Comeducation

everything I learned about comedy and how it works or how I think it works

Hard Sell Jokes and Soft Sell Jokes

So are there really such things as hard sell and soft sell jokes? I believe there are such things. I notice that …

I’ve had this goal to write a thousand one liners. It started a couple of years ago and I forgot about it. …

So you’re ready to do your first standup comedy set after downing 5 shirley temples. You think you know everything on how …

Being the first point of view comedian in the Philippines, I see a lot of newbie comics making rookie mistakes or breaking …

I just read this funny and educational article by my friend and fellow stand up comedian W. Kamau Bell. There are so …

RATED PG13 You can’t help it, at some point in your stand up career, there will be a drunk guy who thinks …

One of the biggest challenges when you’ve been doing comedy for over 13 years like I have is coming up with new …

In my 13 years (and counting) of performing as a stand up comedian, I’ve learned that a lot of the skills I …

Most comedians are skilled in delivering jokes. But sometimes they have bad stage habits. And there’s nothing that destroys a funny bit …

I’m writing this while it’s still fresh in my mind. I just got back from a so-so gig. Actually it wasn’t that …