Make your stand-up comedy dreams come true! There is no better time than right now to pursue your stand-up comedy dreams! How to Start-in Stand-up Comedy is the first and only how-to guide about stand-up comedy in Canada. This easy workbook gives inside information on writing your first jokes, getting stage time, and getting ahead fast in Canadian comedy. It also gives vital information about the hugely important Toronto scene, where comics throughout Canada come for their big break. Whether you have no idea how to break into comedy or want to prepare yourself for the leap to the exciting Toronto comedy scene, this book can help make your dreams come true. How to Start in Stand-Up Comedy has been featured on NBC news, Sirius Satellite Radio, Smithee TV, and a range of other print and online media. Buy it today! Gold medal winner for humour and silver medalist for best design non-fiction for the 2013 Next Generation Indie Book Awards, an internationally prestigious awards program known as "the Sundance of the book publishing industry. Finalist for the Foreword Reviews 2014 Book of the Year awards! Chris MacLean performs stand-up comedy in the United States, Britain and Canada and is from Toronto. Chris has appeared in film, television, radio, print and online media and is the subject of a documentary. Chris achieved success in stand-up comedy faster than most, has helped many others on their comedy journey, and has found that getting into comedy has opened up a wider world of exciting opportunities.