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If you truly serious about slaying audiences as a comedian…
The 3 Strategies You MUST Use If You Want To Get The Big Laughs On Stage In The Shortest Time Possible
Find out how one struggling comedian turned his seriously lame comedy act into a high impact laughter event… almost overnight after discovering the Killer Stand-up Comedy System!
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4 Interactive Guide Chapters And Training Module One (5 Online Lessons)
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Killer Stand-up Comedian Clayburn Cox
Killer Stand-up Comedian Khulani Malone
Killer Stand-up Comedian Bobby Friske
Featured TestimonialDude, this Killer Stand-up Comedy System course is the real deal. You've put into words what every comic that's out there needs to read, and I mean now.
I've been performing standup for about 8 years and after going through the materials once, it has revolutionized the way I approach writing.
Seriously, the pressures of writing and developing new stuff is wearing off on a daily basis.
I could really go on, but I just wanted to commend you on this work. Because it works. My goal is an hour of new stuff in a year. Bring it on.Tim Hawkins, Professional Comedian, TimHawkins.net
Note: All testimonials or endorsements presented on this website (as well as before and after results videos) were submitted voluntarily by actual customers without solicitation, compensation or incentive of any kind. Permission to use any testimonial, endorsement or video used on this website by a customer was obtained directly from each individual.
From the desk of:
Steve Roye, Pro Comedian Trainer
My Awful Start As A Comedian
I was 32 years old in 1992 when I made the decision to jump into stand-up comedy with both feet and give it my best shot.
What makes someone even think about becoming a comedian?
The reasons I had were probably the exact same reasons you have now.
I was an medical educator in the Navy at the time (I retired from active duty in 1999) and I took another stab at it, because…
I could make a classroom full of students laugh so hard that it would disturb the other classes — teaching what would normally be considered painfully dry and boring topics.
So I figured that taking a shot at stand-up comedy wouldn't really be that hard. I remember vividly what I was thinking when I first made the decision to become a stand-up comedian:
All I had to do was write some jokes, tell them on stage and soon I would be discovered! And it can't be that hard. I know I can be funnier than most comedians on TV.
Boy, I was naive in the beginning.
I knew in my heart that I was funny enough for the stage and could make something big out of stand-up comedy.
I thought if I just had some good information on how to write great jokes, I was on my way to success!
So I did what seemed like the smartest thing to do at the time…
I spent hundreds of dollars buying every book I could find and taking workshops to learn how to write, develop, and perform stand-up comedy material.
I studied joke writing techniques and joke formulas day and night. I wrote joke after joke, then rewrote them over and over again until I believed they were as funny as they could possibly be.
I spent countless hours memorizing and performing my "killer jokes."
With all my hard work I knew I had an act that would be a knock out! Then I went on stage and performed the material I had written.
I couldn't believe what happened next…
My Stand-up Comedy Material Was LAME
The stand-up comedy material that I "wrote" using "traditional" joke writing methods didn't work well at all.
I'm not talking about once or twice. I'm talking about having below-average to poor performances on a consistent basis — for months.
So I studied longer. I worked harder. I wrote and rewrote material.
I talked to every comedian who would talk to me, trying to get every scrap of information I could to help make my act better. I rehearsed more.
I put 110% into every performance. And after 9 months of seriously working my butt off, I can honestly say…
I would get a few laughs, but I had made little real progress.
The truth of the matter was that my act was nowhere near the level I wanted it to be at (or needed it to be at). And working harder without significant results only made my frustration grow even more.
I got to the point where I figured I had just one option left…
I Just Couldn't Do It Any More
It was a hard decision for me because I really wanted to be a comedian – but I decided to quit.
I had to face the cold hard reality. I just wasn't cut out for stand-up comedy.
After months of study and hard work, I simply couldn't "write" or deliver great jokes and I just figured becoming a comedian just wasn't in the cards for me.
Long story short – I got sick and tired of bombing on stage.
Then a very strange thing happened…
I was teaching classes in the evenings to supplement my income. On one particular evening, I strayed into a non-related topic and had the class laughing so hard, the building manager came over to the room to see what was going on.
This had happened before, but on this night it really sparked my attention.
What happened that night kept nagging at me. There was one thing I just couldn't seem to figure out.
How was it that I could make a whole class full of people laugh so hard that they couldn't hardly breathe….
But I couldn't even come close to that when I was on stage as a comedian?
And the most puzzling part of all was…
I wasn't doing any of the "written" jokes from my stand-up comedy material in the class that night — just like every other time I had gotten really big laughs from a group I was teaching.
I knew I was on to something — I just had to figure it out. I was determined to find out why I could make people laugh when I was just being myself, but when I got on stage, I was mediocre at best.
Well, I did figure it out…
The Light Bulb Suddenly Came On
Immediately, I threw out almost all of my old stand-up comedy material that I had written using the information provided in the books I had studied and the workshops I had taken.
I ignored everything I had read on writing and performing "jokes" and started over. I began to create specific tools and techniques based on my new discovery to develop comedy material.
Almost overnight, I had managed to work out an easy, step-by-step system for developing and performing stand-up comedy material on stage.
Did it really work?
Well, let me just say that the system was so powerful…
I went from struggling with a seriously lame stand-up comedy act at open mikes to headlining 600- to 1500-seat theaters along with opening for big bands and popular comedians in less than 3 years after throwing out my jokes that had been poorly written "from thin air".
Note: There are 3 video clips of my early stand-up comedy performances provided in Chapter 1 of the Interactive Writing Guide that illustrate my progression as a comedian — from my awful beginning to performing in a huge venue with 1500 audience members (the last video clip) — all within 30 months of developing my system.
