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Stand Up Comedy

In stand-up comedy the comedian usually recites a fast-paced succession of humorous stories, short jokes called "bits", and one-liners, which constitute what is typically called a monologue, routine or act. Some stand-up comedians use props, music or magic tricks to enhance their acts. Stand-up comedy is often performed in comedy clubs, bars, neo-burlesques, colleges and theaters, but there are no real restrictions on where the craft can be performed. Stand-up comedy is also performed by professional comedians outside of traditional entertainment venues, such as in country clubs, at corporate events and conferences, as charity fundraising events, even in temples and churches.

Many smaller venues hold "open mic" events, where anyone can take the stage and perform for the audience, offering a way for amateur performers to hone their craft and possibly break into professionalism.

Stand-up is an art form that is openly devoted to getting immediate laughs from an audience above all else, unlike theatrical comedy which creates comedy within the structure of a play with amusing characters and situations. In stand-up comedy, feedback of the audience is instant and crucial for the comedian's act. Audiences expect a stand-up comic to provide a steady stream of laughs, and a performer is always under great pressure to deliver. This pressure can be thrilling, but also threatening. Comedic actor Will Ferrell, has called stand-up comedy "hard, lonely, and vicious".^[1]

If the performer cannot coax laughs out of the audience, the bored crowd may harass the comedian, a practice known as heckling. One hallmark of a master stand-up comedian is the ability not only to face down and silence a heckler, but to win over and entertain the rest of the crowd with a witty retort. An adept stand-up comedian will nimbly play off the mood and tastes of any particular audience, and adjust his or her routine accordingly. Heckling is viewed differently in different cultures. For example in Britain, heckling is considered to be a normal part of the stand-up experience, and is in fact actively encouraged by comedians such as Jimmy Carr.

The skills attributed to stand-up are diverse, as the stand-up comic often acts as writer, editor, performer, promoter, producer and technician for the act. Many stand-up comedians work for years to develop 45 minutes of material, and usually perform their bits repeatedly, slowly perfecting them over time.

Despite the name, stand-up comedians do not always stand up. Some will sit on a stool; Martin Mull has sometimes used an easy chair. The term "sit-down comic" is usually pejorative in nature.

While a stand-up comedy show may involve only one comedian, most shows feature a "headline" format, or a "showcase" format. A headline format typically features an opening act known as a host ormaster of ceremonies (MC) who usually warms up the crowd, makes announcements, and introduces the other performers. This is followed by one or two "middle" acts (sometimes called "featured" acts), who perform shorter 15-20 minute sets, followed by a headliner who performs for over 45 minutes (a period mandated by most headline clubs).

The "showcase" format consists of several acts who perform for roughly equal lengths of time, typical in smaller clubs such as the Comedy Cellar, or Jongleurs, or at large events where the billing of several names allows for a larger venue than the individual comedians could draw. A showcase format may still feature an MC.

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United Kingdom history

The United Kingdom has a long heritage of stand-up comedy, which began in the music halls of the 18th and 19th centuries. Notable performers who rose through the twentieth century music hall circuit were Morecambe and Wise, Arthur Askey, Ken Dodd and Max Miller, who was considered to be the quintessential music-hall comedian. The heavy censorship regime of the Lord Chamberlain's Office required all comedians to submit their acts for censorship. The act would be returned with unacceptable sections underlined in blue pencil (possibly giving rise to the term "blue" for a comedian whose act is considered bawdy or smutty). The comedian was then obliged not to deviate from the act in its edited form.^[2]

At the end of World War II, many members of the Armed Forces had developed a taste for comedy (stand-up or otherwise) in wartime concert parties and moved into professional entertainment. Eric Sykes, Peter Sellers and the other Goons, and Tommy Cooper all began their careers this way. The rise of the postwar comedians coincided with the rise of television and radio, and the traditional music hall circuit suffered greatly as a result. Whereas a music hall performer could work for years using just one act, television exposure created a constant demand for new material, although this may have also been responsible for the cessation of theatrical censorship in 1968.

By the 1970s, music hall entertainment was virtually dead. Alternative circuits had evolved, such as Working Men's Clubs.^[2] Some of the more successful comedians on the Working Men's Club circuit - including Bernard Manning, Bobby Thompson, Frank Carson and Stan Boardman - eventually made their way to television via such shows as The Wheeltappers and Shunters Social Club. The "alternative" comedy scene also began to evolve. Some of the earliest successes came from folk clubs, where performers such as Billy Connolly, Mike Harding and Jasper Carrott started as relatively straight musical acts whose between-song banter developed into complete comedy routines. The 1960s had also seen the satire boom, including the creation of the club, The Establishment, which, amongst other things, gave British audiences their first taste of extreme American stand-up comedy from Lenny Bruce.^[3] Victoria Wood launched her stand-up career in the early 1980s, which saw observational conversation mixed with comedy songs. Wood was to become one of the country's most successful comedians, in 2001 selling out the Royal Albert Hall for 15 nights in a row.

