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The real problem with calling "The Bear" a comedy
A podcast on PR and branding in comedy
The worst sin you can commit as a comedian
What brocasters learn from years of touring the country
Jordan Peele's advice for overcoming writer's block
The #1 question to ask yourself when writing jokes
Great YouTube deep dive on rhythm and comedy
10 Good Things: What Vonnegut and Picasso can teach comedians
Musings: On networking, roasts, Colbert, and tribalism
What Nate Bargatze reminds himself every time he goes onstage
Doing standup at an event NOT at a comedy club
10 Good Things: Steve Martin, Bill Burr, Mike Birbiglia, etc.
Jim Gaffigan on structuring a set
Transcripts of standup specials
How joke premises are like clickbait
Loose like Pryor or tight like Carlin?
Roy Wood Jr. on the wrong lesson to take from Dave Chappelle
10 Good Things: Gulman book recs, Burr’s artistic evolution, etc.
Stop comparing yourself to other people
What a comedy club GM wishes comedians knew
On provoking, honesty, and bombing gracefully
15 smart standup comedy thoughts
Mike Birbiglia on his worst bomb
Why comedians have successful marriages
Conan O’Brien on Mark Twain and the purpose of comedy
Smart social media strategies for comedians
”Since when did comedy become so right wing?”
Ari Shaffir on the YouTube era, specials vs. clips, and dealing with hecklers
10 Good Things: On time, Rodney, material vs. content, and "wash cloth comedy"
Bill Burr on what he learned from Richard Pryor
Give an elevator pitch for your jokes (and other "nitty gritty" standup advice)
Are comedians modern day philosophers?
Pretend the camera is your best friend
Reactions to Shane Gillis' SNL monologue
Podcasting all about comedy, BOLO, and more
20 tips for new comics from an open mic producer
Judd Apatow on the power of overdelivering and stakes
How George Carlin influenced Roy Wood Jr.
10 Good Things from Scorsese, Jeselnik, Barstool, Colbert, and more
If you have fun, they have fun
Reddit's home for discussing the art of standup comedy
What you can learn from doing an impression
7 tips from Bill Burr on doing "push-pull" comedy
Name what's happening in the room
Garry Shandling on the purpose of material
10 Good Things: How being a comedian is like being a bullfighter and more
Comedians talking bombing onstage
Watch Dave Attell (and others) develop new material
Dave Chappelle and the curse of charisma
Top 5 Rubesletter comedy deep dives of the past year
10 Good Things: How Keith Richards is like a comedian, gatekeepers, 30 Rock, etc.
How to be a foreign comedian in America
My new standup special just went live on YouTube
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