TweetBy Jerry Corley | Founder – The Stand Up Comedy Clinic Comedy writing is rewarding. There is no better feeling than writing a joke and getting an appreciative laugh. Okay, maybe there is a better feeling but that belongs in a different blog…besides, if I told my wife that the things she does don’t compare . . . → Read More: Biggest Mistakes Comedians Make When Writing Comedy
TweetBy Jerry Corley | Founder – The Stand Up Comedy Clinic I just had a session with one of my private students at my studio. After he ran some of his material, I asked him what happened to some of the other bits he was working on last time we met. He said, “I’m getting . . . → Read More: “I’m Getting Bored With My Comedy Writing”
TweetBy Jerry Corley | Founder – The Stand Up Comedy Clinic A young comedian came up to me the other day and asked, “how can be a better comedy writer…I mean, right now?” My first thought was to give him the standard rhetoric about how it’s a process and it takes time, blah, blah, blah. . . . → Read More: How To Be a Better ComedianTweetBy Jerry Corley – Founder of the Stand Up Comedy Clinic I just got an email from someone who said, “The only way to learn stand up comedy is stage time.” That’s a common response, but is it really well thought out? I would have to say, “No.” If the comedian is like a surgeon . . . → Read More: Is Stage Time the “Only Way” to Learn Comedy?TweetComedian and Stand Up Comedy Clinic student JC Morgan, also winner of the “Funniest Comic in L.A.” contest, was recently asked to appear on Showtime for a special they are shooting on ‘pot’ comedy. JC is a very talented writer and comedian and is a perfect example of a student who works hard and applies . . . → Read More: Comedy Clinic Student To Do Set For Showtime