Like no real reaction to any jokes, inconsistent attention, basically doesn't care if the Comedian lives or dies.

Pure Apathy.

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I do standup. There's another comic I've done a lot of sets with for a few years. He's considered a good comic. He writes a lot of jokes about pop culture, politics, dating etc and people laugh. One night after a show, we were having a beer and he was telling a story about going skiing. He'd never been before. He crossed his ski's and wiped out, taking out some Mom and little kids with him in front of a lineup.

It was, (to me) the funniest thing I've ever heard him say. I told him that and he was PISSED! He said, of all the jokes you've heard me say, THAT'S the funniest thing!?

I said "yeah... your story was unintentional and real." You weren't TRYING to be funny" or make some point about society.

He told me he didn't consider it to be something stage worthy.

Now, I personally think good relatable storytelling is so much funnier than jokes...even brilliant, witty, edgy, well crafted jokes, but I realize that this guy (and it seems MOST aspiring comics) think the joke writing is the big thing to strive for. Can comics on here explain why that is?

This is really strange and I'm wondering if anyone else has had a similar situation - over the last few years as I've been working on improving my comedy, my close friend and my sister have begun to try to challenge me comedically more - breaking balls, shit talk, etc...and I do love some good shit talking and ball breaking, I think it should be done in moderation, many times they seem to be just mean about it. But they think they're being funny. It's really starting to annoy the fuck out of me. I could do it back just as much but I know it'll cause more problems than it would solve at this point.

It's like they have to prove how funny they are ALL the time. If they were actually funny it would be great, but it's just lame. Am I crazy, or has this happened to anyone else?

I feel like bro is one of the all time greats but severely under appreciated by many who fuck with stand up comedy on the regular, having your prime coexist with Richard Pryor and George Carlin prime had to be a point or two against bro in the favor column. And that’s just like Tim Duncan bro under appreciated having your best year with Kobe and LeBron in the league is like two golden trash bags laying on top of a platinum trash bag.

I think writers, songwriters and all creative people who digitally save could have this, or anyone only use physical notes for this reason?

Random but just to see how relatable it can be (not a setup line btw, although you welcome to steal)

I searched for discussions on this topic in this subreddit and on Google and didn’t find anything specifically on daydreaming.

I’ve been thinking about how I write comedy lately, and I’m curious how everyone else’s brain handles it. To be clear, this process is never a hard rule, it sometimes happens different ways than what I describe here.

For me, it usually goes like this: Randomly my imagination kicks on or I randomly start thinking of past experiences and I build a basic concept or structure for a joke or theme. But once that framework is there, at some point, and unintentionally, my brain completely switches gears. It could be a few minutes or a few days, and I start daydreaming and just drifting around inside the concept.

I don’t start this on purpose. It just happens. I’m not forcing punchlines. My mind just wanders and stumbles onto the best angles and tags on its own through daydreaming, as I build and experience complex fictional situations.

Basically, I build the sandbox first, and then my subconscious plays in it. Sometimes the process works in reverse, and it goes back and fourth, but I have little “control” over the creative process.

How does it work for you? Do you intentionally grind out punchlines, or do you just daydream inside an idea until the funny stuff hits you?

I have written many articles on a huge range of issues that face (newer) stand-up comedians.

People have asked why I don't update them. The reason I do not is that I worked very hard on them at the time, and most of the publication date shows that it had to be from me, because ChatGPT had not yet launched.

Some are more niche than others, some much more popular than others. This one has had a lot of attention and I hope it helps good people through hard times.

https://www.wearefunnyproject.com/blog/open-mic-comedy-advice310723

Is it not uncommon in clubs, because I got curious after seeing a compilation video

I headlined for the first time this weekend, doing 45 minutes at two shows. And while I was glad to see I had more than enough time and everything went well, I was shocked but just how sore and scratchy it made my throat. I've only ever done 25 before and got through that with no issue, but I was worried I was going to lose my voice, especially since the feeling lingered after I woke up.

I use cough drops after, drank water onstage and milk after, but not much seemed to soothe it in the long term. I can't imagine doing two shows a night if this is how it feels and for reference, I don't even scream or get that loud in my sets. I'm pretty deadpan, it's just the amount of time.

So, to ask a question about comedy I never even thought would occur to me: how do you do that much time without messing up your voice?

Hi all,

Happy Sunday! Just got back from seeing this guy and holy moly, did he exceed my expectations. I laughed the ENTIRE time! He’s got a Sebastian thing about him and really should be a HUGE star already. I probably see about 3-4 Live comedy shows a year and his performance tonight as the best I’ve seen in years. I’m just a fan so I don’t know the in and outs but the crowd and I laughed the WHOLE time. In the words of Mark Walhberg from “Boogie Nights”:

“I’m a star. A giant fucking star!” Haha

Seriously I see big things for
This fellow. I recommend anyone checking him out if you have the chance!

Basically Boasberg was responsible for creating the personas of comedians such as Jack Benny. I found an article from the New Yorker from 1939 and Nesteroff's work, but outside of that I can't find a memoir or anything that would give me more information on the comics he wrote for.
Any help would be much appreciated.

I remember a comedian who used to be on comedy central stand ups, he was a nervous guy who would kind of hold his index finger pointed out over his mouth and his voice would kind of change pitch as he got to the end of his sentences and punch lines. I have no jokes to reference but was hoping description would be enough

Or should we do what get us the most views ?

Dane Cook is one of those comedians that I feel you either love or hate, and I'm just wondering what the general consensus is

I saw that he was going on tour and I was wondering if anyone knew anything. If it's a stand up tour, I'm absolutely down to go. If it's a music thing, then maybe it's not for me

I recently graduated, joined a company in Bangalore, and am staying near Whitefield. I have an interest in stand-up and really want to explore it more. How is the comedy scene here? What are the famous comedy clubs in and around Whitefield? I would love to connect with people with similar interests in the area :)

Hi everyone,

Looking for some advice here. I am based in London and in full time work as a Producer. However I am keen to try and learn some skills in comedy writing, both in stand up and also for film/TV. I am looking to learn about writing jokes, punchlines, and just overall mastering what it takes to write 'funny'.

In an ideal world I'd love to take a short course (happy to pay) that has some sort of qualification at the end that can be recognised in some way amongst employers or industry individuals. Does anyone recommend any courses for this? I'm happy for them to be either weekly evening sessions or an intensive course.

Thanks in advance for any help!

Hey all. I need some funny stand up to watch. I’m tired of the typical social media crowd work comics, the Kill Tony’s of the world. No hate if you like that stuff but I just wanna LAUGH! Not sure if I’m just a miserable fuck😂😂 but some comics just don’t do it for me. I know comedy is subjective and different for all but some comics I enjoy watching are Anthony Jeselnik, Dave Chapelle, Norm Macdonald, I’ve even started to enjoy watching Nate Bargatze. Any recommendations would be awesome!