You can also find my detailed comedy resume on this page.
How Everything Changed… Almost Overnight
Because I was able to figure out how to harness and structure my own sense of humor for the stage instead of writing lame jokes, I was able to easily develop comedy material that worked very well in virtually all performing environments.
I was also able to land speaking engagements and high paying corporate comedy gigs.
When I was writing and performing my "paper written jokes", it had taken me months to come up with 10 minutes of material that DIDN'T work well on stage at all.
After developing this system, the most shocking thing happened…
My real problem was having much more killer comedy material than I could use for the stage time I was given!
Soon, many other new (and not so new) comedians and speakers noticed my remarkable improvement in a short period of time and started to seek me out for group and private lessons. I didn't go to them — they came to me.
I'm not saying that all of this will happen to you.
But I am willing to share the system I've developed and uncovered along the way — a system you simply won't find in the popular books, courses or workshops on stand-up comedy.
This system helped me go from a struggling new comedian to a headliner working packed theaters to corporate functions and become an accomplished speaker in record time by any standard.
I am certainly not trying to toot my own horn here. But I do know what really works for the naturally funny individual — and I painfully know from first hand experience what doesn't.
Here's the bottom line:
If you want to be a successful comedian, you need a cohesive and deliberate system for getting solid, undeniable laughs when you perform on stage.
You need the powerful tools and strategies that allow you to evaluate your performances and make rapid adjustments for maximum impact on stage. Which brings me to…
The 3 Essential Strategies For Stand-up Comedy Success
Once I was able to consistently get big laughs with my stand-up comedy act…
I started looking for trends and patterns common to all successful comedians – comedians who could get "on a roll" and keep an audience howling with laughter with their their stand-up comedy act.
Every one of these comedians, whether they were aware of it or not, were applying 3 Essential Strategies to get the laughter results they want.
Every successful comedian uses the following 3 Essential Strategies in some way familiar to them to deliver a killer act for the stage:
They have a strategy for:
1. Producing large quantities of killer comedy material in the shortest possible time
2. Testing, editing, honing and refining comedy material in the fewest performances possible
3. Developing and maintaining ultimate stage comfort
This is your basic plan for success for developing a solid act as a professional comedian or speaker who incorporates comedy into speeches and presentations.
If you have all three of these bases covered, you have the greatest chance for success in this business.
However, you must know how to get these strategies to work for you and your already developed sense of humor.
The good news is, it certainly can be done and there is a system that will work to help you accomplish your comedy material development goals as a comedian or speaker…
Not in months and years, but in hours, days and weeks.
To get these strategies to work for you, you must utilize a customized version of each of these essential strategies tailored for you.
Specifically, I'm talking about actionable strategies that are simply not offered in most stand-up comedy books or comedy workshops.
No number of "secrets" will help you unless you orchestrate them into a specific cohesive system for delivering the killer results you want on stage.
What you need is a tested and proven system for success that will actually work to help you unlock your own unique, individual sense of humor for the stand-up comedy stage or in the public speaking arena.
In other words…
You Need A System That Works For You
There is no single secret, tool, or formula that will make you a successful comedian or speaker.
But there is a HUGE difference between "academic" information and "actionable" information when it comes to developing and delivering a stand-up comedy routine that will actually work on an individual level to get the big laughs.
Let me give you an example of what I am referring to.
You don't have to be a comedian to know the definitions of set-up lines and punchlines.
So, answer me this:
How does knowing the definitions of set-up lines and punchlines help you in ANY way to develop and deliver a stand-up comedy routine based on your individual sense of humor and outlook on life?
The reality is that simply knowing the "academic" definitions of stand-up comedy terminology won't help you in any way to develop and deliver a stand-up comedy that will actually work for you on an individual basis.
I should also let you in on this secret that I learned the hard way:
Most of your ability to generate laughter on stage or off stage DOES NOT involve the literal words that you use when you talk.
Stand-up comedy that gets the big laughs is the result of a combination of factors and attributes that you already possess if you are a naturally funny person.
But you won't be able to tap into all of your natural ability to make others laugh by trying to use "academic" information that has no real actionable value.
Like I said before, I tried to make the "joke formula approach" work by buying all the books on stand-up comedy. The "conventional" joke formula and joke writing methods simply did not work for me.
Any struggles you may be having now, whether as a comedian or speaker, trust me – I've been there.
When I started, I talked to seasoned comedians to find the answers I needed. Besides saying "Just keep doing it – you'll get better," most had little to offer in the way of solid information I could use to build a killer act.
I literally spent hundreds of dollars on comedy workshops trying to learn how to "write" stand-up comedy material that actually worked.
I would showcase my "paper written jokes" in comedy workshops, only to have the "comedy expert" teaching the class tell me and others, "You've got great stuff. Now all you need to do is make it funny."
Well, that was like asking me to grow another finger.
But I knew in my heart that I could be a great comedian if I just had the tools, the knowledge – and a solid system that really worked for me and my sense of humor.
Well, I did develop a powerful system for developing and delivering stand-up comedy material that's like nothing you have ever seen before…
The Killer Stand-up Comedy System
There are two main components that contain my secrets for helping funny and talented individuals develop and deliver a powerful stand-up comedy act in the shortest time possible:
- Two extensive reference resources (Interactive Guides) and
- The Online Course Training Modules
Interactive Writing Guide
This popular and comprehensive reference (over 275 print ready pages) provides unique techniques in a simple, detailed, step-by-step format for developing a stand-up comedy act based on your natural sense of humor — from scratch.
