Comedian Lessons | Record Every Set

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Here’s the thing: Comedy is a live endeavor. You get up in front of a different audience each and every night you perform. Even if you’re doing the same material, the audience is different, the club may be different and the night is different so the dynamics change. Therefore, it is essential that you . . . → Read More: Comedian Lessons | Record Every Set

Busting The Top 3 Comedy Myths

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In the 25 years that I’ve been a professional comedian, I’ve faced a lot of so-called myths that have spread around the comedy circles. It’s amazing that no matter how much you work to diffuse those myths or prove those myths wrong, new comedians seem to continue to nurture and spread tired, hugely over-told . . . → Read More: Busting The Top 3 Comedy Myths

How To Be A Comedian | Analyzing Marc Maron

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If you’ve been keeping up, then you know how much I love to study comedy structure. I’ve broken comedy down into 12 major comedy structures that all the greats use. In fact, great or not, when an audience laughs, odds are they laugh because one or more of the 12 major structures are in . . . → Read More: How To Be A Comedian | Analyzing Marc Maron

How A Comedian Can Beat The “Bringer” Show…

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One of the biggest complaints I receive from comics and students trying to get mic time is that “everything seems to be a bringer show.”

Several of my students “burned out” their bringers, early in the game, just trying to get more time on stage to develop their act and build to thirty minutes…

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Treating Your Comedy Like a Science

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You ever watch other comedians come to the club or the open-mic time and time again with new material? Are you envious? You ever watch other comedians just seemingly come up with material on the spot that makes you say to yourself “Genius! I wish I thought of that!” You ever wonder how they . . . → Read More: Treating Your Comedy Like a Science