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Jason Peck
England
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Hi Steve,
Having recently finished going through the The
Stand-up Comedy Fast Start Guide I wanted to say a huge thank you.
I did stand-up for two years on the London circuit and I stopped performing mainly because I got
tired of trawling virtually the same 5-10 minute act around for two years. I
lost all my passion for my material, I stopped
enjoying writing jokes (oh yes, I was THAT
foolish), and something I couldn't believe
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I actually stopped enjoying the performing.
Id read countless books on comedy writing and I couldn't make them work.
Friends would say to me:
Hey, I like your stuff, you sound really well-rehearsed and scripted. No matter what method I used, my comedy material sounded exactly like that material. I sounded scripted because that's what I was.
I kept reading that I had to write 50 jokes a day and throw out the rubbish ones and write new ones. After all, all the top gag writers have been doing this for years, right? But in all honesty, I was disgusted with the whole process.
I was constantly being told I was much funnier in real life and, without wanting to sound arrogant, I knew that. But with the approach I had been using I couldn't capture my natural sense of
humour.
But it was all about to change.
After stumbling across your website I debated over whether to purchase the materials as I already had countless books on writing and performing comedy. Being such a student of comedy, I'm a hard audience as I know and have tried the majority
of approaches to writing out there. But sometimes you just have to move out your comfort zone and take the plunge.
Im so glad I did.
I have learned more about the comedy writing and performing process in the last few weeks than I have ever learnt anywhere else. I have so many great tools in my comedy arsenal at last and not one of them involves me writing gags until my head hurts.
For my money the Stand-up Comedy Fast Start Guide
and the Comedy Timing Secrets ebook are worth the cost
alone. But with the information in the other guides, I now have a more rounded knowledge of stand-up.
I feel like I'm streets ahead.
Thanks once again!
Cheers,
Jason
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From the desk of:
Steve Roye
Author and Professional Comedian
Dear Fellow Comedian,
I know from my own experience that there is
no bigger thrill on the planet than to make an audience
laugh -- and laugh hard.
It's electrifying!
There are few things that can compare to the
acceptance, appreciation and instant gratification that
you can experience from being completely responsible for entertaining a group of people
by creating huge laughter.
But I also know that if
you are
seriously considering getting involved in stand-up comedy or you've
been doing it already...
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Then the chances are very good
that you have
important questions
that you need answered right now.
Important questions
like:
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How do I get started developing a comedy act? |
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How can I easily remember my comedy material? |
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How can I get rid of nervousness before I get on stage? |
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How can I improve my delivery? |
If you have already been involved in stand-up comedy for awhile,
you may also have important questions like:
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How can I add more punchlines to my comedy material? |
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How do I come up with better jokes? |
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How can I improve my timing? |
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The reason that I am
confident that you may have these questions is simple...
MOST
STAND-UP COMEDY "EXPERTS" DON'T REALLY KNOW HOW TO
ANSWER YOUR QUESTIONS EFFECTIVELY
| Steve,
I bought your
package, the "Comedy Bible" & Greg Dean's book, and I gotta tell you
that your books are by far the most real, and engaging ones yet.
Either I think just like you, or you have it right. Your writing is appealing and
not some droll of formula's and what not to do. Excellent.
Bill Waitz |
I know from first hand
experience that the
chances are very good that you may have already suffered through
at least one book on stand-up comedy (probably more) or you have
taken a workshop or two to try to get the answers to the questions
that you still have.
One of the reasons that
you may continue to have important, unanswered questions about
stand-up comedy is because much of the information that
is distributed by the established "experts"
is INACCURATE, OUT-DATED or WORTHLESS.
COMMON
STAND-UP COMEDY MYTHS
Here are just a few
examples of some common stand-up comedy myths circulated by
some of the more recognized stand-up comedy "experts"
out there today:
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The primary means of producing comedy material and making it funny is
by using "joke formulas." |
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Fact: "
Joke formulas" WON'T automatically make you funny on stage.
As a matter
of fact, the words used in any verbal communication
(including stand-up comedy) only account for about 7% of the
information you are trying to convey, no matter what system
or method you are using to produce and deliver stand-up comedy material.
How you say (and
express) anything you want to say to an audience is far more
important than mere words structured in some sort of
"joke formula" method.
Trying to use
"joke formulas" to get the high level of funny you want on
stage is like trying to dig a swimming pool with a spoon.
