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I’ve spent a lot of time working with stand-ups, usually at the point where the jokes are there but the set isn’t quite behaving yet. The work is mostly about clarity: what the joke is, what the set is doing, and how to make it land consistently in front of an audience.
 
This isn’t about “finding your voice” in some abstract way. It’s about making the material you already have work as well as it can.
What this looks like
  • One-on-one sessions (virtual or in-person)
  • Working through material, structure, and set flow
  • Notes on existing sets or specific bits
  • Short-term tune-ups or ongoing development
Who this is for
  • Comics with a few minutes that kind of works, but not reliably
  • People prepping for a show, submission, or recording
  • Performers coming from improv or sketch who want to build a stand-up set

​​Also periodically available for 
sketch and improv teams,
and solo performance development

Want to talk about working together?

If this sounds useful, reach out. We'll figure out if it's a fit.

This portfolio focuses on projects I feel I contributed significantly to as an artist or created whole cloth. Much of my experience includes developing and platforming others' work as a producer, teacher, and coach. For more about that, please visit kevinlaibson.com.
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this is my favorite joke:

A dog walks in to a telegrapher's office and says "I'd like to send a telegram to my sister, please."

 

The telegrapher, surprised by the situation, says "Well, um, okay - what would you like it to say?"
 

"Woof, woof woof, woof woof woof woof, woof, woof."
 

The telegrapher puts down his pencil and lowers his glasses a little, "You know, that's just nine 'woof's. I could throw in a tenth and it would be the same price."
 

The dog cocks his head to the side and says, "But...then it wouldn't make any sense."

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