Understanding The Difference – A Major Factor In Your Success As A Comedian
Understanding The Difference – A Major Factor In Your Success As A Comedian If you understand how basic eating utensils work, then you can easily understand why funny and talented people struggle needlessly to create and develop stand-up comedy material that actually works to get noteworthy laughs on stage. Let’s assume for a moment that I have invited you to my home for dinner. When we sit down to eat, I provide you with a bowl of soup and a steak knife to eat it with. Or let’s assume that instead of soup, I serve you a steak and provide you a spoon to eat it with. The problem remains the same – In both cases I provided you the wrong eating utensil to consume the food I served you for dinner. While these scenarios may seem somewhat absurd, they accurately illustrate one of the significant issues new comedians face when trying to produce stand-up comedy material that generates the laughter levels they want when they hit the stage. While a spoon and a steak knife are both eating utensils that are about the same size and have a similar shape designed for use with the hand, they are vastly different in how they function in the process of eating different foods. And while both writing and talking both use words and sentences in the process of communication, they are as different as a steak knife and a spoon when it comes Continue reading Understanding The Difference – A Major Factor In Your Success As A Comedian