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Myth
#2 |
Jokes are developed one at a time on paper. The more jokes you write, the more "good" ones you will "find." |
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Fact:
This whole notion of working on single jokes, one at a time and
then attempting to "connect" them in some meaningful
way that will generate big laughs is a very old, worn out and
largely ineffective concept.
When I say old, I'm talking 30 to 50 years
old (even older if you go back to Vaudeville times when they
basically used the same methodology).
Jokes written on
paper may "read" funny but can -- and will -- flop on stage.
Why?
First of all, we
"write" differently than we actually talk.
Secondly, an audience is not going to "read"
your act -- they are going to experience it, the way you deliver
it to them.
Plus, joke writing is
hard and takes years to learn.
Trying to
"write" funny jokes from thin air,
"stringing" them together and expecting big laughs on
stage is much like trying to eat soup with a toothpick.
But you DON'T have to be
a great "joke writer" to develop and deliver super funny stand-up comedy
material for the stage.
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Myth
#3 |
If you tell a story, you are not doing stand-up. Stories are not
jokes and they don't work on the stand-up comedy stage. |
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Fact:
One of the most prolific stand-up comedy "experts"
continues to spread this sort of mythical nonsense year after
year.
Unfortunately, this "expert" has failed to
recognize that some of the most successful comedians, including
Bill Cosby, Jeff Foxworthy, Ellen DeGeneres, Tim
Allen, Eddie Izzard, Bill Engvall, Larry The Cable Guy (just to
mention a very few) all use a conversational stand-up comedy style
that involves "story telling".
"Stories"
allow you to stay on a single topic longer. Because the
audience already knows what your "story" or topic is
about, you automatically use less words as you continue to tell
your "story".
Less set-up words and
set-up lines equate to more frequent
punchlines and allows you to quickly gain the momentum you
need to "get on a roll".
Let me make it clear
as a bell that you ABSOLUTELY can tell stories as a stand-up
comedian, provided they are properly structured to get a minimum of
4-6 laughs per minute.
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Myth
#4 |
Who you are on stage is some sort of other character its not really you. |
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Fact:
You can be yourself on stage and command huge
laughs.
If you have a sense of humor that has made people laugh
consistently in everyday life -- for years -- you are already
your own best character.
You just need the tools and the
knowledge to capture your own unique sense of humor and
condense it for the
stand-up comedy stage.
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Myth
#5 |
Success in stand-up is largely dependent on having a unique or original look, hook, persona, character, presence, point of view, or anything thing else that will make you stand out from the rest of the comedians. |
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Fact:
If you are able to kill an audience on stage consistently, you
are already in the top 5% of all comedians anywhere --
without having to wear a Donald Duck suit to try to "stand
out" from the other comedians.
It is also
interesting to note that virtually every stand-up comedy
"guru" that is willing to tell you that you need to become a
"character" or get a "hook" can't
even begin to tell you HOW
to do it.
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Myth
#6 |
You can
"learn" to become funny or funnier than you
really are. |
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Fact:
Unless you are able to get brain transplant surgery, there is
not a single book, course or technique (including anything I
have to offer you) that can make you instantly "funny" or somehow "funnier" than you
really are.
This is primarily a
marketing ploy used by so-called stand-up comedy
"experts" to sell books and courses to people who want
to become stand-up comedians, but really don't have what it
takes to entertain an audience.
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It takes many years to become a funny comedian on stage. |
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Fact:
If you are writing one joke at a time and trying to find that
"special" character you think you need to be, then the
answer is -- yes, it can certainly take you years, possibly decades
before you ever experience the big laughs on stage.
At the beginning of
your comedy career, stage time is a rare commodity. You
need to know how to use every single performing
opportunity you get to improve your performance for every
show.
It
doesn't have to take years to get good on the comedy stage --
you can literally do it in months if you are armed with the
right information, the right tools and some real stand-up comedy
secrets that actually work.
There is not a
single book or course on the planet that can give you years of
actual
stage experience, which is critical to your success as a
comedian.
But there are many things you can
do to drastically shorten the time it takes
to get the results you want when you are on
stage.
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Let me lay it
right on the line...
Paying
good money for a stand-up comedy book, course or
workshop just to find out what set-up lines and
punchlines are, what double entendre's are, what
callbacks are, etc. DOESN'T EVEN
BEGIN
to give you
a clue as to how to really develop funny
stand-up comedy material for the stage. |
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Hi Steve,
Darren (a.k.a Ronald) Simpson here, I received the files on Friday in one piece. Have started reading and can't turn the pages fast enough.
Thanks very much for revealing all these "trade secrets".
