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 | Founder of The Stand Up Comedy Clinic
Let's face it, one of the new realities in the comedy landscape in L.A. (and probably New York and
Find out why Jerry's comedy students win competitions. Jerry's student, J.C. Morgan, just won L.A.'s Funniest Comic award, (for the category of performers with less than 2 years experience).
I Do Stories, Damn it!
People often say to me, "But I don't
do jokes. I do stories!"
I
get it. Most successful modern comedians tell stories. Audiences
have become extremely comedy-savvy over
But is it too early to make jokes about Michael Jackson considering his death is still so fresh in everyone's minds? My answer to that isn't as clear-cut as it would be to a question like: Was Michael weird? The answer to that question would be a simple and resounding "YES!" And that's if you directed that question to his mother!