Exercises

Self-deprecation Exercise (free!)

The kryptonite of sad is COMEDY GOLD!

Mar 26, 2025 • Caroline Clifford

Expand your jokes with these afterthought questions

Add some afterthoughts to your afterthoughts

Feb 3, 2025 • Caroline Clifford

Lessons stand-ups can learn from improvisers #3: Flashing (+ Exercise)

It doesn't mean showing your junk

Jun 28, 2024 • Caroline Clifford

Exercise: Satirical headlines

Required reading:

Mar 13, 2024 • Caroline Clifford

The Surrealist Inquisition Question Sheet by Sally Holloway

The Serious Guide To Joke Writing (How to Say Something Funny about Anything) is definitely one of the better comedy books out there.

Jan 31, 2024 • Caroline Clifford

Kopfkino (visual humour) exercise

Required reading:

Jan 10, 2024 • Caroline Clifford

Exercise: Pitch a sitcom starring you!

I don't ask much

Nov 17, 2023 • Caroline Clifford

Exercise: What I really mean is...

The ultimate authenticity exercise you can keep on coming back to

Nov 7, 2023 • Caroline Clifford

Exercise: It's your funeral

Die hypothetically, not on stage!

Oct 9, 2023 • Caroline Clifford

Exercise: Amplify your attitude

Self deprecating in a cartoonish way

Sep 12, 2023 • Caroline Clifford

Monologuing as a writing tool

Do it in Aldi, nobody will notice

Sep 5, 2023 • Caroline Clifford

Afterthought exercise - positive / negative

Your mama's so thin...

Sep 1, 2023 • Caroline Clifford

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