British comedian Jimmy Carr has made it clear that stand-up comedy should be taught in schools AND that it’s more relevant than music! He’s also taken the next step to publish a book on the matter, titled ‘On Jokes (or, why everything you know about comedy is wrong): The Hidden Mechanics of Funny’, which he co-authored with Amanda Baker and …
Comedian Jimmy Carr has made a bold statement regarding teaching stand-up comedy. In his first interview with Joe Rogan on The Joe Rogan Experience podcast, Carr not only said that you can teach stand-up comedy, but that it should even be taught in schools. “I don’t think it’s a dumb idea to teach stand-up comedy and to say, everyone should …
If you’re wondering “how can I learn stand-up comedy?”, then take a leaf out of Jeff Green and Eddie Izzard’s book. Both kicked off their stand-up comedy careers by attending a stand-up comedy course in London. Whoopy Goldberg got coached by comedy school trainer, Greg Dean. And Hard Knock Knocks resident comedy coach, Brad Oakes, has coached some of Australia’s …
