How to Be the Star of Your Own Show

Oct 3 / Alfie Noakes

Most comedians spend a lot of time on what they say. Far fewer spend time on how they look saying it.

This session from Stepping Forward In Stand-Up Comedy introduces the concept of the Leading Role, and it starts somewhere that surprises a lot of people. With body language.

The way you occupy a stage, move through a room and engage an audience without saying a word is doing more work than most comedians realise.

This session covers stage positions, physicality, acting out, and the difference between being likeable and being genuinely compelling. Those are not the same thing, and the gap between them is where good comedians become great ones.

There is also a line in here about non-verbal communication that applies well beyond stand-up. Worth watching twice.

Watch the video below.


If the Cinematic System approach resonates, How Film-Making Techniques Make You a Funnier Comedian goes deeper into why thinking like a director changes everything about your performance. 

And if you are working on the practical habits that sit underneath all of this, The Three Habits That Make You a Better Stand-Up Comedian is a straightforward read with immediate application.

As a pure curiosity, you might like to see how Niko Omilana pranked me. In my own club.

Stepping Forward In Stand-Up Comedy is the online masterclass for experienced open mic comedians ready to perform at a higher level.

It introduces the Cinematic System of Stand-Up, applying the disciplines of film-making to the craft of stand-up comedy. After all, every act is their own Producer, Director, Writer and Lead Actor.

Nearly 1,000 reviews at 4.9 average, a thirty-day money-back guarantee, and you can study at any time, place or pace.

Find out more about Stepping Forward In Stand-Up Comedy here.
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