This new system is not based on traditional joke writing techniques. Instead, this guide focuses on a new methodology for rapidly producing and refining large amounts of stand-up comedy material using your own unique sense of humor.
This system is designed specifically for naturally funny people who truly want to become professional comedians and have the sense of humor and point of view on life that will get them the really big laughs on stage.
This system is also highly effective for speakers who incorporate humor and comedy into their speeches and presentations.
This unique guide also details the step-by-step process used to create a 3 minute stand-up comedy bit from the idea phase all the way to the actual performance of the bit (performance audio provided).
Interactive Performing Guide
This extensive reference resource (over 250 print ready pages) reveals exclusive secrets, techniques and methods that show you how to conquer the greatest obstacles in stand-up comedy, enhance your performances and tighten your act in the shortest time possible.
This guide gives you access to the most powerful and unique techniques and methods ever developed to help you deliver and enhance your comedy act or speaking/training presentations to their maximum potential.
In a nutshell, the information provided in this guide can help a new comedian shave months if not years off the time it takes to become a highly skilled and proficient entertainer.
Also included in this highly detailed online book – The Secret Weapon: How to conquer stage fright for good!
And there are over 60 online multimedia files that supplement the Interactive Writing and Performing Guides. I don't just tell you how — I show you!
Additional information about the Interactive Guides can be found on the Core Content page.
And there's more — a lot more…
The Killer Stand-up Online Course
If you sign up for a college class, you don't just consume the reference books needed for the class. You are also provided with course content that is delivered by the instructor. The course content provides information related to the material provided in the reference books as well as any additional information the instructor deems essential to the class.
The Killer Stand-up Online Course Training Modules provide a compact, step-by-step, actionable resource based on the information provided in the Interactive Guides.
Think of the online course as a unique presentation of the most critical and vital information the instructor (me) would share with a student (you) about developing and delivering a high level stand-up routine in the shortest amount of time possible.
There is also information provided in this course that is not provided in the Interactive Guides.
Primary Online Course Objective: Provide talented individuals a proven, step-by-step system for developing, structuring and professionally delivering topic based stand-up comedy material that ultimately generates headliner laughter levels (a minimum average of 18 seconds of laughter for each performing minute) in the shortest amount of time possible.
The Killer Stand-up Online Course consists of 8 Core Training Modules (28 lessons) which are specifically designed to:
- Pinpoint the major roadblocks and misconceptions that hold talented individuals from developing and delivering a stand-up comedy act that generates headline level audience laughter.
- Identify the attributes and elements that give individuals their ability to naturally cause others to laugh (which factors directly into the development of stand-up comedy material that will work on an individual level quickly).
- Show you to produce mounds of bulk comedy material in minutes, instead of days or weeks. Eliminate writer's block completely!
- Demonstrate easy-to-use and effective methods for structuring what you have to say for maximum impact on stage in the fewest words possible.
- Expose punchline elements and attributes as they apply to you and your sense of humor to show you how to easily generate punchlines for your stand-up comedy material at will!
- Demonstrate sure-fire, easy-to-implement formatting techniques that will help you ensure that you achieve and maintain 4 to 6+ quality laughs per minute when you perform.
- Reveal a powerful two phase rehearsal system designed to show you how to expand and adjust your initial comedy material (phase 1) before taking your comedy material to the professional rehearsal phase (phase 2).
- Show you how to effectively evaluate your stand-up comedy performances for maximum improvement on a performance-by-performance basis.
And that is just a very small taste of the actionable core content that is made available to Members upon initial registration.
Additional information about the Online Course Training Modules can also be found on the Core Content page.
Note: An individual is not required to hold the "title" of headliner in order to be able to generate headline level laughter (an average of 18+ seconds of laughter per performing minute).
But that's not all — not even close…
Phone Coaching Audio Package ($129.95 Value – Included)
In addition to the Core Course content, new Members also get immediate access to the Phone Coaching Audio Package.
The Phone Coaching Audio Package is provided to augment the information provided in the Interactive Guides and the Core Training Modules and to help answer questions that you may have.
The Phone Coaching Audio Package consists of two main components:
1. The Killer Stand-up Comedy System Training Audio.
Initially, this 68 minute audio recording was made available almost exclusively to paid phone coaching clients and provides step-by-step details on how to develop topic based stand-up comedy material using Killer Stand-up methods and techniques included in the Interactive Guides and the Core Training Modules.
2. 5 Hours of recorded phone coaching audios.
This audio package also includes 5 hours of select, paid one-on-one phone coaching sessions that I have conducted over the last several years and have been given permission to use for educational purposes.
Note: Due to the value of the information provided in these audio recordings and issues with file sharing, these audio recordings are made available for online review ONLY.
Let me be blunt: If you have real comedy talent and want to make real headway as a comedian quickly…
You will be hard pressed to find ANY comedy class, workshop, book or course that will give you more ACTIONABLE information for developing and delivering a professional stand-up comedy routine that gets big laughs than what is presented in the Interactive Guides, Core Course materials and the Phone Coaching Audio Package.
But that's STILL not all you get as a new Killer Stand-up Member and here's why…
You also need to know with confidence that you are getting the laughter results you want with your stand-up comedy material and know exactly which aspects of your stand-up comedy material need adjustments or rework for bigger laughs.
That's why Killer Stand-up Online Course Members also get…
1 Year Comedy Evaluator Pro Access ($159.80 Value – Included)
Once a member has started performing as a comedian, there is no better performance benchmarking or performance evaluation tool than the Comedy Evaluator Pro online software — which was featured in the popular stand-up comedy documentary "I Am Comic".
