By jokedoctor
 Tonight at 8pm in the Belly Room Stand Up Comedy Clinic’s Advanced class will be performing thier 5-7 minute sets. They’ve worked the past 8 weeks writing and honing, adding new material, testing and re-writing so they are ready for tonight. Come down and see the quality material these guys and gals put together.
It’s a great lineup with personalities that test the age-range threshold of comedy. We have 12-year-old, Justin Tinucci and our sassy senior Esther Hersh. I don’t know exactly how old she is, but she was there for the moon landing…and by that, I mean when it landed in the Earth’s orbit!
The show is always quality. The comments we receive back from industry support that statement too. So come by and check it out. We also have a couple of other special guests dropping in. In our last showcase, Sarah Silverman dropped by to do a set and Vargus Mason is usually there to light up the stage with his always funny and entertaining comedy.
Here are some comments we received from various personalities:
“These things are usually an embarassment, but this was really entertaining…”
“These are students? I can barely tell the difference between them and the regulars…!” (name withheld…former Manager of the Comedy Store)
“I can’t believe I’m dying in Santa Monica…!” – George Carlin
So come down and check it out. If you’ve been interested in attending one of our classes or workshops, this is an excellent opportunity to see how it all culminates into an legitimate comedy act and you’ll understand why my students get work.
Here’s the lowdown:
WHERE: COMEDY STORE (BELLY ROOM) - 8433 SUNSET BLVD. HOLLYWOOD, CA
WHEN: TONIGHT 8PM , WEDNESDAY, MARCH 30TH, 2011
PRICE: $10 AT THE DOOR (with a 2-drink min.)
By jokedoctor
 I am proud to announce that JC Morgan, who started comedy 18 months ago at the Stand Up Comedy Clinic has just won The Funniest Comic in L.A. (Under 2 years category)!
It’s proof that the techniques taught by Jerry Corley in the clinic, work. JC is one of those students who studies hard, writes hard and works hard. His hard work and dedication to writing and getting up on stage as often as possible, paid off! He still attends classes when he can and still writes like nobody’s business. He tore it up at Jon Lovitz’s club in Universal City, CA.
In Our classes and seminars we teach structure. That’s the key to laughter. Learning how to map our your routines so that you can utilize the techniques and formulas that trigger human laughter. Once you learn the techniques you can consistently write material that you know will get laughs. These are the same techniques that are used by all the greats.
The Stand Up Comedy Clinic will be hosting a Weekend Comedy Seminar in Las Vegas on April 9th & 10. It’s a 16 hour seminar packed with information; the same information that helped JC Morgan earn the title: FUNNIEST COMIC IN L.A.
By jokedoctor
 You may have heard me mention before the importance of watching or listening to the greats to develop a thorough understanding of structure, form and style. It’s not only important for those reasons but also for the understanding that by exposing yourself—not in that way—to the varied styles, you will begin to subconsciously—or consciously—adopt some of them. You’ll start with a touch of Louis C.K., sprinkle in a little Lewis Black, maybe add some Chris Rock, and top it all off with some Jon Stewart. Whatever combination you choose, you’ll begin to fashion a brand new style—of your own.
There’s nothing wrong with borrowing from the greats—as long as it’s not borrowing their material! George Carlin once said during a comedy show acceptance speech, that he thanked many of the greats from radio, film and television comedy. He was grateful to all of them because he learned from them and adopted some of their techniques to form his own individual brand of humor.
You might look at this, as you would, a recipe. Whether it’s you or me working from the same recipe, we’re going to add our own unique finishing touches to give it a flavor that is more representative of our individual taste, because our own personality is put into the recipe.
By being aware of different styles, you’ll learn all the ingredients you can use in your own unique comedic recipe.
By jokedoctor
Jason London at the Comedy Store
It’s always a pleasure to share in the success my students. That’s what I’m going to blog about today. One of my students, Jason London, went out to Toledo, Ohio to visit his girlfriend’s family. If that wasn’t courageous enough, he called the Funny Bone in Toledo to ask for a guest spot. And in taking my suggestion, he told the manager of the Funny Bone that he plays regularly at the Comedy Store. They loved the idea of having a comedian who plays at the world famous Comedy Store, so they gave him an audition booking. He went out there and did his thing putting on a show that was so good, the booker booked him at the club for a week!
That’s a very impressive start for someone who’s only been doing stand up for 24 weeks. He’s already getting paid bookings in an A-Club in the midwest. this is big news for any comic. How did it happen? Well, first of all Jason works hard at writing his material. Despite having a job that keeps him busy, sometimes for 12 hour days, he musters up the energy to write his material. Then he comes to class religiously at the Stand Up Comedy Clinic and gets notes on his routines and incorporates them. He makes sure his material has structure because it’s the structure that get the laughs.
And without belaboring the point, let me just say Congratulations to Jason London for booking his first week-long gig at an A-Club! Let’s keep this up and get more bookings!
By jokedoctor
Rob Rose Comedian
My first student, and now writing partner, Rob Rose, called me the other day as he was preparing to do a showcase in the main room at the world-famous Comedy Store. We were tipped off that some heavy hitters from the industry were going to be there to watch the talent, so we were both eager that he do well. He started telling me all the new material that he wrote for the showcase. I stopped him. “You’re doing new material?” He said, “Yeah, I want them to know I can write.”
There’s always a temptation to write new material for an important showcase because you want to impress. But the problem with that is you don’t truly own it and it will affect your performance. Jay Leno once told me, “Never do new material for a showcase for an agent.” And he’s right. Always do stuff you are so familiar with that you could do it in your sleep. That way an agent sees it as effortless and that is what will make you stand out from everyone else that stands on stage. You’ll be free enough to play with the audience and that will reflect in your performance.
Doing new material may make you feel fresh but it won’t let you stay out of your head. Once you have to remember to do the material then that puts you into your head to look for the joke rather than in the moment with the audience where you belong. Save the new material for a midweek club workout rather than an important showcase in front of industry decision makers.
He took the suggestion and was spontaneous and playful on stage. As a result of doing the “tried and true” material, he was able to be free and his act reflected that. The agents took notice too and after the show they indicated that he was one of the favorites. We’ll see what happens. Whether he gets signed or not as a result of that peformance, he stood out and they made note of it. When they see him again, they will really take notice.
Jerry Corley (Joke Doctor) is the founder of the Stand Up Comedy Clinic visit the website at http://www.standupcomedyclinic.com where you can sign up for a class or private coaching.
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NEWS AND UPDATES Comedy Clinic student J.C. Morgan to do a set for Showtime!
 Comedian and Stand Up Comedy Clinic student JC Morgan, also winner of the “Funniest Comic in L.A.” contest, was recently asked to appear on Showtime for a special they are shooting on ‘pot’ comedy. JC is a very talented writer and comedian and is a perfect example of a student who works hard and applies the techniques taught in Jerry Corley’s classes. He gets noticed, wins comptetitions and now is doing his first special for T.V.! This is all in less than two years.
So What are you waiting for? Get yourself going in comedy and sign up for a class today!
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