Recently I took a writing workshop with Eric Drysdale of The Colbert Report at ImprovBoston. During the class, we learned how the writers for The Colbert Report put their material together. The workshop started off with the group talking about things that were going on in the news and we eventually hit on a topic that Eric felt would be good to tackle for The Colbert Report’s “Tip of the Hat/Wag of the Finger.”
Tag: writing
A kidnapping joke
When I write for my stand-up act, jokes or bits or whatever, it usually starts with a weird idea popping into my head or starts with me seeing or doing something I’d like to poke fun at. I don’t often sit down to write jokes. I’ll sit down to finish ideas and work on them… Continue reading A kidnapping joke
Standing up isn’t easy
Stand-up comedy isn’t an easy thing to get into. I mean, not if someone wants to make anything out of it. If someone wants to be a stand-up comedian, they spend years practicing and getting on stage as much as possible. I typically go to open mics 1-3 times a week and I still don’t… Continue reading Standing up isn’t easy
Comedian’s Blessing
Everyone has been in this situation: A discussion or argument has been over for hours, maybe days, and all of a sudden the perfect counterpoint or comeback comes to mind, but it’s too late for it. The person on the other end of the argument has long forgotten it even happened (especially if it was… Continue reading Comedian’s Blessing
A Piece of the Process
My blog posts are usually, reasonably, planned out. The least planning I do is whenever I just post a photo and make fun of it for a few sentences, but even then I have to go find a photo that is worth talking about. Longer posts where I just write and write, tend to fester… Continue reading A Piece of the Process