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The Comic Toolbox: How to be Funny Even if You're Not - John Vorhaus

Mar 29, 2024
Guest John Vorhaus shares secrets behind comedy success, defeating failure, generating great ideas, and creating engaging stories. Topics include comedy filters, premise development, character keys, pushing boundaries, analyzing storytelling flaws, embracing diverse perspectives, AI in art, crafting compelling dialogue, character motivations, and finding self-worth in creativity.
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INSIGHT

Comedy is Truth and Pain

  • Comedy reveals universal truth and pain indirectly.
  • Jokes allow audiences to process painful realities differently and laugh.
ADVICE

Make Yourself the Safe Target

  • Focus comic energy on yourself to avoid hurting loved ones.
  • This builds generosity of spirit and keeps your comedy safe and inclusive.
ADVICE

Defeat of Expectation Drives Laughter

  • Use defeat of expectation to create comedy and surprise.
  • Set audience expectations then subvert them for laughs.
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