In 1979, the first American-style stand-up comedy club, the Comedy Store, London was opened in London by Peter Rosengard, where many alternative comedy stars of the 1980s, such as Dawn French and Jennifer Saunders, Alexei Sayle, Craig Ferguson, Rik Mayall and Adrian Edmondson began their careers.^[4] The stand-up comedy circuit rapidly expanded from London across the UK. The present British stand-up comedy circuit arose from the 'alternative' comedy revolution of the 1980s, with political and observational humour being the prominent styles to flourish. In 1983 young drama teacher Maria Kempinska created Jongleurs Comedy Clubs, now the largest Stand Up Comedy chain in Europe.

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My Phone

there was my old handphone,it was broke bcause i sloppy :(

but i got some negatif impact. I always forget to study,pray,my score down..i always bbm,tweeting,ym,etc
But i got a new phone,tadaaaaaaaa

because this phone,my score slowly can be rise..
with this phone i can listening to music,telephone,message,etc.
expensive phone isn't always better,cause i think cheap is better

Cynthia :)

Cynthia,she's my friend from England,but she's indonesian.. there she is








Cynthia Puspita Dewi.How beautiful she is,she's my classmates on 7grade,and she move to england to follow her mother.Because her mother got scholarship to continued her mother school on UK.Now she school on Tile Hill Wood (girl's school)She's born in Bandung on 13 Oct 1997. Really miss her so much,hope she will back to Indonesia

My daily activities

nothing i work to do.. so i take some photos from my bestfriend camera lol.

not so good,but i like it ;)

My 'CRUSH'

Ever u think im a freak people who want got some bully-ing every day?but just let it go,i have my family,bestfriend,friend.. Talk about boyf.I dont have it actually,but i have a crush,his name is *censorship*. I called him 'Kodok',or in english is mean 'Frog'.He's so handsome,and smart but thats not a reason why i like him,if u ask me what can make me feel different to him,i will answer 'i dont know'.Oh God please help me,why he like someone else?not me? if there some clue 'how to get him' i'll follow it.My bestfriend always said 'God keep you from him, because God didn't want to make you disappointed'. I know,i've to move on from him,he's alrady hurt me 'little bit'.especially now i'am already going national exams.No crush anymore..


Just admit it! I've waiting for something that i know wont happen.He love another girl,and the girl isn't me (so sad) i hope he read this part.Did you know?my appearance isn't like model actually,like adele song 'never mind i'll find someone like you,i wish nthng but the best for u too'.Sorry if my words is too messy,i've learn it.I hope i can speak english fluently..

whitney huston meninggal

 Ratu pop dunia asal A merika Serikat Whitney Houston meninggal dunia, Sabtu (11/2/2012). Penyanyi bersuara emas itu meninggal di usianya yang ke-48 tahun setelah kehidupan pribadinya sempat ramai diberitakan akibat keretakan rumah tangganya bersama vokalis Bobby Brown, hingga ketergantungannya terhadap obat-obatan terlarang.

Publisis Kristen Foster mengatakan bahwa pada Sabtu (11/2/2012) waktu AS, Houston telah tutup usia. Belakangan, diketahui, Houston ditemukan tewas di sebuah kamar hotel di Beverly Hills.

Dalam pencapaian kariernya, Houston termasuk salah satu wanita emas dalam industri musik di era 1980 hingga akhir 1990. Houston menjadi salah satu artis paling laris di zamannya. Melalui kemampuan olah vokal yang luar biasa ditambah warna vokal yang khas seorang wanita berkulit hitam, Houston mampu menyihir penonton dan penyuka musiknya. Tak pelak, Houston pun berhasil menjadi salah satu inspirasi para penyanyi generasi muda di bawahnya, seperti Christina Aguilera hingga Mariah Carey.

Tetapi sayang, di ujung kariernya kehidupan Houston justru dirusak oleh obat-obatan terlarang. Ia tak mampu mengendalikan ketergantungannya. Tak heran jika kemudian penjualan albumnya lantas jeblok dan terpaksa dihentikan. Citra Houston semakin terpuruk setelah bersahabat dengan kokain, ganja, dan obat-obatan terlarang yang merusak warna vokal merdunya menjadi kering, serak dan tak dapat lagi menyentuh nada dengan notasi tinggi akibat kondisi tubuhnya tak lagi prima.

"Setan terbesar itu (ada di diri) saya. Saya tak lagi bisa membedakan (narkotika) sebagai sahabat baik saya atau pun musuh terbesar saya," kata Houston yang didampingi suaminya, Brown kepada Diane Sawyer dari ABC dalam wawancara eksklusif pada 2002.

Sebagai superstar dunia yang berhasil menjual albumnya sebanyak 55 juta copy dalam sejarah AS, hal tersebut merupakan peristiwa yang tragis. Houston seakan terlahir untuk menjadi artis besar. Ia adalah seorang putri dari penyanyi rohani Cissy Houston, sekaligus keponakan dari diva era 1960-an Dionne Warwick, dan cicit dari Aretha Franklin.

Houston mengawali kariernya sebagai penyanyi gereja ketika masih kanak-kanak. Saat beranjak remaja, Houston ikut menjadi penyanyi latar Chaka Khan, Jermaine Jackson, hingga Clive Davis.

"Pertama kali saya melihatnya bernyanyi adalah pada saat konser ibunya di sebuah klub. Kemampuan bernyanyi Houston sungguh mengejutkanku," kata Davis kepada "Good Morning America".