Comedy Evaluator Pro is specifically designed to help comedians and comedy entertainers easily and objectively measure these specific performance results in any given recorded stand-up comedy performance:
- Number of laughs generated each minute
- Laughter duration (seconds) for each laugh generated
- Accumulated seconds of laughter (each minute and total per performance evaluated)
Members may request a free 1 year extended access period to Comedy Evaluator Pro at any time beyond the initial 14 day free trial period.
A free 14 day trial period is available at anytime so you can see for yourself how Comedy Evaluator Pro works.
For for more information about Comedy Evaluator Pro, click here.
If you would like to purchase extended access to Comedy Evaluator Pro, you can do so directly from this website. Click here for details.
Bottom Line: The course materials made immediately available to Members upon initial registration provide all the actionable, step-by-step instruction needed to learn how to quickly and effectively develop and deliver a high level stand-up comedy routine in the shortest amount of time possible.
But what would you say if I told you that…
There is also a tremendous amount of additional valuable and actionable bonus content made available to Killer Stand-up Online Course Members provided at no cost as the membership progresses and is simply unavailable from any other resource….
Automatic Pro Member Bonus Upgrade
Make no mistake — I want you to have the greatest success in the shortest time possible with your stand-up comedy endeavors.
Subsequently, once a member has reached the 9 week mark in their Killer Stand-up Online Course membership and has had ample time to thoroughly consume and apply the extensive information provided in the Interactive Guides, Core Training Modules and in the Phone Coaching Audio Package…
Members are automatically rewarded with an upgrade to Pro Member status and also get lifetime access to the following valuable advanced course materials at no cost:
- 10 Independent Specialty Lessons Package ($149.95 value). The Independent Lessons Package is comprised of 10 detailed specialty lessons designed to amplify and supplement the information provided in the Interactive Guides and the Core Training Modules. Note: One of the 10 lessons in this package includes a special audio lesson called Comedy And Marketing Secrets For Magicians.
- Corporate Comedy Secrets Training Package (149.95 value). For those who have the ability to develop and deliver a clean and powerful stand-up comedy act, this audio training package demonstrates how to break into and progress in the potentially lucritive corporate comedy marketplace.
Note: Due to value of the content provided in this automatic upgrade and issues with content sharing, Pro Member content is made available for online review only.
Additional details about the content included in this free upgrade can be found on the Automatic Bonus Upgrade Content page.
Plus, Pro Members can also take advantage of this bonus as well…
Free 30 Minute Phone Consultation (Pro Members — $45 Value)
Once a Member has been upgraded to Pro Member status, they can also request a 30 minute phone consultation with me at no cost.
This phone consultation is conducted on my private conference line and can cover a 3-5 minute performance video review (if a performance video is provided) and/or address any stand-up comedy related topic a Pro Member wishes to discuss, including but not limited to:
- Comedy material development
- Performance strategies
- Performance improvement
- Stand-up comedy business and marketing strategies
Note: This phone consultation is subject to my schedule availability and may take up to a week to coordinate depending upon demand.
The Bottom Line: If you are serious about success in your stand-up comedy endeavors, then I am serious about helping you reach your stand-up comedy goals.
But before you make the decision to become a Killer Stand-up Online Course Member, there are some things that you may want to check out for yourself…
So, what makes this system different from any other on the planet?
The Killer Stand-up Comedy System Is NOT The Same Lame "Joke Writing" Approach That Grandpa Used
Before we move on, let me speak frankly and honestly about what the Killer Stand-up Comedy System is not:
*It's not a rehashing of the same old and tired "write 50 jokes a day using formulas" approach.
This system represents the first new and unique approach in decades for systematically creating and performing high level stand-up comedy material.
Successful "joke writing" on paper can take years to master. However…
High-impact stand-up comedy material can be developed in minutes and hours instead of months and years by using the right system.
*I will not tell you that this system can make anyone who doesn't have comedy talent funny on stage.
While most people have all the comedy talent they need, there is no system can make somebody funny who doesn't have comedy talent to begin with. No system can give you a better personality for comedy.
It doesn't matter how funny someone thinks they are, not every sense of humor translates well on stage – regardless of what system or methodology they use.
But here are the verifiable facts:
Headline level comedy professionals who consistently kill audiences with maximum laughter get a minimum of 4 to 6+ laughs per minute throughout their ENTIRE act and can generate an average of 18+ seconds of laughter per minute (PAR Score 30+) as measured by Comedy Evaluator Pro.
Note: This milestone is NOT arbitrary and is evidenced by simply measuring the headliner comedian performance levels in ANY widely distributed stand-up comedy CD, DVD, cassette tape, 8 track tape or LP produced since 1955.
Check out the PAR Scores of some recognized stand-up comedy stars.
That's what the Killer Stand-up Comedy System is based on – providing you with the detailed, step-by-step process to help you get a minimum of 4 to 6+ quality laughs for every minute you are on stage and…
Get the highest possible accumulated seconds of laughter each performing minute with stand-up comedy material you develop that is structured for your individual sense of humor in the shortest time possible.
Note: Speaking professionals who attain a PAR Score of 15 (45 seconds of laughter for each 5 minutes of presenting) are on fire!
Whether you are a comedian or a public speaker, the fact remains:
The funnier you are, the greater your chances of success are!
*I will not tell you that you will be discovered and become a "star" if you use this system.
There is a long line and a long wait at the comedy clubs for comedians who want to go that route unless they are able to deliver a noteworthy, headliner level comedy act.
