Tips for new stand-ups, part one

You've decided to try your hand at stand-up comedy. Absolutely fantastic - good for you! Perhaps you've got your first gig booked. Perhaps you've done your first gig, and are looking for your second.

Maybe you've got a bit more experience than that. Great. You can still improve: becoming the best comedian you can be means a constant process of evolution and development.

Here are some useful tips to bear in mind as you embark on your stand-up career.

Keep it fluid

This can be difficult to accept, but it's usually best not to learn your set word for word,...