Don’t Suck! The 9-minute Comedy Mastermind Session

This could be the most important 9-minute comedy lesson of your life.

In the next 9 minutes you're going to learn a lot! I mean a ton! I'm calling this article my 9-minute Comedy Mastermind Session.

When it comes to comedy writing and theory, my argument always focuses on structure.

"Structure is king!" I'll usually say.

Getting to the point and getting the laugh with a strong point of view while saying something that actually means something is crucial but structure is where the laugh occurs, not just...

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Performing the Same Jokes Doesn’t Make it Boring

When you're starting out, I cannot emphasize the importance of building that core act. You should do it constantly, revise, refine and polish. Add act-outs, tags and toppers. Until it crushes. Worrying about your friends hearing the same jokes is counter-productive to you really developing and polishing your act. Not to mention that it can have a cascading negative impact on your development.
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What is Funny?

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Shut Up and Write!

By Jerry Corley | Founder – The Stand Up Comedy Clinic Comedy Tip of The Day: Write, write and write some more. I've been a stand
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How To Be a Better Comedian

By Jerry Corley | Founder – The Stand Up Comedy Clinic A young comedian came up to me the other day and asked, "how can be a better comedy writer:I mean,