Regards,
Darren Simpson |
JUST
CHECK
IT OUT FOR YOURSELF
But don't take my word
for it -- check
out what all the so-called comedy " gurus" have to say
first for yourself, before you try anything I have to offer.
See if you can make their "secrets" and techniques work for you.
I honestly wish you the
best of luck. I've got a Masters Degree and I couldn't
figure out how to make their methods work for me.
Not only that...
I spent literally hundreds
of dollars on every stand-up comedy book and workshop I
could get my hands on in the process.
But I can guarantee
you this...
By the time you do get
through everyone else's stuff and find out that what they have
to offer won't work
you, the special package I have for you right now will
surely be
long
gone...
As hard as I tried, I couldn't make
the conventional stand-up comedy "expert" information work
for me on stage, even though I could make a classroom full of
people laugh so hard it would disturb other classes.
This prompted me to develop a system
over a decade ago for producing, refining and delivering stand-up comedy material that is
now used by literally thousands of comedians around the
world today.
If you have been
involved in stand-up comedy anytime at all, you may have even heard
of it -- it's called the Killer Stand-up Comedy System.
But I also need to
let you know...
I never set out with a goal to
become a stand-up comedy "expert" or teacher, much less one who is known
all over the planet.
All
I was trying to do was to
get the biggest laughs on stage that I possibly could.
When I did kill the audience consistently, comedians started seeking me out for my
secrets, techniques and methods.
At
this point, you are probably wondering...
Who
in the heck is this Steve Roye character? For a little bit of
info about me, click here.
I'm in a weekly writing group with four other guys and we all use this system to create material.
It's been three weeks and I've already developed almost five minutes of 'A' material. And
the great thing is, is that I haven't performed any more than I usually do.
I'm writing smarter, not harder (boy, that sounds cheesy).
Thanks Steve,
Rich Praytor |
So let me introduce you
to...
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STAND-UP COMEDY FAST START GUIDE |
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I have taken the
essential concepts, methods and techniques that I originally developed in the Killer Stand-up Comedy
System and I have
put together a brand new information product called the Stand-up
Comedy Fast Start Guide that has these important
features:
1. The Stand-up
Comedy Fast Start Guide is designed for
individuals that need answers to their most important stand-up comedy
questions now without having to consume extensive amounts of
information like that provided in the Killer Stand-up Comedy
System. |
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2. While the basic
concepts are the same, the Stand-up
Comedy Fast Start Guide contains a fresh new approach to
developing and refining stand-up comedy material that is not
included in the original system.
Individuals who already
have the Killer Stand-up Comedy System can consider the
information provided in the Stand-up
Comedy Fast Start Guide as a stand alone, complimentary
supplement to the original system.
3. The information
contained in the Stand-up
Comedy Fast Start Guide is focused, concentrated and to the
point -- containing only the most essential tools, techniques,
strategies and secrets you can use and apply very quickly.
4. The
Stand-up Comedy Fast Start Guide and the bonus
information included with this guide are provided as immediate
downloads in Adobe PDF format (which works on any
computer, PC or MAC).
In other words...
You
can have immediate access to all the secrets, techniques, strategies and
methods provided in this downloadable guide and in all the included bonuses in just
minutes from now.
5.
The information provided in the Stand-Comedy Fast Start Guide,
as with any information I offer, is NOT a "magic pill"
-- there is some serious work involved in becoming a
successful and highly entertaining comedian on stage, no matter what system
or method you choose to develop your comedy talents.
6. I am providing The
Stand-up Comedy Fast Start Guide and the bonus guides
included in this downloadable package for a
very
limited time at a ridiculously low introductory
price that virtually anyone can afford.
| I was asked to MC at my work Christmas Party. I was presenting a list of joke awards. I had one night to prepare and I wrote a couple of lines about each of the recipients. Wow man what a buzz! People were laughing their heads off!
People were coming up and congratulating me and saying how good I was and what not. I knew that there were aspects of the performance that were not quite right and from reading your materials I can see where things were not tight because of long setups and stuff like that.
Thanks Steve!
Robert Kielty |
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HERE'S
WHAT YOU GET |
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Let me provide you just a few details
about the new downloadable Stand-up Comedy Fast Start
Guide.
This concise guide is specifically designed to give you all
the essential information you need now to develop,
hone and prepare comedy material for the stage with lightning
speed.
Don't expect hundreds of
pages of technical, hard to consume information in the Stand-up Comedy Fast Start
Guide.
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I really cut to the chase
in this guide with just over 60 easy-to-read pages that
you can use and apply in literally just minutes
after reading them.
