Funny How: Letters to a Young Comedian

Funny How: Letters to a Young Comedian

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How Patrice O’Neal and Bill Hicks weaved from material to riffing
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How Patrice O’Neal and Bill Hicks weaved from material to riffing

Tips on going back and forth between crowdwork and existing material.

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Matt Ruby
Sep 15, 2023
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Patrice O’Neal was master at veering back and forth between crowdwork and existing material…

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