How to Write a Joke like Chris Rock
That's right. In this post, I'm going to show you how to write a joke like Chris Rock...
Well, I'm going to show you one specific way that Chris Rock writes
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Are You Spending Your Energy on the Wrong Things?
I overheard you talking about Carrot Top. Why would you spend that kind of energy putting down one of the most successful entertainers in the World?"
Hannibal Buress Laughed in the Face of Loyola University
Hannibal Buress laughed in the face of Loyola University in a recent performance at the Catholic College in Chicago.
Buress opened his act with a projection image of an email that
Why Wait? Plan your Own Success!
I believe that if you think an idea is funny, but it's not getting laughs, then most likely it's funny, but it's just missing an element that is needed to trigger the laugh.
In my classes, part of what we study is WHY people laugh. What triggers that?
When you understand that at its most intrinsic level you can begin to make changes to a joke to take it from a semi-chuckle (because it's a funny idea) to a triggered laugh because it a funny joke.
Here's an example:
25 Ways to Make Money with Your Comedy
When I started out as a comedian I wanted to learn all I could about the business. And watching my father go through his ups and downs financially as an actor, I looked at comedy, not as frivolity, but as a business. Once I did that, I saw all the possibilities and I focused on the ones that would give me the best return.
So I put together a quick list called 25 Ways to Make Money with Your Comedy.
Most don't even know these avenues of revenue exist.
Revenge may be Best Cold, but Success is Best Always.
Joe Dungan, one of my hardest working students and one of my master teachers just won The Clean Comedy Challenge 2017 at the Ice House in Pasadena, CA!
Joe competed against a litany of other comedians. And he must've done great because at the end of the performances one of the other comedians said to him, "Get ready to collect your prize money," implying that it was clear who won the Clean Comedy Challenge.
So how did Joe do it?
The First Key to Success no Matter What Your Specialty
I see it time and time again, people who have amazing possibilities and opportunities, but don't seem to capitalize on them and succeed.
Are you one of those people? Do you feel like you're not moving forward or succeeding the way you want or with the speed with which you want?
There may be a way to help you start to change that trajectory with one adjustment in the way you approach life and your own decision making. In other words, by changing the
3 Ways a Comedian can Cope with Criticism
Comedians are a vulnerable bunch. If pleasing the audience isn't hard enough, many times we comedians also have to cope with criticism even after we get off the stage.
Sometimes we hear it from club owners or managers. Sometimes we hear it from other comedians and sometimes from an audience member who just watched you and decided that their experience in telemarketing gives them the credentials to bestow on you their expert tips on how you can kill it at your next gig.
"You were crushing it up until that last joke. Just didn't seem to fit." "You'd be funnier if you had fewer F-bombs." "You shouldn't do political material, it makes people uncomfortable." "Jokes about rape are inappropriate."
The list of critique can go on and on.
But before I go off on that
How the ‘Broke Artist’ Mentality Keeps many Talented Comedians Broke
A large percentage of comedians today have that 'broke-artist' mentality. They actually think their way into staying broke.
It's exactly that mentality that keeps them broke.
I think part of the problem is reality vs. perception.
Here's the reality: If you can get laughs consistently and work in almost any environment, you are a valuable commodity.
Here's the perception: It's an art, so you shouldn't think about money.
The problem with that approach is that if you're not thinking about making money, you ARE thinking about being broke.
“The Nightly Show” with Larry Wilmore Canceled by Comedy Central Provides New Opportunities
Where some people see failure, I see amazing opportunity!
I mean what a perfect time to self-produce a show that has that edge.
If I was new writer trying to break in, not only would I be writing and submitting packets every three to six months, I would be collaborating and self-producing a 5 min. edgy variety/talk show just like the Daily Show with the same type of enthusiasm and gusto that was ever-present at that show.