Behind The Scenes
Most times you secure the services of a coach you know what you’re getting. A life coach, hockey coach, business coach, you know what you are getting. They will identify your strengths and enhance those, and develop your weaknesses too. But what does a person get from a comedy coach? People say I’m...
Read MoreDefeating A Bully With A Single “Punch”line
There are twelve major comedy formulas in stand up comedy. Once you recognize what they are, it becomes easier to write. One of the most powerful to use, if done properly can really get an audience on your side and keep them there. I have learned that an audience wants to like you as a comedian. Some comics, like...
Read MoreRise & Fall
While I wait for the guest contributors to put together posts for me, it dawned on me that I haven’t done any postings for this month. I figured I should write something just to let others know I’m still alive. It has been a relatively stress-free couple of weeks thus far where I have been able to come...
Read MoreHumpty Dumpty & The Irish Peace Treaty
He read the material with focus and intent, yet more quickly than I anticipated a creative type would. Without much expression, his eyes scanned the pages trying to get a sense of what he was reading. After ten pages that took maybe a minute, he handed the material back to me. I asked for his opinion of what he...
Read MoreWho Needs Drugs? You’ve Got Fear On Your Side!
Frank Sinatra once mused in an interview to Larry King that after all his success and the accolades, before he went out on stage every night to perform a thought was always at the back of his mind, every time out. He wondered if he would still have it when he gets on stage, would that first note be there? Mind you,...
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