The Authentic Comedian
Caroline CliffordArticles and exercises for anyone who's interested in making comedy or any art that doesn't suck.
| Platform |  | Pricing | Freemium | Publishes | Weekly |
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| Issues | 113 | Founded | 3 years ago | Last Issue | a year ago |
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Attitude, the life-blood of comedy
I’m working on a few new articles, in the meantime here’s a banger from last year - enjoy!
Right back at you stock photo lady
Attitude part 1: Your personality
Attitude means simply the way in which you express yourself. It comes in t...
How to get gigs
Useful lists at the end!
The first gig I ever did was at the Edinburgh Festival. It was the graduation show of “Absolute & Almost Beginners” comedy class with Logan Murray. I had an enormous 1 gig under my belt, and I was already strutting...
Your fascinating life still needs jokes
Have you ever noticed that people who do wild adventure holidays are actually very boring people? Oh you bungee jumped while on Ayahuasca in Peru?? I’m literally asleep. And don’t get me started on extreme artists that set their nuts on fir...
Re-visiting the power of headings
This is a re-write of an earlier article. I’ve re-written some bits for clarity.
I am always very excited to share this technique with people. It's a simple way to enhance and edit your stand-up material.
First I'll give a detailed explan...
Self-deprecation Exercise (free!)
Hello. All of my exercises are paywalled, except this one right now! Please enjoy as it’s one of my favourites.
Read this first:
Write a list of things a highly judgemental person would notice about you when you walked in the room....
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Hello my name is Caroline, I teach and write essays about authentic stand-up comedy and improv. I am the co-founder of The Berlin Stand-Up School.
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