CHAIN's 23 COMEDY COMMANDMENTS

1. Have Energy

2. Have Volume

3. Have a Character

4. Play It Straight

5. Have Attitude, Mood, Condition

6. Listen!

7. Wait for the Laughs

8. Stay Involved

9. KISS - Keep It Simple

10. Never Make Your Audience Think

11. Do Not Deny or Contradict (without reason)

12. Do Not Go for One-Liners

13. Do Not Grow Roots

14. Do Not Upstage or Scene Steal

15. Do Not Run Off at the Mouth

16. Find Your Format

17. Do Not Comment On Yourself

18. Back Up What You Say

19. Do Not Plan Ahead

20. Do Not Bail Out

21. Answer the Damn Question

22. Avoid Using Props

23. Do Not Try Too Hard