Comedy Career Q & A, Part 1: Traditional Standup Path Alicia: So, hello everybody. I am here today with my new buddy Able and we are going to spend a little time doing some Q & A on comedy, performance and anything that you have that you want to throw Read more…
“There is nothing to writing. All you do is sit down at a typewriter and bleed.” -Ernest Hemingway “I’m writing an unauthorized autobiography.” -Steven Wright You’re already a brilliant storyteller. How do you know? You tell yourself your life story every day. But what happens when you realize your old Read more…
It’s time to be ruthlessly honest with yourself, step aside, and allow your muses to speak through you. And when it goes well, let them take the credit, too. The joy will come, not in hearing the accolades, but in being an instrument for something truly, humanly brilliant that touches people’s hearts and raises the stakes in living their lives fully.
So to recap, Part 1 of "So You Want to Write a One Person Show", I spoke about discovering the Central Moment on which your show pivots. Part 2 of "So You Want to Write a One Person Show" we looked at the moments that lead up to the Central Read more…
So to recap, Part 1 of "So You Want to Write a One Person Show", I spoke about discovering the Central Moment that your show pivots on. You did free-writing about this pivotal moment and you held it close to your heart, a secret for yourself. Part 2 of Read more…
I met Joe in 1998 when I first started doing standup. He was about to start headlining at the Punchline then, and his comedy has grown and ripened into a fine french cheese. It's riddled with self-deprication, wit, and charm. He is one of the best "riffers" in San Francisco Read more…