Substacks recommended by Caroline Clifford

Recommended by Caroline Clifford

Practical improv advice, exercise ideas, and lots of feelings from UCB New York improvisor and teacher, Molly Thomas. New posts every Friday morning.

Thoughts From a Small Brown Girl

By Ariane Sherine

I'm writing funny stuff again, because there are a limited number of things I'm good at and this is one of them. The others are eating junk food and having sex, but I'm not sure I can monetise the first and I'd probably better not monetise the second.

lol funny writing about all sorts, including the writing "biz" by someone I coincidentally used to go to school with.

- Caroline Clifford

Improv Nonsense

By Will Hines

improv thoughts, plugs and the occasional essay about, you know, real life.

Will Hines is my improv hero.

- Caroline Clifford

Too Far Comedy

By Richard Parr

Trying to get some laughs! Richard Parr is the MC at Too Far Comedy in London. The "Far Too Funny List" shares content he finds hilarious or useful. It also gives priority access to comedians for spots at Too Far Comedy.

Funny How: Letters to a Young Comedian

By Matt Ruby

Comic Matt Ruby offers standup comedy philosophy, advice, and inspirational quotes from great comedians. Some praise for posts here...Judd Apatow: "Great." Gary Gulman: “Love this!”

Some great insights from the world of stand-up

- Caroline Clifford

20 Percent Berlin

By Andrew Bulkeley

Berlin's news in English for the 20 percent of Berliners without a German passport.

An amusing digest of Berlin news auf English.

- Caroline Clifford

What You Need to Know

By Geoff Plitt

I scour the web every week for the funniest jokes, sketches, standup and more that you may have missed.

This is an excellently curated collection of the weeks best stand-up videos.

- Caroline Clifford

Both Are True

By Alex Dobrenko

Funny, deep, relatable stories from a dad to two, husband to one, friend to all (except himself who he doesn't like v much but is working on it but like how can you really like yourself knowing everything you know about yourself, you know?)

I'm not much of a "reader" but whenever Alex drops an essay I read it word for word, and not skimming it like ushe. Alex is hilarious and vulnerable and everything I aspire to be as a writer.

- Caroline Clifford