How to be funny is a question that all of us at some point try to answer. Are there rules for writing perfect joke? What have comedians figured out that makes them so compelling to watch? Garry golman has been performing in comedy clubs and on late niget v for 25 yearrs. Anotea here low that was really nit paten oswald once said, if he could only steal one joke in this entire world, he would plagiarize from garry.
How do you learn to tell the perfect joke? In this episode of How To! a pastor from Oklahoma wants to spice up his sermons. So we introduce him to Gary Gulman, a New York standup comedian who makes jokes about his clinical depression. The lesson? “Man plans, and God laughs.” But only if you nail the delivery.
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