But something to consider — this system can give you the tools and strategies you need to help you quickly develop a high-impact, corporate ready act that is in great demand and highly marketable if you are willing to promote yourself.
People who are using this system now are or want to be professional comedy entertainers and understand that it will take effort to meet their goals.
And make no mistake — there are tremendous opportunities for the professional comedian who has a hilarious killer act that entertains audiences at a high level on a consistent basis.
*This system is not some sort of "magic pill".
Becoming a successful stand-up comedian or a professional speaker takes a lot of discipline, work, and dedication.
But the personal and financial rewards can be significant for those who know how to develop and deliver a big laugh comedy act or presentation — no matter what "brand" or "style" of comedy they choose to deliver.
And because the information provided in the Killer Stand-up Stand-up Comedy System DOES NOT involve "conventional" methods that lamely attempt to try to show individuals how to "write" or "fabricate" stand-up comedy material or "jokes" out of thin air from a blank piece of paper, please note:
If you have reviewed the Interactive Guide chapters along with the lessons in Training Module One and have any doubt as to whether or not this online course would be of benefit to you…
I can only recommend that you seek out "conventional" stand-up comedy educational resources that will better meet your expectations about "writing" stand-up comedy material (review this lesson in Training Module One for details).
For those who are prepared to move forward and want to progress quickly in their stand-up comedy adventures, here is what you need to know about the step-by-step system detailed in the Killer Stand-up Online Course…
Managing Expectations
The Killer Stand-up Online Course is designed specifically for talented individuals who are highly motivated to ultimately perform as a comedian on a professional level.
So before you continue please note — the proven techniques, strategies and secrets provided in the Killer Stand-up Online Course are NOT designed nor intended for curiosity seekers, comedy enthusiasts, or for individuals who desire to somehow "learn" to have comedy talent that they don't actually possess.
That's why I ask that before you make the decision to become an exclusive Killer Stand-up Online Course member, here's what I would also recommend that you do:
1. Please make sure you have thoroughly reviewed the free demo content: 4 interactive Guide chapters and the 5 lessons in Training Module One.
2. Find out a little bit about me (Steve Roye) and what qualifies me as a leading expert in stand-up comedy education.
3. Contact some of the individuals featured in the Success Stories section or in the Testimonials section and ask them questions about the value of the information I have to offer in the Killer Stand-up Online Course.
Additionally, you may want to review the amazing before and after videos provided in these Success Story articles:
4. Try using the conventional "joke writing" methods every other so-called stand-up comedy "expert" teaches for 6-12 months.
5. If available in your area, enroll in a live stand-up course or workshop. See if that helps you in any way develop and deliver high impact stand-up comedy material.
As far as I can tell, I am one of the only stand-up comedy experts on the planet who will tell you to seek out and try out what every other so-called "expert" has to offer in the way of stand-up comedy education FIRST.
After that, if you aren't getting the measurable results you want as a comedian, you are tired of wasting your hard earned money on information that doesn't work and you feel that the Killer Stand-up Online Course may be better alternative to help you reach your stand-up comedy goals and dreams, here are your next steps…
One Time Registration Fee
Currently, the Killer Stand-up Online Course is available for a one time registration fee of
$479.95 just $147 (subject to increase at any time without notice) and provides Members with lifetime access to:
- Interactive Writing Guide (299 pages, includes multimedia)
- Interactive Performing Guide (279 pages, includes multimedia)
- The 8 Core Course Training Modules (28 lessons).
- The Phone Coaching Audio Package (6 hours)
- 1 Year Comedy Evaluator Pro access
Once a Member for 9 weeks, Members are automatically upgraded to Pro Member status and gain additional lifetime access to these advanced course materials and a free 30 minute phone consultation with me:
- 10 Independent Specialty Lessons Package
- Corporate Comedy Secrets Audio Training Package
- Free 30 Minute Phone Consultation
And just in case you don't actually have what it takes to become a professional comedian for whatever reason, you also get my…
60 Day No Hassle Money Back Guarantee
With over a decade of experience providing the top online stand-up comedy educational materials available anywhere, I can say with great confidence that:
If the Killer Stand-up Online Course cannot help you meet your stand-up comedy material development goals and beyond, there is no other system on earth that can help you do it. Period.
And because of the measurable results most talented members are able to achieve as a result of using and applying the techniques and strategies in the course, refunds for the Killer Stand-up Online Course are rare.
However on occasion, there are individuals who will enroll in the course with great enthusiasm only to painfully discover that they don't actually have the baseline comedy talent or skill needed to develop and deliver high level stand-up comedy material.
And make no mistake — I am fully aware of just how deeply disappointing this realization can be.
Subsequently, I offer a 60 day no hassle money back guarantee.
Refunds are issued promptly upon request (usually within 24 hours) and continued access to the online course is quietly terminated — no questions are asked and no explanations are required.
The Registration Process
The registration process to gain lifetime access to the Killer Stand-up Online Course is simple, straightforward and can usually be completed in 5 minutes or less.
Here's what you need to know:
1. Using the Register Now button below, your registration payment will be securely processed by ClickBank.com for
$479.95 $147 (limited time).
2. Once your registration payment has been processed, you will be redirected to a special Member Registration page to establish your Member account for the course.
