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Stage Fright is More Than Just Sweaty Palms… Here’s How to Lick It.

“Do you get stage fright?” is the question people always ask me when they learn I’m a comedian. Or… “Wow, you’re so brave to get up and do comedy in front of people!” (“I could never do that!”) The truth is that even professional performers sometimes get performance anxiety before getting Read more…

By adattner, 11 months11 months ago
Comedy

Can you ever recover from bombing on stage? [Part 2]

The Real Secret So here’s the other thing that happened that set the stage for my break down and breakthrough. Alien visitation. No I’m kidding. What actually happened was that after years of soldiering through on my own, I made a plan in advance to have a friend greet me Read more…

By adattner, 2 years2 years ago
Comedy

Can you ever recover from bombing on stage? [Part 1]

The Gift of Total Breakdown I recently had a complete breakdown on stage during a comedy show. And it was one of the best experiences of my performing life. I say that because during my breakdown which included swearing and crying and generally having a rough time, I was being Read more…

By adattner, 2 years2 years ago
Comedy

An hour of live comedy coaching with Alicia

Check out an exploration I did live with an actor named Leah, who’s never done comedy before, and see how we find our way toward the funny together.

By adattner, 2 years2 years ago
Comedy

The Art of Creation: Don’t Believe the Voice of the Inner Critic

People will tell you things that are not helpful, for the sake of being helpful. Especially if you’re an artist, entrepreneur, activist, or person inspiring change… Sometimes they may even say it in the form of a question, so your answer appears to be your own, but your conclusion might Read more…

By adattner, 2 years2 years ago
Solo Performance & Storytelling

Standup Comedy and Inner Confidence in the face of the Outer Critic

Sold out the first show tonight in Berkeley!!! And I have to say I felt SO GOOD on stage.    I have to admit, it hasn’t always been that way. Sometimes, for years on end, as a performer, I had that need to get on stage – and yet simultaneously Read more…

By adattner, 2 years2 years ago
Solo Performance & Storytelling

6 Tricks to Save Face When You Forget Your Lines on Stage

The truth is, when you forget your lines, there is nothing you can actually do to "lose face". Your face, your body, your personality, is essentially an illusion. In fact, the metaphor of a play or a show fits so perfectly with life. We rehearse, the moment arrives, we're on Read more…

By adattner, 3 years2 years ago
Solo Performance & Storytelling

Your Fear of Public Speaking Might Be Something Else Entirely

I've often had dreams that I was back in high school, doing my school play again, and the nightmare part is, "But I don't remember my lines any more!" It's perhaps the thing we fear most ABOUT public speaking or getting on stage. What if the fear isn't actually a Read more…

By adattner, 3 years2 years ago
Standup Comedy

5 reasons your “hilarious” new dick joke bores me. (And what to do about it.)

Let's start by saying that we all have to start somewhere. If you're a comedian, you start where you are. I love you as a human. But as a comedian, I'm not so sure. There are some massive mistakes you can make as a comic that will automatically alienate half Read more…

By adattner, 4 years2 years ago
Solo Performance & Storytelling

Carving Your Own Laugh: Comedy Career Q & A, PART EIGHT: Stay Grounded and Magical

Comedy Career Q & A, Part 8: Stay Grounded and Magical Alicia: And if you can quit your job and enjoy that for a while and have it be building toward you creating the next level of your performance and who you are on stage, amazing, do it. If it’s Read more…

By adattner, 4 years2 years ago

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