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Top 3 Things You Should Be Doing As a Writer Right Now

If things weren't interesting enough in the Late Night world, Chelsea Handler of "Chelsea Lately" has just signed to do a Late Night Show on Netflix. Huh?

by Jerry Corley

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Treating Your Comedy Like a Science

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

by Jerry Corley

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Comedian Lessons | Double Your Laughs With an Honest Reaction

A good comedian needs to get acquainted with the reaction shot. What do I mean by that? Well, if you've ever watched "Friends" or the BBC's "Coupling,"

by Jerry Corley

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Comedian Lessons | How Not To Be Invited Back

There are a lot of sayings I remember from the greats, that stick with me to guide me and motivate me during my journey in comedy. I thought I'd share

by Jerry Corley

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How to Write Comedy | Using Analogy to Write Jokes

So you sit down to write comedy and what happens? Nothing! Now what? I teach a lot of techniques so that people can learn how to write comedy. Most of what

by Jerry Corley

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Comedy Lessons | A Word About Hecklers

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

by Jerry Corley

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How To Be A Famous Comedian (Pt. 3)

As we stated in the earlier versions, the path on how to be a famous comedian can be tricky and evasive. Even if there were clear, concise, sure-fire steps one

by Jerry Corley

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Comedy Schools

"Yes, you can teach comedy. It is a skill as much as an art." When I tell people I teach comedy. The first thing I usually hear is: "there's such

by Jerry Corley