3. Upon establishing your new Member account, you will get immediate access to the Member Course Content Access Area, which includes lifetime access to:
The Complete Killer Stand-up Comedy System
- Interactive Writing Guide (299 pages, includes multimedia)
- Interactive Performing Guide (279 pages, includes multimedia)
- 8 Core Training Modules (28 Lessons – $149.95 value, includes Interactive Guides)
- Phone Coaching Audio Package (6 hours – $129.95 value)
- Free 1 Year Access To Comedy Evaluator Pro ($159.80 value)
Once a Member for 9 weeks, Members are automatically upgraded to Pro Member status and gain additional lifetime access to these advanced bonus course materials at no cost:
- 10 Independent Specialty Lessons Package ($149.95 value)
- Corporate Comedy Secrets Audio Training Package ($149.95 value)
- Free 30 Minute Phone Consultation ($45 value)
So if you have real comedy talent and you are ready to roll, click the button below to begin the registration process…
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*Registration fee subject to increase at any time without notice.
I know from first hand experience that there is no greater thrill on the planet than causing an audience laugh long and hard.
Whether you become a Killer Stand-up Online Course Member or not, I fully appreciate your courage and drive to tackle one of the most difficult and most rewarding entertainment art forms on the planet and…
I truly wish you the best in your stand-up comedy adventures!
Steve Roye
Author of The Killer Stand-up Comedy System & Online Course
Thank you for choosing the Killer Stand-up Online Course!


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Guests can enjoy a complimentary breakfast. A computer station is located on site and high-speed wireless Internet access is complimentary. This Ouray bed & breakfast also offers a spa tub, a library, and a fireplace in the lobby. Complimentary self parking is available on site.
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When the President stood up for American workers and enforced trade laws against China, Romney said those very laws were "bad for the nation and our workers."
Romney Said He Would Apply Tariffs On Chinese Goods If China Didn't Play By The Rules. "Number three, where they have stolen intellectual property and hacked into computers and where there are artificial pricing is causing goods to have predatory levels of pricing, I would apply if necessary tariffs to make sure that they understand we are willing to play playing field." [CNBC, 11/9/11]
Romney: Obama's Chinese Tire Tariffs Are "Bad For The Nation And Our Workers" And Called It "Protectionism." "President Obama's action to defend American tire companies from foreign competition may make good politics by repaying unions for their support of his campaign, but it is decidedly bad for the nation and our workers. Protectionism stifles productivity." [Romney, No Apology (Case for American Greatness), Page 119]
President Obama Imposed Stiff Imports On Chinese-Made Tires, For The First Time Imposing Safeguard Provisions To Protect A US Industry From Chinese Competition. [MarketWatch, 9/11/09]
Inside U.S.-China Trade Said The Section 421 Safeguard Petition Would Provide "The First Major Test" Of Whether President Obama Would Fulfill His Pledge To Shift U.S. Trade Policy From Emphasis On Negotiations To A Focus On Enforcement. [Inside US-China Trade, 4/22/2009, via Nexis]
President Obama Signed A Determination To Apply An Increased Duty To All Imports Of Passenger Vehicle And Light Truck Tires From China. [Statement By The Press Secretary, 9/11/2009]
USW International President Leo Gerard Said, "Today, President Obama Made Clear That He Will Enforce America's Trade Laws And Stand With American Workers." [USW International Press Release, 9/11/2009]
USW Praised The Success Of The Tariff On Boosting Domestic Tire Production. [New York Times, 12/14/10]
The WTO Ruled China Had No Legal Right To Impose Export Restrictions On Nine Raw Materials Following A Compliant Filed By The U.S. And Other Countries. [WSJ, 2/18/2011]
Economist Simon Evenett Called The Ruling, "A Punch Against China's Trade Policy." [WSJ, 2/18/2011]
President Obama Said, "We're Going To Aggressively Protect Our Intellectual Property…It Is Essential To Our Prosperity And Will Only Become More So In This Century." [Remarks by the President at the Export-Import Bank's Annual Conference, 3/11/2010]
In A Joint Press Conference, President Obama Publically Pressed President Hu On The Need For Strengthened Enforcement Of Intellectual Property Rights And Market Access For American Good. [Transcript [01/19/11]
After Meeting With President Obama In January 2011, President Hu Of China Agreed To Strengthen China's Efforts To Enforce Intellectual Property Rights. [Office Of The United States Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator, January 2011]
China Affirmed This Pledge At The May 2011 U.S.-China Strategic And Economic Dialogue. [The 2011 U.S.-China Strategic and Economic Dialogue U.S. Fact Sheet, 5/10/2011]
The Obama Administration Released The First Ever Joint Strategic Plan On Intellectual Property Enforcement, Covering 33 Action Items. [U.S. Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator Joint Strategic Plan, 2011]
President Obama Signed An Executive Order Establishing A Cabinet-Level Intellectual Property Advisory Committee. [U.S. Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator Joint Strategic Plan, 2011]
The Office Of The Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator Designated ICE's First Intellectual Property Attaché In China, And The FBI Is Preparing To Send An Intellectual Property Dedicated Attaché To China This Year. [U.S. Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator Joint Strategic Plan, 2011]
January 2011: President Obama Pressed China On Its Intervention In Its Currency Markets. [Joint Press Conference Transcript 01/19/11]
November 2010: President Obama Criticized China's Currency Policy At The G-20 Summit. [New York Times 11/12/10]
September 2010: President Obama Focused On Encouraging China to Revalue its Currency. [New York Times 09/23/10]
April 2010: President Obama Pressed China to Revalue Its Currency. [Reuters 04/13/2010]
Since Last June, The Renmibi Has Appreciated Against The Dollar By More Than 5 Percent, And At An Annual Rate Of Roughly Ten Percent When China's Higher Inflation Rate Is Taken Into Account. [The 2011 U.S.-China Strategic and Economic Dialogue U.S. Fact , 5/10/2011]
