How to Be a Clean Comedian Learning how to write stand-up comedy isn’t just about punchlines. It’s about creating the kind of moments that make an audience lean in, laugh hard, and remember you. And if you’ve ever asked yourself what it really takes to be a clean comedian, Episode 449 of the Clean Comedy […]
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Comedic pauses are an essential part of stand-up comedy. They can help make your material easier for the audience to understand, create comedic tension before the punchline, and give the audience time to solve your joke and begin laughing. Let’s start off with an example of amazing comedic timing. Notice how the pause directly in
In this video, Jared talks about what it means to “Shape your comedic space.” Want to learn how to write stand-up comedy stories? Check out our Playfully Inappropriate and the Playfully Inappropriate Workbook on Amazon.
In this video, Jared discusses the psychology of stage fright, his own struggle with stage fright, and how he ultimately got over it.
Many comedians grow up using humor as a defense mechanism. In this Q&A video Jared shares his own experience of using humor as a mask and why it’s so powerful when comedians switch from using humor to HIDE their vulnerabilities to using humor to REVEAL them to the world. Sign up to our newsletter to
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In this lesson, I’ll introduce you to various styles of comedy and give you a few examples of each style in action. Here’s what you need to know before we dive in: You do not have to choose only one of these styles… especially early on. If you still consider yourself a beginner then play
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Want to learn how to be comedian? Here are 50 time-tested stand-up comedy tips that will help you build a solid career in comedy. While there are hundreds of comedy tips to choose from, applying these 50 stand-up comedy tips are going to help you learn how to be a comedian. Whether you’re an aspiring
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This is easily the best strategy for turning a bombed joke around. “Calling the moment” is a way of saving jokes that was popularized by Johnny Carson. The brilliance of Johnny Carson was that he could get just as many (if not more) laughs from a bombed joke than a good one. Calling the moment
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Take a look at the stand-up comedians that you are a big fan of. What do they all have in common? Aside from the ability to get laughs and high creativity… each one of them uses stand-up comedy as an art form of self-expression. What happens when a comedian DOESN’T use stand-up comedy as self-expression?
