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One of the most common problems that new comedians who are trying to figure out how to “write” stand-up comedy material have is that their set-ups to the punchlines in their stand-up comedy material are simply way too long. 1. Basic performance and audience laughter dynamics. 2. Factors that directly contribute to set-up lines that are too