Comedy

Edinburgh, is located in the south east of Scotland, near the North Sea, it is the capital and second largest city in Scotland. With its rich history and stunning medieval architecture, it is one...

You were always a class clown growing up and as an adult you find that you are drawn to comedy. Everyone you know has always told you that you could be a stand up comedian because of your sense...

Getting people to interact is often a challenge. An audience participation skit that deals with common interests is one of the best ways to break the ice. Here are a few tips to get you started...

This is a brief tutorial on how the process works. Making latex head puppets is a ton of fun. It does have a learning curb and requires some supplies and quite a bit of patience.

Being a comedian is a great way to be the life of the party. If you want to get a person's attention, you could work out at the gym until your whole body aches, or you could be quirky and draw...

You'll learn how to be more confident, how to have fun, how to diffuse some of the things that linger in the back of your mind, how to work well with others no matter what age and most importantly...

Laughter is a start, learn three easy steps to find out if you are the funniest person in the room.

Clowns can be the funniest things you'll ever see. They do balloon tricks, smash pies into their faces, and display other nonsensical behaviors. Submerge yourself into the realm of clown-hood and...

Second City is a comedy club that opened in Chicago, Illinois in 1959. While small in size, the comedy theater boasts some of the most well-known comedians among its alumni, including Bill...

Experiencing an evening of poetry slam is a nice change from the usual comedy clubs. The experience is similar to going to improv or a comedy club, but you can have just as much fun or even more....

While many comedians use shock humor and strong language to get reactions from their audiences, others have found success with a clean act that is centered on content rather than shock value. One...

It's one thing to make some of your slightly buzzed friends laugh at a party, but it's a whole other ballgame to get on a stage in front of an audience and do stand-up comedy. To do any kind of...

A good monologue can be the key to getting the acting role of your dreams. A traditional fixture in the theater world, they are occasionally used by casting directors in film and, less frequently,...

Well why not? Not everyone is blessed with such a beautiful billboard like this so why not put it to use?!! It's simple and bound to be noticed. It's the envy of all ad companies. But those are...

Tyler Perry is a playwright (among many other things) on the move. Many of us are have attended a live Tyler Perry play or two over the years. If you have had the pleasure, you know that a Tyler...

Everybody loves to laugh and comedy is king, yet so far no research has ever found what makes something funny. People laugh at a billion different things everyday and there is no guarantee that...

Jokes have been around as long as humans have. Laughter releases stress and helps groups form bonds. There is no doubt that this was useful when cavemen were huddled away in the dark hiding from...

Chicago is the motherland of improv comedy. It's basically where the current incarnation of the art form was born, and it is currently the reigning mecca. Finding improv classes in Chicago is...

Improv Comedy is all about working with the other players on stage to create a scene. For anyone that has had trouble with blocking or negation, Yes But is a great game to help teach them the...

Threesome is an improv game that isn't as dirty as it sounds. It is actually a simple game that can be anything from a creative game to play in an elementary school classroom to a warm up for a...

How many times have you gotten into an argument with someone that is too blind to see that you are agreeing with him? It is quite frustrating yet amusing at the same time. This improv game is...

Improv comedy theater—where a group of actors play out scenes and improvise on the fly, with no scripts or director—is hugely popular in places like Atlanta. This city has several...

The burp: One of the most humble of all bodily noises and yet one that is absolutely critical to master as part of a theater actor's repertoire. Without knowing how to create a burp on command,...

Theater is a great place to explore entertainment styles and genres. Stylized presentations look great on stage, please the audience and are fun to do. The improv game Oscar Winning Moment gives...

With the success of improv shows such as Who's Line is it Anyway? and Wildin' Out, more and more people are becoming interested in the art of comedic improvisation. Believe it or not, improv is...

The Upright Citizen's Brigade Theatre is a comedy theatre and training center for long form improvisation in New York City. It was founded by SNL's Amy Poehler along with fellow improvisation...

Scripts is an improv game that lets an audience member play in a scene with you, without worrying that the audience member won't say the right things. If this sounds interesting to you, read on.

It's always kinda weird when you are on an elevator and there is someone on it and no one talks so here is something that can amuse you for 5 mins. or more

The "Library Lion" or "Pruneface" warmup is a great way to get your facial muscles in shape. Combined with the "Jonah's Whale" or "Excited Face", it makes a good facial exercise for any actors,...

When you warm up to do Improv there are three very important "muscles" to stretch: 1) your spontaneity in reactions 2) your physicality and 3) your concentration. There are literally hundreds of...

Telling funny stories comes easily for comedian Ron White. Find your niche, like Ron White did with the Blue Collar Comedy Tour, to portray the funny side of your stand-up comedy. Ron White is...

Magic tricks aren't just for magicians. If you've ever wanted to pull a practical joke on a friend or loved one, consider trying this magic trick. With a little practice and one plastic cup, you...

If a joke is funny once, then why can’t it be funny twice? Or three times? Or more? You may have an answer to this question, but if you do, just keep it to yourself while you read this article.

This article deals with how to be blunt in the comedy world. Constructive criticism, baloney! We want eye-popping, knee-batting satirical, hysterical, rage-filled, gutsy prose thrown right into...

Stand-up comics are probably some of the least respected artists in the entertainment business, at least so the media would have us believe, and supporting local artists and comedians is something...

The Upright Citizen's Brigade Theatre is New York's premiere long-form improv and sketch comedy theatre. With shows 7 days a week at low prices, the UCB is always worth a visit.

You know deep down you are creative funny but the only problem is the delivery of your funny bone to an unforgiving audience. Even though your jokes are Ronald Reagan style classic one-liners, how...

New England is graced with two of the biggest casinos in the world, Foxwoods and Mohegan Sun, but in upstate New York, specifically Verona, NY, lays the Turning Stone Resort and Casino. Basically...

If you perform stand up comedy, you've got to get your audience to listen within the first few minutes of hitting the stage. Lose them in the beginning, and you'll spend the rest of your stage...

Laughter is the best medicine for what ails you, but it can be difficult to find humor in the world and actually laugh. All hope is not lost, because there are ways to find that elusive elixir of...

"Hercules," Disney's 1997 take on the Roman mythological hero, features a clumsy superhuman boy who learns to harness his strength to save the people, ultimately sacrificing himself for the woman...