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Private Comedy Coaching

Private comedy coaching with Jerry Corley can get you to your comedy goals faster. . . . → Read More: Private Comedy Coaching   Read more... Copyright © Jerry Corley  2014

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Biggest Mistakes Comedians Make When Writing Comedy

By Jerry Corley | Founder – The Stand Up Comedy Clinic Comedy writing is rewarding. There is no better feeling than writing a joke and getting an appreciative laugh. Okay, maybe there is a better...

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The Key To Comedy

One of the most common questions I get as a stand up comedian, writer and now coach is: What is the key to comedy? And although there are too many variables for me to even suggest that I have all the...

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Writing Funny about Proposition 8

So you wake up early today. Maybe you go for a run, maybe you walk the dog, maybe, like me, you’re up early because you have a toddler in the house who wakes you up, because they don’t know that you’ve...

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How to Avoid The Creative Paralysis of Being Original

A comedian walks into a bar and sees a poster with a saying that is similar to a joke he's been doing. It's not the same joke, but it almost has the exact set up line. He panics. A thousand questions...

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Comedy Is Easy!

I was driving today listening to the radio loudly (it hides the strange new noise coming from my front end–I mean who needs to pay $600 to a mechanic, right?) and a commercial came on. It was that Dos...

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How To Write A Joke

by Jerry Corley, founder of the Stand Up Comedy Clinic Most people who contact me through this site do so because they want to know how to write a joke. If that is a question that you have (I’m...

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No Ethics in Comedy

Students often ask me if they should protect their material or if they should the worry about other comics stealing their material. I usually regurgitate a quote told to me by Jay Leno. He said, “There...

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Can You Teach Comedy?

You either are funny or you're not! You, of all people should know that!" . . . → Read More: Can You Teach Comedy? The post Can You Teach Comedy? appeared first on Stand Up Comedy Clinic.

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Studying the Greats in Comedy

George Carlin said you can learn from the greats by studying their styles. . . . → Read More: Studying the Greats in Comedy The post Studying the Greats in Comedy appeared first on Stand Up Comedy...

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A Message From George Carlin

George Carlin not only taught me comedy, he taught me about life. . . . → Read More: A Message From George Carlin The post A Message From George Carlin appeared first on Stand Up Comedy Clinic.

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Successful Comedy Seminar in Las Vegas!

In short 15-20 minute, workshop-style sessions, these impressive students wrote 7, 8, 10 jokes and more and they were jokes that truly reached the level of commercially acceptable jokes that you might...

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Top 10 Best Comedians Of All Time

There are so many great comedians. It was hard to find the top ten. I apologize to those I may have left out. You're all awesome! . . . → Read More: Top 10 Best Comedians Of All Time The post Top 10...

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