The New York Times Said That President Obama "Repeatedly" Made The Point That The United States Would No Longer Tolerate Deliberate Currency Manipulation During Talks With China's Prime Minister. [NYT, 9/30/2010, via Nexis]
President Obama Said, "The Reason I'm Pushing China About Their Currency Is Because Their Currency Is Undervalued." [NYT, 9/30/2010, via Nexis]
January 2011: Secretary Geithner Said "The Relative Competitiveness Of American Companies, American Products...Is Moving In Our Favor, Because The Chinese Are Allowing Their Currency To Now Strengthen. [Press Briefing By Secretary Geither, 1/14/2011]
The New York Times Reported That In April 2011, The Chinese Currency "Hit A Milestone" By Rising To The Strongest Level Since 2005. [NYT, 4/29/2011]
China's Leaders Increasingly Acknowledge The Importance Of Currency Appreciation. [The 2011 U.S.-China Strategic and Economic Dialogue U.S. Fact , 5/10/2011]
China Has Recently Begun To Take Steps To Make The Renminbi An Internationally Traded Currency. [The 2011 U.S.-China Strategic and Economic Dialogue U.S. Fact , 5/10/2011]
Last Year, U.S. Exports Grew 50 Percent Faster To China Than The Rest Of The World, Reaching More Than $110 Billion And Supporting Hundreds Of Thousands Of Jobs Across The U.S. [The 2011 U.S.-China Strategic and Economic Dialogue U.S. Fact Sheet, 5/10/2011]
China Agreed To Approve Airline Contracts For 200 Orders, The Final Step In A $19 Billion Package Of Aircraft That Helps Support More Than 100,000 American Jobs. [Fact Sheet On US-China Relations, 1/19/2011]
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Republican Presidential Candidates' Rhetoric On Health Care Masks Their Record
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I don't think so. I do stuff at least as fast as in GNOME2.Gnome 2 sucked as well, but was far more usable.
I'd like to see the numbers to back that up. I see a vocal disgruntled minority.There are much more users who hate gnome 3 compared to those who like it - some idiots from gnome UI guidelines team, some fanboys and those who modify it heavily.
Having followed the GNOME development for a while (as a user, not developer) it seems to me that development is stronger now than a few years ago.What makes you thinking gnome seems to be doing fun?
You should get funnier friendsIt's the best joke I've ever heard!
Ubuntu was going in their own direction before Gnome-Shell, IIRC. I have not followed other distributions very closely.Not only nearly every serious distro dropped generic gnome 3 to more sane environments or gnome 3 hybrids
You realize that the Feature Proposal is a *Proposal* and will likely never happen?but also gnome 3 flagship distribution plans to do the same.
Gnome-Shell is almost two years old and is getting better and better for each version.Gnome shell is dying and it should never born.
Quite far from being dead, I assure you.
If you don't like it, don't use it.
Maybe because I wasn't particularly impressed by KDE, I should drop down on every KDE article I see and announce that the developers are stupid because they are not catering to my needs?
Yeah, that seems constructive.
(Posted from my iPad mini, a post-PC device.)
While I a not a Gnome3 UI user myself, I'm getting concerned now thier main backer, the Fedora group is switching UI's. Gnome makes the framework and the UI. If the gnome group suffers, the frame work that powers Unity, and Cinnamon suffers too. :/


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POSTED: Wednesday, July 24, 2013 - 10:56am
UPDATED: Wednesday, July 24, 2013 - 11:15am
CNN — These are the shocking pictures that started everything.
They were posted on a social media site, and one shows a man putting his genitals on what appears to be a Subway bread dough, with the caption "I will be your sandwich artist today."
In another picture, someone is holding up a bottle with a caption saying they froze their urine at work.
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Not really sure if Yum needs a replacement as much as configured differently upon default installation.
The slowest part is that it doesn't use a cache like apt by default, using -C makes it just as fast as apt.
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DNF is the experimental fork of the Yum package manager that premiered in Fedora 18. While much hasn't been heard of this experimental Yum replacement since its debut, work on it has still been progressing and is turning out to be in great shape, is slowly approaching feature-parity with Yum, and is faster...
Not really sure if Yum needs a replacement as much as configured differently upon default installation.
The slowest part is that it doesn't use a cache like apt by default, using -C makes it just as fast as apt.
Bash completion should take minutes to fix if it's CLI compatible with yum. Copy the completion script and s/yum/dnf/g.
@elanthis More or less, yeah. Copying and tweaking for slight differences. It is a easy fix.
How to get a next generation YUM in minutes:
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3.) Change the name of the zypper fork to YUM.
yum's dependency resolving logic is different. SUSE has a number of distribution specific tweaks to RPM which aren't used outside the distribution but used by zypper and won't work in Fedora at all. Also yum has a number of commands including history etc which have no equivalent in zypper. In addition to that, yum is not just a end user tool but also provides the API that is used by all the different yum plugins, the build tools like mock and koji, qa tools and Anaconda, the installer itself.
The good news is that when dnf becomes mature, libsolv as the key library will be shared by both Fedora and openSUSE and RPM developers have some potential plans merge it upstream as well.
I sometimes ask myself - how come crappy decisions like this happen, then I remember how nautilus by default (until like 2011) opened each dir in a new window on double click (thanks to Canonical for overriding this idiocy in Ubuntu by default), or how gedit by default shits out a hidden backup copy for every edited file ever littering your desktop computer with random garbage - and I give up.
To companies: don't allow server side mentality/bigotry/paranoia to automatically trickle down onto the desktop, put a common sense filter in between.
