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Chapter One

Creating Comedy

Y ou may be surprised to learn that comedy is an art. Comedy is a performance that is meant to be funny and to make people laugh. It comes in lots of different forms, from comedic plays to TV shows to stand-up comedian shows. Comedy has offended some people, and it’s not an art that everyone enjoys. But it has definitely brought a lot of smiles to people’s faces over time! THE ART OF COMEDY Comedians don’t normally just get up on stage and deliver a bunch of jokes they’re thinking up on the spot. They actually take a long time to think about their jokes, and they try them out on people to see if they get good reactions. A comedic performance is usually well thought out

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