You may be tempted to use old or recycled antics. Beware when you intend to do so. Some jokes are just overly used by standup comedians. Throwing them around would not make good impressions among your audience. Besides, you may not possibly equal the level of effective delivery conducted by other standup comedians who delivered the same joke. Acts can also be magnified by utilizing added entertainment in the form of background wacky music, outrageous props, and even traditional magic tricks. Although there is no definite place to house such majestic show of fun-filled events, stand-up comedy commonly takes place in colleges, theaters, bars, and well comedy clubs. The people that you will meet at open mic venues are those who consider you as their competitor. It is not that easy to get into this field, which is why many of the people that you will meet at these places have been doing this for a long time already, hoping that some big-wigs from the showbiz industry will tap them and offer them contracts. If you make your own materials, try to write about subjects that truly interest you and that you are comfortable talking about. Try to attain or revive your passion for standup comedy. If you have the right interest and passion, you would see yourself not just mouthing words. Practice makes perfect, as the clich goes. From then on the stand-up comedy circuit swiftly took the UK by storm. It was in 1983 when a drama teacher named Maria Kempinska put into action Jongleurs Comedy Clubs which is presently the largest stand-up comedy chain in all of Europe. People learn from the fact that laughter really is the best medicine thus putting stand-up comedy in a glimmering worldwide status. Instead of aiming to make people laugh, they just intend to keep people in company and mostly, to earn money. Yes, standup comedians need money above all. But seasoned and committed performers prioritize making people laugh over earning a decent and hefty living. Not all standup comedy performers would remain standing for that commitment.