Comedy Class | Don’t Use ‘I’ or ‘Me’?

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Got an email from someone and I thought it would be best addressed in my comedy-blog. Read on:

"I have a question which has been messing with me when writing my premise or setup. i find myself trying to produce material before wednesday which are the best nights in florida for open mics. my . . . → Read More: Comedy Class | Don’t Use ‘I’ or ‘Me’?

Comedian Lessons | Give The Joke A Chance!

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One of my classes just had their graduation showcase at the world-famous Comedy Store. A student-comedian was not happy with his set. Some of the jokes worked and others didn’t. He was wondering whether the material was funny or whether he was just getting pity laughs while running the material in class.

He . . . → Read More: Comedian Lessons | Give The Joke A Chance!

3 Key Mistakes in Writing Jokes

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I got an email from a person interested in doing stand up comedy and he saw my How To Write Comedy video online. In the video I take a headline right from Yahoo News and I write 15 jokes in about 30 minutes using what I call the listing technique.

The gentleman understood . . . → Read More: 3 Key Mistakes in Writing Jokes

How To Write Comedy | The Amazing $79 Weekend Workshop

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Comedian Lessons | Jokes About Death

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Comedian Lesson: When I tell my students that you can write comedy about anything, I mean that. There are ways–I believe–to talk about anything using humor… One of my students recently asked if you could write comedy material about family members dying. I said, “Yes!” In fact it’s healing and cathartic and it . . . → Read More: Comedian Lessons | Jokes About Death