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DRIVE-INS, PARKING LOTS AND VIRTUAL GIGS [EP. 229]

School Of Laughs

Release Date: 12/01/2020

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It started in July of 2014 and has run the course of over 255 episodes. If you have a question about stand-up comedy we have covered it on this podcast. So as we wrap, where do you go from here?

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Today we focus on the year ahead. What are you trying to accomplish moving forward? Yes, it's the annual goals tracker worksheet episode! You can download the Goals Tracker Worksheet .pdf by visiting www.schooloflaughs.com and clicking on the GOALS TRACKER tab.

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Sharing marketing tips for comics is the one and wonderful Tracy DeGraff. After penning her first book, "Laugh Anyway Mom", Tracy took classes at The Second City in Chicago hoping to take her stories to the comedy stage.

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I just wrapped up 17 shows in 27 days. I am still learning after 31 years! Sometimes I think those qualities are more important than talent. Probably not, but they help! Nevertheless, this episode is chock full of comedy lessons learned during the 17 events performed.

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Today I am discussing comedy win-win opportunities with Chester Goad. I met Chester a few years ago at the BIG PODCAST conference with David Hooper. We've been in the loop ever since. During the past 18 months, we've spent many hours on coaching calls. Sometimes it is spent developing material, or creating a game plan. And always, trying to find win-win opportunities to develop his stage time and material.

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Do you struggle with memorizing your jokes? Have you ever had problems with your voice during a show? What are the pros and cons of using props or musical instruments on stage?

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In July of 2017, I had a great time talking with Jeanne Robertson. We discuss a career that started in the late ’60s and has carried her into the 2020s.

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In today's episode, Jonnie W. & Brian Bates join me. We discuss how the comedy scene is bouncing back, the latest Bo Burnham special, and how changing one line in a joke can take it to newer and sometimes better places.

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Virtual gigs, drive-ins, outdoor parking lots ... is this what it has come down to? I discuss the options for comedians with former students Brain Bates and Jonnie W.

If 2020 has taught us anything it is this: "adapt or die." There just aren't as many inside gigs as usual. If you want to earn some money you have to get outside your comfort zone. To keep your comedy chops sharp that may include some unconventional settings. This year Brian opened for Nate Bargatze at drive-in theaters. Johnnie W. did a few outdoor shows. I am doing more and more virtual gigs. It's not going to be the same as a packed comedy club. That's okay. Those aren't happening right now.

So we share what is working and what isn't in this mid-pandemic climate.

DRIVE-INS, PARKING LOTS AND VIRTUAL GIGS SHOW NOTES

In this episode, we discuss:

  • The challenges of performing at Drive-Ins
  • Gigantic trains
  • How timing is affected at a Drive-In Show
  • Comedy IS confidence
  • Sharing a tour bus during COVID
  • Recording a Netflix Special in a pandemic
  • Crowds that go "tight"
  • Vaccines
  • Brians "Quarantine Video" Video
  • Johnnie W. and the cabbie from Bangladesh
  • Creative Virtual Gigs
  • Comics who reinvented themselves lockdown
  • Using free time for getting healthier
  • Staying faithful to God

And much, much, more!