Standup - what is it? Definition

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Surely you asked yourself: "Standup - what is it?" The phrase Standup Comedy in literal translation means "humor of the standing". Yes, yes, it turns out that this is just the style of "I'll stand on the stage and amuse the people." But in our time, this art has reached such heights that it is not possible to call the well-known Petrosyan, Zadornov, Khazanov and many others from their brethren stand-up comedians. But this is so, in fact, they are the pioneers of this humorous genre in our homeland. Thus, this is a conversational genre, the essence of which is to entertain the public with their stories on any possible topic.

Standup: what is it and what is it eaten with

Standup is a style of a comedy show where a comedian with pre-prepared text speaks to real viewers. The format of such a performance is evaluated solely by the audience's reaction to the comedian. The theme of the issue is also determinedsolely by what the audience reacts well to and what is bad.

For a full-fledged performance in this genre, you need to get a comedian, an audience, a room, a microphone and a bar stool (and a microphone and a bar stool are already a luxury, an additional option to the minimum set). The remarkable thing about stand-up has always been and is that the variation of topics that you can joke and talk about is not limited by anything except the desires of the public, the main thing is to entertain it and make it laugh. It is from this experience of interacting with the audience that the ability to understand the desires of the crowd appears. The founders of the foreign film and TV industry started in the stand-up genre. What is it, we figured it out.

So how should the word be spelled?

Despite all the disagreements, you should write "stand-up", not "stand-up" or "stand-up". Remember this moment.

History of stand-up as a genre

The birthplace of stand-up, as well as many good things in this world, is rightfully the UK. This genre originates in the 18th-19th centuries, when performers played in music halls. Around the 70s of the last century, the tradition of musical accompaniment became obsolete, giving way to a solo performance by an actor-comedian.

Television and radio became the perpetual motion of stand-up as a genre. Thanks to the widespread awareness of the viewer, comedians could no longer travel around the country for years with the same worked out, albeit good, performance. They had to write new jokes all the time, looking for new themes and problems. Best of all, this turn of events was handled in the USA, where the genreStep-up comedy quickly became popular, and the number of comedy clubs grew almost exponentially. Almost everyone who could speak was engaged in stand-up, and it became the main direction in the humor of the last century.

Comedians around the world to this day perform in the manner that was established in the US in the 70s. Many Hollywood stars started their careers on the stage of stand-up clubs. For example, Eddie Murphy and Robin Williams started the so-called new generation of comedians.

Stand-up is so popular today that such a meaning of a foreign word is known to everyone in Russia. This genre appeared in our country quite recently, so the monopoly in the stand-up industry for many years has been confidently held by the TNT channel. Initially conceived as a humorous channel, he keeps the bar, releasing more and more shows. The beginning of everything was, of course, the Comedy Club, which gained its popularity and made the famous comedian Pavel Volya out of an ordinary teacher, and out of a graduate of the State University of Management with a diploma in personnel management, humor meter Garik Kharlamov. Do not forget about others, for example, about the now most desired groom Timur Batrutdinov. TNT gave way to life for almost all comedians popular on television, and they came out not only from the Comedy Club, but also from its many subsidiaries: ComedyWoman, Laughter Without Rules, Killer League and Comedy Battle. To date, the channel has decided to launch a projectunder the simple but telling name StandUp ("Standup"). What it is, you can understand only by looking.

Features of performance in style

This style has several features, without which it cannot exist as a genre.

At the heart of the stand-up format is one very important rule: there must be one speaker. There have been no successful performances outside the solo genre in the history of stand-up, despite the fact that it has been developing over several centuries. A comedian can do and use anything in his speech. There are no restrictions. Many stand-up artists use whiteboards with a marker to draw or write something that can make them laugh, and there are often cases of simple antics (among non-professionals, of course). In general, everything is used that can at least somehow make the audience laugh.

The tradition of holding such performances in small bars or chamber auditoriums appeared for a reason. It originates in the fact that most stand-up comedians are beginners, and it is difficult for more experienced comedians to interact immediately with a large audience. Only a few famous stand-up comedians around the world can fill entire concert halls.

Modern stand-up is a new genre in which profanity is in no way prohibited or forbidden.

There are many ways to tell a joke. This is humor based both on the actor's performance and on visual and sound effects. A musical or even text stand-up is possible. The last one listed is currently leading and main.

How to hold a stand-up performance? Development schemes

1. Open microphone. This scheme assumes the performance of all pre-registered applicants. The facilitator calls the participants in turn, and their time is usually limited to 3-5 minutes. If the audience does not respond to the comedian, the music is turned on (or the lights are turned off), and the speakers take turns. This form of organization is great for beginners in stand-up who want to try themselves in this business.



2. Set-list. In this case, everything happens much more interesting: the host or the audience chooses a topic on which the stand-up comedian should improvise and make it funny.
3. Solo concert. There is no need to explain here. The best jokes. Famous comedian. Plenty of time.

Questions everyone is interested in

• Standup and the thought it brings. Usually a stand-up show doesn't have to be thoughtful, but if you're talking about something you really care about, you can't do without it.
• Standup and individuality. It's a genre that has a lot of competition, so if a comedian stands out, that's a plus. Personalities - yes.