The advice Dave Chappelle gave a young Bill Burr

10 Good Things from Mulaney, Seinfeld, and more.

💥 The advice Chappelle gave a young Bill Burr after a set:

"Your point of view is so dope. But it's gonna take you a lot longer to get there. But when you do, you're gonna hit hard."

💥 Comedian + Audience:

Comedy is the most collaborative artform there is (along with DJing) since you and the audience are building the art TOGETHER as a collective. A guitar player can practice at home alone. Same with painters, etc. A comedian must bounce off others.

💥 Closing with your best bit is kinda archaic (in specials at least). Put it earlier or they may never get there.

(John) Mulaney said a long time ago, he had that “why buy the cow” joke. And I go are you closing with that? And he goes no, I’m putting it third because people turn these things off after the first few minutes.

💥 How to win a stand-up competition by

Caroline Clifford

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The audience can tell if someone is being too cocky, or are just being comedied at and not with. Meaning someone is just rattling through the script of their set without letting the audience in.