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stand up

[stand-uhp] / ˈstændˌʌp /






















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The Compton born stand-up comedian and actor has been living with sickle cell disease since he was a child.

From Los Angeles Times

Franks says she sometimes felt like jokes were being made about her so she started doing stand-up comedy, "in a kind of rebellion to that".

From BBC

A typical vaudeville show involved a series of 10-minute acts like stand-up comedy, dancing, singing and juggling.

From The Wall Street Journal

So I don’t think there’s anything special about stand-up specials anymore.

From Los Angeles Times

During the day, he worked as a substitute teacher, and I worked at being a stand-up comedian in L.A., which, if you look closely enough, is not work at all.

From Los Angeles Times