Sitemap - 2024 - Funny How: Letters to a Young Comedian
Seinfeld explains how comedy is like surfing
Talk about what drives you crazy
TikTok guru: Start posting longer clips
What does it mean to be fearless onstage?
Jerry Seinfeld reveals what audiences REALLY want
The best way to get material: talk to people
10 Good Things: Curb, Seinfeld, Ramy, etc.
Godfrey: "You can't cheat it."
Bill Burr's favorite standup bit
Why Dave Chappelle laughs at his own jokes so much
George Carlin's writing process
How Jerry Seinfeld makes "charm bracelets"
“I’m glad you said that” laughs
10 Good Things from Maria Bamford, Lena Dunham, Stephen King, Sarah Silverman, etc.
My fave opening joke ever is Louis CK's broke bit
The Comedy Stack offers a way to track your comedy career
14 secrets that will make you a great storyteller
Things that aren't doing the thing
Personas: How Larry David, Bob Dylan, and Woody Allen go to extremes
Don't get too obsessed with killing
Neal Brennan: "When you laugh, you're more likable."
10 Good Things: Rick Rubin’s advice to comedians and Seinfeld on Lorne Michaels' secret weapon
Getting the dirty water out of your system
"Comedy Book" author Jesse David Fox' advice for aspiring comedians
Getting ideas from idea gardens
Ramy Youssef on positive silence in standup
How Taylor Tomlinson came up with her closer
In praise of bothsidesism (and Jon Stewart)
10 Good Things: Eminem stacking ammo, Louis CK and Joe Rogan on writing, and starting with "I"
What's it like doing standup at the Beacon Theater?
How Jim Gaffigan won over a crowd of hipsters
The laughs that teach you the most
10 Good Things: Judd Apatow on Gary Gulman, Mike Birbiglia, Gloria Steinem, Ronny Chieng, etc.
“Mom, have you ever thought about being a stand-up comedian?”
The math of being Rodney Dangerfield on Johnny Carson
Don't waste time with open-ended questions
Snoop Dogg’s advice for standup comedians
A lesson in timing from Johnny Carson
“Can you imagine the meeting where they decided to…?”
Comedy and how the algorithm rewards outrage
How to tell good jokes about trans people
What comics can learn from Jo Koy's monologue bomb at the Golden Globes
Authentic Comedian on self-deprecation, long sets, not being a hack, etc.