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title: "Do you test one change at a time, or rewrite the whole bit | Tough Crowd"
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description: "I’m trying to get less chaotic with new material. If a bit half-works, my instinct is to rewrite the setup, swap the punchline and add two tags before the next"
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# Do you test one change at a time, or rewrite the whole bit between gigs?

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

I’m trying to get less chaotic with new material. If a bit half-works, my instinct is to rewrite the setup, swap the punchline and add two tags before the next gig — then if it improves I’ve no idea which change helped. Is it actually useful to change one thing at a time for a few runs, or is that far too scientific for something as room-dependent as stand-up?

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