Where are you on the spectrum from grown up to childish/ realist to dreamer/ wise to stupid? A snippet from my Zoom Stand-up Comedy Persona class with participant stand-ups artfully concealed! I have a two part comedy class on Zoom where I work with stand-ups on identifying and developing their persona ( next dates February 23rd/ March 2nd ). In the above video you can see the class in action where a group of fellow comedians analyse a stand-ups persona in the online session. You can do this...

Iliza Schlesinger had the experience of asking a man on a date what his middle name was. He told her, but he didn’t follow up by asking hers. This didn’t feel right. How does the bare bones of this become stand-up – and how can you create stand-up out of your own simple observation?                                                                                                  In this excerpt from one of my Zoom stand-up comedy writing classes , I break down the techniques Iliza Schlesinger...

In this slightly late festive blog and video I explore using the 'as if' and 'undercutting' tools in comedy writing plus I look at the comedy of characters behaving out of character. All illustrated by a Christmas Peep Show Clip but the techniques can be used all year round! Here I discuss three key comedic elements as seen in a Peep Show  Christmas clip. I’d meant to make this clip on Boxing Day but I’ve been in such a Christmas stupor that it’s taken me to the 28 th . No matter, the comedy...