Over-analyzing and over-thinking are huge creativity killers. Tap into your authentic self while writing. Forget about trying to satisfy 100 different “comedy rules.” If the price of a laugh is giving up your authenticity, your creative freedom… then it’s not worth telling.
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In this article, I’ll introduce you to a new way of looking at creativity. I’ll also show you examples of how this type of creativity was applied by the greatest comedians of all time. Then I’ll go a step further and show you how this type of creativity actually lead to their future success. This simple change
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I’m breaking away from the normal “how to write stand-up comedy” blogs and decided to have some fun with this one. This article will look at the affects alcohol has on writing stand-up comedy. Ever felt like you write better if you have a d rink first? You’re not alone. In fact, creativity researchers have
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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?
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So many new comedians are faced with the same issue: how do you translate your natural sense of humor into a stand-up comedy act? What do you do if you’re really good at making quick jokes with friends but have writer’s block when you’re attempting to write comedy? First, there’s a difference between writing comedy
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Stand-up comedy jokes can be broken down in multiple ways: mechanical vs. organic, one-liners vs. storytelling, observational vs. experiential, current event vs. evergreen material, and local vs. universal. Comedians are exposed to these different styles as they learn to write comedy. Click here for an article on how to write stand-up comedy. In this article
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How does a comedian figure out if a joke is funny or not before they put it on stage? There are several ways to test jokes in the real world. This article focuses on what comedians can do individually before performing a joke in front of any type of audience. There are two ways to estimate
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How to Write Comedy Using Questions Why are questions so important to writing comedy? Questions are the most effective way of directing our focus. In fact, “thinking” is really just a series of asking yourself questions and answering them. Because questions direct our focus, they also direct our emotions, which has the power to build
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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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