1 Humour is Essential Charlie Chaplin said, A day without humour is a day wasted. Of course it was a day wasted for him, because a well-paid comedian who is not making people laugh iss not earning money. How does that help you? If you have no other talents, you can be a comedian. In fact if you are a disaster at everything, you have stories for comedy. If your life is a total tragedy, to others it can be a comedy. It makes their troubles seem smaller. The way to learn to be a comedian is a) to watch comedy, b) watch it a second time c) copy it by writing it out d) or acting it out, e) analayse it, f) make small tweaks, g) create totally new. Learn From Brad Ashton Am I just making this up? No. I was told it by Brad Ashton. Who's he? Most people don't know the secret script writers used by comedians. Brad has written for many famous names. His book on comedy writing is used by at least one American university course. I read his book which I bough...
First find your joke. That's easy. Can you speak another language? Can you find a stooge, a puppet, an animal, or a member of the audience as a plant? HATS & PROPS & Maps Change hats to show which language you are speaking. Or carry a flag or umbrella. If you are on zoom you can have a picture of an audience laughing, or import your own canned laughter. 1 Look up jokes and tell them about yourself or a prominent member of the audience - with their permission. 2 Find a humorous song. It doesn't matter if you sing flat. Exaggerate your bad singing and this will make it funnier. 3 Find a serious song and write a parody. Not anything which might offend. Note national events and the audience. Eg Happy birthday could be happy funeral. 4 Find humorous poems, limericks and couplets. Make up your own. 5 Prolong the joke. (See President Kennedy and German below under Germany.) American Pick presidents such as Bush. Reagan. Trump. Humorous pe...
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