Not Everyone Peaks in Their Twenties

All in the Family

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About six years ago, I was at the famous Friars Club in Beverly Hills. It was showcase night. One of the main bookers from the Montreal Comedy Festival was in L.A. to scout comics for “Just For Laughs,” the biggest comedy festival in America.

All the comics were buzzing about it.

“’The Guy’ from . . . → Read More: Not Everyone Peaks in Their Twenties

Writing Funny about Proposition 8

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So you wake up early today. Maybe you go for a run, maybe you walk the dog, maybe, like me, you’re up early because you have a toddler in the house who wakes you up, because they don’t know that you’ve been up the night before trying to write.

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George Carlin May Be Dead; But Wordplay is Alive!

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Wordplay in comedy is ‘hack!"

If you believed some comedians in this industry, you might think that statement is true.

If someone said that to me today, I would tell them that one of the most memorable comedy bits in all of comedy is George Carlin’s "Seven Words You Can’t Say On T.V."

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Comedy Class | Need A Laugh? Tell The Truth!

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Hmmm? What’s that you say? Tell the truth? Why do I need to waste my time telling the truth when I’m busy trying to be funny?

One of the best things about comedy is that almost anything goes, especially the truth.

My comedy students ask me: “what do I do when they’re . . . → Read More: Comedy Class | Need A Laugh? Tell The Truth!

Comedian Lesson: Paralyzed By Analysis

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Trying to make a decision on whether or not to try stand up comedy or whether or not to get into stand-up? It’s not an easy decision. As humans our ability to think about the modeled world is extremely effective our abilities to problem solve and develop an innovative approach to solve a . . . → Read More: Comedian Lesson: Paralyzed By Analysis