I dread getting up on the stage all by myself but I love the high it brings me when I step down from being in the spot light.  However, I don’t know if I am doing it for the right reasons.  Yes, I love to make people laugh with my witty comebacks to social gathers. […]

Journal Of Comedy

019 The Passion – Journal of Comedy

I am great at improvising but sound scripted on stage.  How do I connect with the audience?  This is my struggle I will be sharing with you in this episode. _________ JOC – Questions, Comments and Reviews Follow on Twitter @Comedy_Journal https://twitter.com/comedy_journal Leave a review on iTunes which I will read here on Journal Of […]

018 Connecting with the Audience – Journal of Comedy

OMG, I hosted a comedy club. Yes, I was the emcee for a line-up of all female comics. Such a great night but the process to get there that week was humbling. It didn’t start off with heart and rainbows farting glitter. I devoted my time and practiced night and day to get it right. […]

017 Emceeing at a Comedy Club

After the comedy class is over and you are sent into to the real world to figure out your jokes, where do you go? Yes, open mics help for your stage fright and delivery but what about the writing process? Who do you turn to for tweeting your literature? You need a group/workshop to continue […]

016 Create a Workshop

My first gig doing crowd work for a reality pilot for a friend of mine. It was last minute his phone call to me but I said, “yes.” What did I get myself into? I recorded this podcast with my reactions before and after this amazing opportunity. He is my story on my first gig […]

015 Crowd Work

BILL HICKS’S PRINCIPLES OF COMEDY https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Hicks William Melvin “Bill” Hicks (December 16, 1961 – February 26, 1994) was an American stand-up comedian & social critic. His material, encompassing a wide range of social issues including religion, politics, and philosophy, was controversial, and often steeped in dark comedy. Documentary https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B1EEwnaO9KA 1. If you can be yourself […]

014 Principles of Comedy

My very first booked show. I will be talking about the before and after experiences of this nerve racking adventure. This podcast will be recorded before the event and after the show. You will get to ride this emotional roller coaster with me and experience success, maybe failure but definitely passion on the way. I […]

013 Very First Booking

Yes you can consume alcohol while performing your routine but I highly don’t recommend it.  Especially if your set is new and your still figuring it out.  It is hard to remember and your timing can be thrown off.  Plus, you might say something that may offend the audience because your filter was impaired.  If you […]

012 Drinking and Joking

I read a lot of comedy books and take a little from each one. This book Stand Up Comedy by Judy Carter was what I was looking for. Yes, it is dated but the same techniques apply. I wasn’t a fan of The Comedy Bible by Judy but Stand-Up Comedy was fascinating which taught me […]

011 The Stand-Up Comedy Book

Here are a couple of podcast that will help you on your comedic adventure in this hard craft to accomplish. Each one brings different learning techniques and great listening. I will break down each podcast and you can choice which one works for you. Comedy A Go Go Dave Nelson A free-flowing discussion about comedy […]

010 Educational Comedy Podcasts

Do you want to take a comedy class to go to the next level or have a starting point? Classes are great for awareness and structure but every rule is made to be broken. I enjoyed doing these classes from online to a Vegas location. Some comic don’t believe in taking classes but we all […]

009 Comedy Classes

The Green Room with Paul Provenza 8.5/10·IMDb Showtime Comedian and director of the obscenely hilarious hit film The Aristocrats, Paul Provenza invites some of the biggest names in stand-up to sit down and try to beat each other to the punch line. From politics and racism to sex and money, no topic is off limits […]

008 The Green Room with Paul Provenza

Improv Classes & Workshops Improvisational theatre, often called improv or impro, is a form of theater where most or all of what is performed is created at the moment it is performed. In its purest form, the dialogue, the action, the story and the characters are created collaboratively by the players as the improvisation unfolds […]

007 Improv & Writing Workshop

The Aristocrats Joke The Aristocrats is an exceptionally transgressive dirty joke that has been told by numerous stand-up comedians since the vaudeville era. Steven Wright has likened it to a secret handshake among comedians, and it is seen as something of a game in which those who tell it try to top each other in […]

006 The Aristocrats Joke

What is an Open Mic and Where can I locate one in my area?Comedy open mic nights can be held at established comedy clubs, but are more commonly held at other venues with or without a stage, often the upstairs or back room of a pub or bar. Such nights give newer acts an opportunity […]