Comedian Charisma Why are some audiences willing to follow a comedian to the ends of the Earth while others have the most difficulty even getting a few fans? A part of it is simply charisma. And the good news is that charisma isn’t something you’re born with. It’s a skill. You don’t have to change …
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Overcoming Your Fears- A Comedian’s Guide to Finding Success in Stand-Up Comedy As Albert Einstein said, “you cannot solve a problem with the same mind that created it.” Expanding your stand-up comedy career requires exploring the unknown. Without change, you’re destined to repeat the same mistakes and you’ll always get the same level of success. …
How “Big-Picture” Thinking Can Help You Become a Better Comedian Big-picture thinking is all about momentarily stepping back and observing your career and environment. Both your comedy career and the environment (the stand-up comedy industry) are continually changing. What you need as a comedian today will be different in the next few months. To become …
In this article I’ll be delving into the specific skills that differentiate highly creative comedians from comedians that struggle to write comedy. This won’t be an article on skills for how to write or perform stand-up comedy. Instead, I’ll be focusing specifically on a comedians creativity. I should note upfront that these 5 skills are universal, …
Why Negativity In Stand-Up Comedy Can Be Your Ally It’s a shame that so many people view comedians (or other creative individuals) stereotypically as negative. In fact, negativity one of our greatest strengths. Without a healthy sense of negativity, nothing creative gets done. It’s the DIS-satisfied comedians that move the stand-up comedy industry forward, not …
How Benchmarking Leads to Success In Stand-Up Comedy Benchmarking is one of the most powerful strategies for creating long-term success in stand-up comedy. Benchmarking is used to evaluate something by comparison with a standard. That standard comes from other people that are in the industry. More so than any other factor, your standards are going …
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Writer’s block is something that every stand-up comedian must face throughout their career. It’s common for the creativity of comedians to ebb and flow. There are a few main causes of writer’s block. By eliminating the root-cause of writer’s block, comedians will be able to write higher quality material, more material, as well as overcome …
If you want to be a successful comedian, emphasizing laughter might not be the best option… In this article: The only factor that separates the most successful comedians from everyone else Why “funny” isn’t always a comedian’s #1 goal A new way of measuring your success on stage What’s More Important? Maximizing laughter? Or being …
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6-Steps to Becoming a More Creative Comedian: How to Write Comedy From a Totally New Perspective In this video blog I will discuss the 6 steps of generating highly original, novel ideas. These 6-steps are instrumental in your ability to write comedy that’s original and stands out from your peers. The difference between using these …
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Click here to view part 1 of this video. Part 2 of this video blog goes over the last stages of the 6-step creative process: evaluation, elaboration, and implementation. Learning how to write comedy using the 6 steps will help you consistently create more original, novel material in your comedy writing, performing, and your marketing …
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