Q&A – What Do I Do When Someone is Stealing My Jokes?

  First, quietly and respectfully ask other comedians if they agree with you. It’s not about accusing anyone. It’s about making sure that you’re justified in calling it a “theft.” If others feel reasonably certain that another comedian is using your material, then you can try talking to the accused thief. If you believe that […]

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Q&A – The “Mask” of Humor – Using Humor To Reveal Pain

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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How Jokes Work (From The Audience’s Perspective)

How Jokes Work (From the Audience’s Perspective) As you’ll see, comedic conflict and joke-telling are not completely inseparable. A joke is simply a setup/punchline structure that is designed to create a comedic conflict. All jokes create comedic conflict, but not all comedic conflict is created from jokes. Understanding comedic conflict greatly increases your repertoire as

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Joke Writing: The Ultimate Free Guide to Joke Structures

Joke Structures: How To Write Stand-Up Comedy Jokes Get Instant Access To20+ Hours of Comedy Training! Click here to get started! Joke Structures, also known as “joke formats” or “joke types” is a way for comedians to organize a setup and punchline to create a comedic conflict. A “Joke Formula” is a conventional joke-writing strategy

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