Reddit mentions of Stand-up Comedy in Theory, or, Abjection in America (New Americanists)

someone said watch dick van dyke which is good advice. I am about done watching every single SNL and I want to watch every Cheers and the Bob Newhart show. You can study and study and the great thing about studying comedy is its super fun. You laugh a lot, read a million books, READ Abjection in America http://www.amazon.com/Stand-up-Comedy-Abjection-America-Americanists/dp/0822325462 so you'll know your history. Bot don't only study comedy.

at some point you really need practice, I'm sure Philly has some great opportunities. Try to start your own show in Philly at some bar or coffee house you can get your friends to make it out to , start going to New York and Chicago on weekends and over the summer and try to make contacts. try writing an hour a day or if you're already doing that do something else like take a writing class, an improv class, or learn an instrument. i think the most useful comics are the ones that can do everything: write, act, edit, animate, shoot, draw, be multifaceted. think of yourself as an artist, above all. get a camera, tape a clip, scour for shows on the internet figure out who books what, and send out a million booking requests. nothing could be simpler.

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