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WTF is r/standupshots?

It's twitter with more pictures. It's gonewild with more jokes. It's AdviceAnimals with more people. It's standup for people with no attention span.

How to make a standup shot:

  • Find a bit you like.
  • Find a picture of the comic who said it, like this.
  • Type up the bit and put it on the picture, like this.
  • Upload the picture to imgur.com. Copy the address in the field that says "Link (email & IM)."
  • Put the link on /r/standupshots by clicking the Submit a Link button below. Put the imgur link in the URL field.
  • ???
  • Profit.

Make sure your submission credits the comic, either in the photo or the title. Shots that don't will be subject to removal. To be really cool, consider including their twitter or website information.

Comics, feel free to submit your own stuff. We don't care if you're famous as long as you're funny.

Don't put the punchline in the title. Be excellent to each other. Please turn off all cell phones and pagers. There is a two item minimum purchase per person in the showroom.

Comics:

To display your city next to your name, check the box that says "show my flair on this reddit" and click "edit" to type it in. And remember you can use the comments on your post to link to your videos and let people know where you'll be performing next!

This subreddit is reserved for standup shots only. But for general industry discussion and posting your videos, make sure to check out /r/standup.

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Hate memes? Looking for "real" comedy?

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[–]ern19 29 points30 points ago

You have offically found your target audience.

[–]merpsach 10 points11 points ago

link to one hour stand up special http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MPQ_qgiEa40

[–]FridayNightHoops 1 point2 points ago

Not funny funny, but funny enough for an hour of my life. Best joke around 31:15.

[–]highogbabblebushCleveland, OH[S] 3 points4 points ago

thanks for watching it. I love that joke.

[–]FridayNightHoops 2 points3 points ago

Are you Bill? If yes, have an advise: work on your tempo, your flow. Taking breaks for sipping something is alright, but it often looks like you struggle to remember what you're gonna say next and wait 2-3sec before going on. This may work if your performance is one big story and has a clear fil rouge, but when you are telling a lot of different small stories/anecdotes, taking a breathing break between them kills the flow. The consequence is that the spectator stops thinking about what you just said and starts thinking about what you're gonna say next and you don't want that. If you need those non-sipping breaks to remember your text or for whatever reason, you have to end before them with a higher tempo and a bigger punchline. Coming slowly to a break every 3min is frustrating otherwise. But hey, all-in-all I enjoyed it, keep up the good work wigger.

PS: if you're not Bill, whatever.

[–]minimang123 4 points5 points ago

Amusing for the right audience :P

[–]ikeif 3 points4 points ago

I just lol'd at a bar. I wish I could project this.

[–]ozyman 2 points3 points ago

Maybe something like this: www.brookstone.com/hdmi-pocket-projector ;)

[–]BoonTobias 1 point2 points ago