholed for your comedy, but it can be helpful to know your performance style so you don’t get put on a comedy line-up right after an act doing much the same thing as you. Here are examples of the 11 types of comedic performance styles as described in ‘A Confident Start to Stand-Up Comedy’ available to buy now on Amazon:

One liner

Observational

Black/Dark

Deadpan

Alternative/Anti-comedy

Storyteller

Physical

Character

Topical

One of the best routines I’ve seen

Surrealist

Self-deprecating

Musical

Satirical

Find out more about the styles of comedy and how to find a performance type that suits you in James’ book ‘A Confident Start in Stand-Up Comedy’ available here.

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