Deon Cole on Stand-Up as Truth Telling
Deon Cole gave an interview to Amy Young of the Phoenix New Times (8/15/2017), and has a few things to say about comics and truth telling (parrhesia). What come...
Category: Comics Talking Shop
These are my analyses of when comics talk about the craft: joke work. how to write and perform comedy, what is humorous, etc. Comics are explicitly saying something about comedy.
Maysoon Zayid on Why Words Matter
In an article by James Watkins for Ozy.com, Maysoon Zayid talks about her mission in comedy (8/14/2017). Comic intent Watkins notes that she advocates, both in ...
Jason Goliath and Jeannie D Talk About Stories and Laughing
Nontando Mposo of IOL interviewed South African media personality Jeannie D and stand-up Jason Goliath about their upcoming episode of “Celebs Stand Up...
Judd Apatow on a Comic’s Role
Judd Apatow recently spoke to Vulture’s David Marchese about a number of things, including his return to stand-up (8/7/2017). Apatow says that, “Sta...
Jimmy Tingle is a Typical Comic and Activist
Jim Sullivan interviews Jimmy Tingle for the Cape Cod Times (8/6/2017) where he admits to being both a comic and an activist: I consider myself to be a stand-up...
Michael Ian Black on His Persona and Goals
I was a fan of Kids In The Hall, way back in the day, and have followed all the members’ careers with interest, so I was happy to read Michael Ian Black t...
Jack Lewis on Political Comics
Jack Lewis wrote an article for The Diamondback about Hari Kondabolu (8/2/2017) that deserves some pixels here. Political Comedians Lewis makes a distinction be...
D.J. Mausner on Promoting More Female Comics
In an interview for The Globe and Mail (8/1/2017), D.J. Mausner tells Giuseppe Valiante about how to helps out female comics. Role models She says that women do...
Sam Adams on Political Comedy and Making People Laugh
In an interview for the Littleton Independent (7/31/2017), Tom Skelley ask Sam Adams a couple of questions of relevance here: one on political comedy, and one o...
Jack Bernhardt on the Benefits of Stand-Up and Jokes Versus Threats
In The Guardian, comedy writer Jack Bernhardt writes a nice little column on “Why everyone should try standup comedy once” (7/31/2017). He says, I a...