The conundrum of comedy criticism in 2017
This is my 11th consecutive year covering Montreal’s Just For Laughs, but the first in which...
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Tag: essays
10 Things I’ve Learned in Comedy, by Tom Clark
Tom Clark is a stand-up comedian and actor who has been in comedy for 23 years. His comedy credits...
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The State Of Women In Comedy According To One Woman In Comedy, by Sara Schaefer
This essay originally appeared on Medium and is republished here with permission by the author....
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Patton Oswalt’s GQ essay on suddenly becoming a single parent
The December issue of GQ includes its annual “Men of the Year” profiles, and among...
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Matt Ruby: “What I’ve Learned From 10 Years of Doing Stand-Up Comedy”
Longtime reader, first-time contributor. Matt Ruby was one of the first people in New York City to...
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Things That are More Likely to Ruin Stand-Up Comedy Than “Political Correctness”
By Will Weldon 1. Popular Youtube acts with no live performance experience getting booked on big...
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Stand-Up Comedy, the Bible, and the 10,000-Hour Rule
By Caleb Synan Good comedians do stand-up every night. Sometimes a wedding, a broken-down car, or...
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What Jealousy and Bitterness Can Do For Your Comedy Career
What Jealousy And Bitterness Can Do For Your Comedy Career By Andy Sanford Jealousy and bitterness...
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Read Patton Oswalt’s “Closed Letter to Myself About Thievery, Heckling and Rape Jokes”
Patton Oswalt wrote “a closed letter” to himself yesterday on the Internet, which...
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