I love stand up comedy…

Something you don’t know about me is…

How much I love stand up comedy. 🎤

I love stand up comedy so much I love books about stand up comedians. I love books about stand up comedians interviewing other stand up comedians. I love podcasts with stand up comedians talking to other stand up comedians about other stand up comedians. And I sure as hell love shows about stand up comedians talking to other stand up comedians—in cars, drinking coffee, wherever, whatever. Seriously. It’s my favourite thing.

I love listening to them talk about the art of doing it. How they come up with the material. How they craft their bits. Who uses what approach. Just listening to Joe Rogen talk to Judd Apatow the other day, I found out Phil Hartman used to carry around a binder and dividers, he was so committed. I tell my writers all the time how Jerry Seinfeld collects his material.

I find it all so inspiring and fascinating that if you were a fly on a wall listening to me coach my writers, you would hear how much it comes into the conversation. How often I reference this or that comedian, and this or that stand up technique or takeaway.

Habits. Material. Feedback. Beats. Arch. Pacing. It’s all there.

You just have to listen for it.