As a matter of fact...
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The
Stand-up Comedy Fast Start Guide is
concise,
fast paced and pulls
no punches with only 3 primary
sections:
Section
1: Rapid Comedy Material Development
Most people are unaware
that when they make people laugh in everyday situations,
they are actually using stand-up comedy techniques to
do it and just don't realize it!
Think about it...
Most people like
yourself get
involved with stand-up because of the sense of humor they
already have. Why not use it to your
advantage?
This section shows you how to
easily capitalize on your own sense of humor and
your own unique point of view for developing comedy
material without having to try to fabricate funny
"jokes" out of thin air (which is hard to do).
In this section, I show you step-by-step
how to:
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Start, develop and hone high
impact comedy material for the stage without
using "conventional" joke writing techniques
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Flesh out any topic you want to
talk about on stage |
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Use your own individual sense
of humor to easily add punchlines to your
stand-up comedy
material -- at will! |
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Section
2: Stand-up Comedy Preparation Secrets
Most
comedians don't have a clue how to prepare for
success BEFORE they ever hit the stage.
Subsequently...
The
concentrated information in this easy to read and
understand section can actually put you light
years ahead of the competition!
In this
section, I show you step-by step how to:
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Prepare for big laughs and success on stage -- before you
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Hone your comedy material for maximum impact |
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Apply proven methods for memorizing your comedy
material in the easiest way possible |
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Section
3: Maximizing Your Stage Comfort
Your
success as a comedian is directly related
to your ability to conquer stage fright and
maximize the amount of stage comfort you possess
when you stand before an audience.
Combined
with the information provided in the first two
sections of this guide, you will be able to
quickly increase your stage comfort to maximum
levels.
In this
section, I show you how to:
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Reduce or remove the fear associated with performing (stage
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Eliminate "Visitor Syndrome" |
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Reduce performance anxiety by applying simple and easy
mental strategies that you can use immediately |
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And this really just
scratches the surface of the secrets, techniques and methods provided in
the
Stand-up Comedy Fast Start Guide.
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The core
methodologies, techniques and secrets provided in Stand-up Comedy Fast Start
Guide have already been proven globally as the
fastest and most effective available
for developing, honing and refining stand-up
comedy material for the stage.
But that's
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Bonus
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Many "experts" say that comedy
timing can't be taught.
Actually, there are 5
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do have complete control over.
Also, you may not be aware of
this, but you already have a natural sense of timing
that you use everyday when you communicate verbally.
It's
vitally important to use your natural sense of timing
when you are on stage for maximum laughter impact.
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Bonus
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While every single audience
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There are certain audiences
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By knowing how to
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much better able to make adjustments to your comedy
material that can give you better and bigger laughs when
you are on stage.
This compact, easy to read
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It's a fact of life in the
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Hecklers can potentially
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effectively.
So I put together a
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in the most effective ways possible.
The How To Deal With Hecklers
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How to use specific "heckler
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Getting the audience "on your
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Bonus#4:
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The
Performance Checklist is a must-have evaluation tool you
can easily use to find out...
What exactly went
right during your show and what didn't.
When you are in the process
of developing a high impact, big laugh stand-up comedy
act for the stage, it is vitally important to know exactly
which factors can dramatically impact your show that you
do have control over and which ones you don't.
The Performance Checklist
will allow you to:
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Assess environmental factors that
can affect the laughter response you get when
you perform |
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reduced the level of laughter during your show |
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that you have control over and that you can
improve upon for your very next show |
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Bonus
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Phone Consultation
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My usual phone consultation
fee is $80 for 30 minutes ($160 per hour).
But if you get the Stand-up Comedy Fast Start
Guide today...
I'll also throw in a 30
minute, one-on-one phone consultation for
only
$24.95 (valid for 90 days after you get the Stand-up Comedy Fast Start
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Authors of information made
available on the Internet rarely make themselves
available to their customers -- especially by phone.
But I fully realize that you
may still have questions even after you have consumed
all the valuable information made available in this very
special package.
I truly want to make sure
that all of your questions get answered and that you
are armed with the absolute best information
possible before you hit the stage.
You may even want to ask
questions that are beyond the scope of the content of
the Stand-up Comedy Fast Start
Guide. During this phone consultation, the time is
yours to ask any questions that you may have
about stand-up comedy.
I will call you -- at my
own expense-- no matter where you live in the world.
All I ask is that you give me
4-7 day advance notice for the one-on-one phone
consultation so that I can adjust my schedule
accordingly.
