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Exercise: Flip the attitude
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Exercise: Flip the attitude

A good comedy idea must be fully explored, that means seeing it from all sides.

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Caroline Clifford
Jul 25, 2023
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Using attitude to give your comedy life

Using attitude to give your comedy life

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July 24, 2023
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It’s not enough to state your opinion  about something in a comedy set, you also have to ridicule people who have the opposite opinion! A good comedy idea must be fully explored that means seeing it from all sides. Even if by “seeing it from all sides” you’re just making fun of people that hold opposite opinions, they’ll still relate to your comedy and laugh just as much (even if it’s just to show a date they can laugh at themselves).

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Or just make a list of opinions you have, and try and be detailed.

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