Sublime
An inspiration engine for ideas
When I first started listening to comedy in college, there was definitely an interest trying it out. Could I do that? Even though I was open to writing, songwriting, architecture, and basically anything, comedy felt like the one craft that was untouchable. It’s hyper-vulnerable. The artifacts are fused with the person and the whole thing is judged
... See more
A comedian's origin story, detailing the motivation to start stand-up and experiences from early career shows.
TRANSCRIPT
It was one of these weird things. I was in school my freshman year and I was just sitting around and telling stories and people were laughing. Someone was like, oh man, you should try to do standup. And then a week later, the same thing happened. And it was like one of these weird, Ooh, maybe the universe is saying something. And then I went to
... See more
I wonder if all jokes boil down to the same pattern that eventually gets layered and complexified by veteran comedians. A joke is made by creating a frame with an embedded assumption, and then using a punchline to break the frame and reveal an implied truth. There are two layers of subtext, the assumption (the undertone), and the post-punchline
... See moreHow Comedy Became a Dystopian Imperial Hell World
youtu.beDavid Zucker • Article
Tim’s Time
That’s the great thing about working in comedy. If the audience doesn’t laugh, you know you’ve got it wrong.