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Before DNF development started zypp was the only LSB-compatible package manager to be actively developed among all mainstream distributions.
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Gaia Online has become popular as a large forum and its innovative approach of giving players gold coins each time they post. Since then, it has evolved into a mix between a social network and a casual gaming site. Today there are far more features available than just a few years ago. Besides player housing, car customization and racing, players today can watch full length movies through the in-game cinema. Most of the content in Gaia Online is available for free or through the use of the in-game currency but some if it is only available through the cash shop.
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Over the years, Gaia Online has established itself as a prominent social forum for young, anime loving kids. Gaia Online's history is quite intertwined with anime since it started out as an anime linklist before becoming a social networking/casual gaming site in 2003. The forums today receive over a million posts daily and the site is accessed by over 7 million users each month.[SinglePic not found]
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The first step to joining the Gaia community is creating your own character. The number of appearance options available is impressive for what is, after all, a glorified forum avatar; 6 skin colors, 31 hair styles, 14 hair colors, 17 eye shapes, 56 mouth styles, and 34 starting outfits to chose from. Don't worry too much about getting your character looking perfect since there are far more clothing options available through the various stores across the Gaia world. There are no stats or skills to worry about since this is not a typical combat styled MMORPG. There is a battle component to Gaia Online which is currently in beta testing, titled zOMG!, but it is such a large project that it deserves a separate review and will not be mentioned here.[SinglePic not found]
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Only recently has Gaia begun to add additional mini games to its site. I remember a time when the fishing game was the only one available. Luckily, there are around 18+ now, with more on the way. Most of these are simple and anyone familiar with casual games won't be too surprised. There's a pinball game, blackjack, slots, jigsaw puzzles, a word finding game, a racing mini game and several others. None of the games actually have a cooperative or competitive mode but knowing others are playing with you and being able to chat with them makes things all the more entertaining.
Of all the games, my personal favorite was Jigsaw where players select a difficulty setting and a puzzle and must put it together. There is no time limit but the amount of gold earned seems to varies depending on how long it takes you to complete the puzzle. My least favorite was 'Electric Love Facktori' which resembles pipe dream. Too much thing involved in that one. Some games reward players with the standard currency, gold, while others reward players with tickets which must be exchanged for items, sort of like at arcades. Overall, I found the game selection to be disappointing. Rival sites like Neopets have well over 200 games with more being added weekly.[SinglePic not found]
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So what to do with all that gold you earn? You could of course buy clothes for your avatar and socialize on the forums, or you could furnish your home and pimp out your car. Each player starts with some basic furniture but must place a house before decorating it. To do this, a separate window must be launched that takes players into an actual persistent world where they can move around and interact with others. Players will notice dozens of plots, some of which are occupied but some that are empty. Simply click the sign next to an empty plot to build on it and you're ready to decorate.
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Like housing, the car feature in Gaia Online is done party on the webpage and party in a separate window. There are several beginner car models available ranging from beat down to comedic, for example you can drive a UFO or a car drawn on a piece of paper. Players hang out in what looks like a parking lot and can challenge each other to races. Racing is simple enough, move down a straight path by clicking a button, but control your speed or your car will overheat and be careful of hazards along the road. Fancier cars and parts can be purchased for increasing sums of gold and gaia cash, the premium currency available only through the cash shop.[SinglePic not found]
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Gaia already has a premium spot in the social gaming sphere but it isn't resting on its laurels. Besides house and car customization, players can decorate and maintain an aquarium. Players start with goldfish and a basic tank but can purchase more exotic fish and decorate their tanks with bamboo, algae, sunken ship models and other goodies. In order to keep fish happy, players must feed them, control the tank's temperature, keep it well accessorized and even change the music being played. There are also art and writing contests in what is called the 'Arena' where players submit their work which is then rated by the community. Winners receive special in game items and gold. A marketplace page exists where players must purchase a special pass that allows them to buy, sell, and trade items with others. This may sound simple but the page has charts and lists that look more complicated than a Yahoo Finance page. Any kid who can turn a profit here is gaining good experience for a Wall Street career. I haven't gone into detail about many of the social networking features since MMOHuts is more concerned about gaming than socializing but they are worth a brief mentions; players can form guilds based on common interests, keep a journal which they can chose to share with others, create a custom profile page and signature and send each other messages through an ingame messanger.[SinglePic not found]
Going to The Movies
The one recent feature which I can say for certain everyone reading this will enjoy is the new cinema where users can watch full length feature films. I'm not making this up, each Monday new movies are added to the collection and while the selection is still limited, there are a few worthwhile flicks in there such as The Matrix and GhostBusters. Gaia Online has been getting better and better each year, if they continue to add new movies to their cinema, add more mini games to the games section and continue to develop zOMG! I have no problem recommending Gaia to everyone with an interest in casual gaming.
Final Verdict: Great
Gaia Online is one of the best sites of its kind. A mix between social networking and casual gaming with new features added every time I visit the site. Watch full length movies, customize a house, tweak your car, feed your fish and dress up your avatar — all on your browser. What more could you ask for?
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DURHAM — The odd-man rush with defensemen Connor Hardowa and Trevor van Riemsdyk leading the charge was an odd sight.
Wildcat defensemen have scored 15 goals this season, including six by van Riemsdyk and five by Knodel, both career highs.
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Five of the top six defensemen returned from last season and freshman Brett Pesce has looked right at home in his rookie campaign, contributing a goal and an assist.
Going into the weekend, UNH was ranked sixth nationally in scoring defense and 10th in offense.
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