Steve Martin is one of my all-time favorite creative people. What makes him so special is that he somehow managed to rebel against a group of comedians who were themselves in a rebellion. He became the most financially successful stand-up comedian of all time, selling out arenas years in advance. He was one of the …
Here’s a YouTube video of my recent interview with the Clean Comedy Podcast. Luke and James do great work putting on this show every week. You can find The Clean Comedy Podcast on Youtube or you can listen on your favorite podcasting app. You can also check out my earlier interview with them from Dec. …
When asked what keeps pulling them back to the stage after all these years, Chappelle & Rock had the same answer: Mastery. But mastery isn’t unique to comedians. It’s actually the most common goal among all highly-creative professionals. Studies into the psychology of highly creative people have found that mastery is mentioned over 20% more …
What Motivates Dave Chappelle & Chris Rock to Continue Performing? Read More »
Get creative inspiration throughout your week! Each episode focuses on a different creativity and innovation topic designed to boost your natural creativity. Jared Volle received his M.S. in Creativity & Innovation and teaches an accessible, science-based approach to creativity that’s perfect for the artist, innovator, or problem solver. Join us Monday morning (January 11th) for …
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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 …
Check out the BBC interview I did here on The Why Factor: Why Not Celebrate Introverts? The stand-up comedy industry is full of diverse comedians. However, there is a very interesting (and misunderstood) pattern to comedians’ personalities. Audiences almost always believe that comedians are highly extrovert (i.e. “are the life of the party”). As research …
Is it Better to Be an Introverted or Extroverted Comedian? Read More »
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 …