The information you need to
set-up this one-on-one phone consultation is provided in
this limited offer package that is available
for immediate download in just minutes.
IMPORTANT!
This
one-on-one deep discount phone consultation offer may be
withdrawn at ANY time. I have a fairly hectic
consultation and business schedule already and I simply don't know
how long I can sustain this offer.
Hi Steve,
If it hadn't been for your materials and talking with you on the phone for my consultation last week, I don't think I would have been on stage tonight.
It went better than I could have ever hoped. I had a great amount of laughter and a couple of applause breaks! I am on the drug now and you helped me get on it.
It's something to be thinking about doing something for so long and then getting on stage and have it great the first time. I'm sure not everyone has that experience. But I did - all because of your system.
I feel real fortunate to have come across your materials.
Thanks again,
Tom Eschelman |
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WHAT'S
A COMPREHENSIVE PACKAGE LIKE THIS WORTH TO YOU... REALLY? |
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Now I have a question for
you...
What's a package that
includes the Stand-up Comedy Fast Start Guide and all
the bonuses I mentioned that are available for immediate
download now really worth to you?
I can tell you that
information similar to that included in the Stand-up Comedy Fast Start Guide
has sold for over $90 -- without any of the
bonuses included with this special downloadable
package.
The bonuses alone included with
this special package are valued at
over
$140. I'm talking about real
price values for real how-to
guides like no others available in the stand-up
comedy industry today.
Don't confuse the bonuses I
have to offer with the "inflated value" bonuses
you see on many websites.
But before you answer the
question I initially asked, let me tell you this...
I know beyond a shadow of
a doubt that you won't find harder hitting, more
practical or more valuable essential information on
how to develop and deliver a high powered stand-up comedy
act anywhere on the planet.
As a matter of fact...
I 100% guarantee it. |
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The Stand-up Comedy Fast Start
Guide and all the associated bonuses come
with an unconditional, iron clad
money back guarantee. |
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If for any reason
you cannot apply the tools, strategies and
techniques that are provided in this
one-of-a-kind, special offer package, just contact us
within 60 days and we'll refund 100% of your purchase price.
Why? Because
if you can't make the information in the Stand-up
Comedy Fast Start work for you, then
the chances are very good that...
Stand-up comedy is
probably not the game that you need to be playing. If
that's the case, there's not a system or program
anywhere that can help you reach your
stand-up comedy goals. |
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That means that...
There's absolutely no
risk to you to get your hands on the most
hard hitting, compact, practical and easy to
apply stand-up comedy secrets and information available
on the planet today and get the laugh results you
deserve when you get to the stage.
But I do need to
let you know this, before you do anything...
My techniques,
methods and systems are developed specifically
for individuals who have a pretty good sense
of humor to begin with and know
inside that they can kill on the comedy
stage in a big way -- given the right tools
to work with.
In other words...
If
you're not funny already, before you ever
get to the stage, keep your money. I don't
want it.
If you are unsure
about your comedy ability, unsure about
your sense of humor or you are trying to
somehow "become magically
funny" for the stage when you don't
really have what it takes to make an audience
laugh hard, then go get a book from Amazon
or Barnes and Noble by some other stand-up
comedy "expert" that has all the
"answers" you are looking for.
Or...
You can get involved
with karaoke -- even if you can't sing. Watching
awful karaoke singers is hilarious.
Watching awful stand-up comedians is like trying
to choke down a fish head sandwich.
But...
If
you ARE funny and truly want a globally
proven, NO BS system that really works...
For a very limited
time, I'm offering the Stand-up Comedy Fast Start
Guide and all the associated
downloadable bonuses
above for the
incredibly low price of only
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As I mentioned
before, this special offer
package is available now for immediate
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If I don't anything
else, I do know this...
I've never had
as much fun in my life as I have making an
audience howl with laughter.
But I also know
that...
In the beginning of
my comedy career, it wasn't much fun at
all. I didn't really know what I
was doing or how I was supposed to do it.
It was only fun
when I knew what I was doing and could get the
results I wanted on stage.
I knew in
my heart and soul I was funny enough for the
stand-up comedy stage, but I had questions
that needed to be answered. I had issues I
needed to solve. Not in a week or a month
-- I needed solutions that were easy to
understand and that actually worked -- right
now.
Don't wait to get
your hands on this information -- I truly
want to help you now to the extent I can
to reach your stand-up comedy goals and
dreams!
See you on stage!
Steve Roye
PS - If you actually
enjoy fish head sandwiches, I humbly apologize for
my previous remark.
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