Comedy Lessons | A Word About Hecklers

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Comedy Lessons is a series in my comedy blog that deals with individual solutions to problems that arise in the pursuit of a career in stand up comedy or comedy writing. These comedy lessons are a direct response to situations that have happened to myself while performing live or to my colleagues or students . . . → Read More: Comedy Lessons | A Word About Hecklers

How To Be A Famous Comedian (part 2)

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Before I continue down this path of posting under this heading, here is the disclaimer (it won’t be like the disclaimer you’ve seen on drug commercials, you know, “heart palpitations, irritability, fatigue, chronic dizziness, anal leakage or sudden death…quite frankly if I’m going to suffer from anal leakage, just kill me now!). The disclaimer . . . → Read More: How To Be A Famous Comedian (part 2)

Treating Comedy Like Your Own Business

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The business of Comedy can be brutal. Here’s a couple of simple tips to get you going on the right track.

Have you ever set up a lemonade stand as a kid? You thought it would be great putting your portable table out with a pitcher filled with lemonade and some paper cups and . . . → Read More: Treating Comedy Like Your Own Business

What is Funny?

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What is funny?

You really want to know what’s funny? How ‘bout some dumb-ass blogger trying to write an article entitled “What is Funny?!”

Funny is such a subjective term. How is anyone going to write about how to be funny? It’s almost like trying to definitively answer, “Who is God?” Or “What is . . . → Read More: What is Funny?

How I Made 50 Bucks While Sitting On The Crapper

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By Jerry Corley | Founder – The Stand Up Comedy Clinic

Strange title for a blog you say? Well, wait for my follow-up, “How I flushed 50-Bucks On The Way To Vegas, Just To Warm Up!”

I write this blog entry as a follow-up for my previous entry, which was “Shut Up and . . . → Read More: How I Made 50 Bucks While Sitting On The Crapper