Last week’s episode made the business case for humour - but how do we start to find our funny? This week Adam Morgan meets standup comedy writing and speaking coach Chris Head for a comedy masterclass.

Chris shares practical experience and techniques he uses when working with comedians, how he helped stand-up Stepfania Licari push her personal stories for the biggest payoff and coached Richard Lindesay to become a headliner (and TikTok star), all while punching up Adam’s jokes along the way,

They discuss:

The power of comedy to help engage people with serious and challenging subjects
Simple techniques to build humour and surprise into anything from a story to an internal announcement
The importance of making an immediate connection with the audience to break the tension
The craft involved to go from a joke-shaped thought into a bigger, funnier routine
The power of misdirection (but not the magic kind)

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Contact Chris (or sign up to a course): https://www.chrishead.com/

Chris’s books:

Creating Comedy Narratives for Stage and Screen

 A Director's Guide to the Art of Stand-up

The Complete Comedy Script Toolkit

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Connect with Adam on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/adam-morgan-3a473a/

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