NEW AT COMEDY? YOU MIGHT BE WONDERING … Do you have beginning comedy questions about stand-up? Are you just dipping your toes in the waters of writing and performing? Today I am joined by three current writing students in this “after school special”. They each bring forth a slew of excellent questions. I am willing to bet many of these have crossed your mind as well. Questions like …
How do you know that you wrote a joke no one has ever written before? How can you protect your material from being stolen by open mic comics? Writing faster than people can steal Why cobbling material from other comics never really works Should you listen to other comedians while you develop your own act? Why you should watch comedians you don’t like How to learn from other comedians The “style trap” new comedian can fall into Converting longer stories into stand-up jokes Core sentences and how to isolate them from a story Having someone recap your story so you know what details matter Trying out material
