When Your Funny Feels Like a Gimmick: How To Outgrow the Box People Put Your Humor In
Sometimes the problem isn't that you can't be funny. It's that you're stuck being funny the way everybody expects, and here's how to grow past the box…
Feel It First, Write It Later: Why Humor Lives in Sensation
The funniest stories come from moments you actually lived, not moments you narrated while they were happening. Here's why humor lives in sensation, an…
The Critical Exit: How To Walk Out of the Room Full of Comedy Critics in Your Head
Before you even say the funny thing, a room full of critics in your head has already voted it down. Here's how to find the exit, for the imaginary cri…
Can You Learn To Be Funny? Why Comedy Techniques Are a Map, Not the Destination
People love to say you can't teach someone to be funny. I think you can, as long as you stop treating comedy techniques like a script and start using …
Will AI Replace Comedians? Why Your Sense of Humor Is Still Yours
AI can write jokes all day, but it can't replace your sense of humor. Here's why humor is human, and how the rise of AI is actually a reason to get to…
Funny in Your Head, Quiet Out Loud? How To Resolve the Comedy Conflict Between Instinct and Editor
If you're hilarious in your head but go quiet when it's time to say it, you're not unfunny. Your instinct and your inner editor are fighting over who …
Mastering Comedy Writing Habits: Capture, Structure, and Compound Your Funny Ideas
Funny ideas show up for a second and then they're gone. Here's the simple writing habit I use to capture them, shape them, and stack them into a colle…
Ego Limits Comedy: How To Grow Your Comedy Capacity by Getting Out of Your Own Way
Some comedians keep growing while others burn out early, and it usually has nothing to do with talent. It comes down to your comedy capacity, and the …
How To Be Wittier: Build Your Own Collection of Funny and Let Your Brain Connect the Dots
Wit isn't something you're born with or without. It's an approach, and the fastest way to get wittier is to collect what you find witty and let your b…
Shift Gears, Don’t Floor It: How To Stay Playful When Things Get Tense
Your sense of humor doesn't disappear when the pressure rises. You just forget how to shift gears, and here's how to get your playful side back in a t…