How can you stop hating your material?

How can you stop hating your material?

If you’ve ever tried stand up, you know the feeling. You write something and when you go over it again, you hate it and doubt that it could make anyone laugh.

This was a real question from a reddit user.

Here is a link to the full question: https://www.reddit.com/r/Standup/comments/psat48/how_can_i_get_over_hating_my_material_after/

Here is Rob’s answer to the question:

Part of the magic of a joke is the surprise. Once you’ve done the joke, you know what’s coming, so when you re-read it, it’s not likely going to make you laugh. That doesn’t mean you should stop doing it!