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Question:A) Scripted scenes
B) Stand-up
C) Improvisational


Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: A) Scripted scenes
B) Stand-up
C) Improvisational

i choose D physical comedy.
which the most uncommon, but the greatest and most difficult to master
[i went through a long buster keaton phase]

improv

got to be quick on the spot.

imrpov....because it's not scripted, not rehearsed....on the spot improv isn't as easy as it looks.

Stand-up would seem the hardest due to the fact you have to work the crowd. The crowd could eat you alive if you are not funny & can't get it going.

A), because it requires direction from someone else to get it down properly, while the other two rely on your own instincts. The other two types are your own, while scripted scenes are someone else's.

scripted scenes and being true to yourself in front of the audience.

Stand up, because you are essentially wearing a big fat bulls eye. The crowd either loves you or hates you.

Stand-up. I have seen some horrendous heckling happen at clubs here in NYC, but I've never seen anyone heckle at an improv show or at a play.