Type-Casting in Comedy

You ever see those actors that you can’t remember their names, but they’re in EVERYTHING – whether it’s a comedy, a mystery, or a sci fi flick, they are the same person. You might not remember the actor’s name, but when you see him, you go “oh yeah, that’s the guy who...

Revisiting Comedy

Who’s got a YouTube account? Yeah, like everyone on the planet – because so many people want to show their funny videos. And like almost everyone on the planet, I haven’t paid that much attention to it. . . until this week. I bought this inexpensive...

Writing a Comedy Bit

Most comedians think of their comedy in “bits” like I’ve got the “kids bit” or the “animals bit.” We group similar jokes together so that all the jokes flow together perfectly. Comedians come about writing their bits differently. I am very good at writing separate...

Reading For Humor

I’ve spent a lot of time sitting in seminars, conferences and keynotes listening for gems of wisdom from the speaker that I can turn into humor. Some of these speeches were great (I got to hear Robert Ballard talk about discovering the Titanic!), and some of them were...