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title: "Do you rehearse where the laughs are supposed to go? | Tough Crowd"
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description: "I’ve realised I rehearse my words but not the gaps. Then if a line gets a bigger laugh than usual I either step on it or stand there looking surprised that the"
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# Do you rehearse where the laughs are supposed to go?

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TomNoCrowdwork (https://toughcrowd.co/banter/Stand-Up-Comedians/TomNoCrowdwork) 27 Aug

I’ve realised I rehearse my words but not the gaps. Then if a line gets a bigger laugh than usual I either step on it or stand there looking surprised that the joke worked. Has anyone found a useful way to practise leaving room for laughs without building fake pauses into every line?

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