Sitemap - 2024 - Funny How: Letters to a Young Comedian

Give 'em something to look at

The magic of longer jokes

Seinfeld explains how comedy is like surfing

Relentless Juxtaposition

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."

Tape and listen to every set

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

Big if True goodies

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

How to avoid being a hack

Things that aren't doing the thing

Who am I and why am I here?

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 are your -isms?

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.

How to reply to “You’re a comedian? Tell me a joke!”

Comedians joking about how much they hate crowdwork