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2 Simple Comedy Writing Exercises that Secretly Make You Faster and Funnier

Do you ever have those days when you don’t feel inspired to write comedy? You want to write but you don’t feel funny? Or you're feeling defeated because you don't feel like you are growing or not growing fast enough? Here are 2 simple comedy writing exercises you can do just to stimulate your comedic instincts. These are great when you just want to keep up your writing but you don't feel like you have anything to write about.
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Trying to Write Jokes, but Feeling Stuck?

So you're writing and you get a premise down on the page and then... it just doesn’t seem to go anywhere. Does this happen to you?

I was Skype-coaching with one of my students today and he said, I've been trying to write, but I keep feeling like I'm getting stuck."

It can be super frustrating, especially when you’re just writing to put something, ANYTHING, on the page.

So how do you take that idea and make it into something?

Here's a sure-fire way to develop that idea further to get to the jokes.

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How to Avoid The Creative Paralysis of Being Original

A comedian walks into a bar and sees a poster with a saying that is similar to a joke he's been doing. It's not the same joke, but it almost has the exact set up line. He panics. A thousand questions run through his mind: "What do I do?" "Did the guy who did that poster see my act and use a version the joke?" "Did I see that poster some time in the past and it stuck in my head?" "Should I stop doing my joke?"

Testing Your Jokes Against Late Night

    "How do I know when my jokes are working?" If you've been following my blog, by now you know that writing one and two liners is key to really making your

NBC Late Night Writers Workshop

Could This Be Your Big Break? If you've ever dreamed of writing jokes and sketches for Late Night, here's a fabulous opportunity to get yourself to be considered. NBCUniversal is offering a
Stand Up Comedy Clinic

The Key To Comedy

One of the most common questions I get as a stand up comedian, writer and now coach is: What is the key to comedy? And although there are too many
Stand Up Comedy Clinic

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