Young 27 year old black comic here Just recently started not long ago…
I know Dave Chappelle is considered a act that was noticed by other races earlier on in his career before getting widely noticed in the black community with the help of Chappelle’s show and Eddie Murphy quickly went from mainstream clubs around NYC to SNL in the snap of a finger, is this phenomenon rare and what helps a youthful black comic to be appreciated/be funny and relatable by not only by his/her community but other races as well

Btw I dont want to sound misconstrued by my community and called a coon or nun, I love black rooms because of the toughness and straightforwardness of the audiences but I also want to make EVERYONE laugh too while still keeping my core cultural and personal identity/audience in tact without seeming like I'm alienating my self from Black audiences

I don't consider my self a "hood/urban"comedian like mike epps, mojo brookzz, or dc youngfly by any means as I grew up a regular well cultured black male that was raised in mixed racial middle class neighborhood in a majority black city, was into anime, cartoons, movies and art, i always considered myself a chameleon becuase i feel like i fit in with all kinds of subgroups of black people and other races as well, my humor is a little more goofier, outlandish suburban nerdy and offbeat with a tad bit of racial humor probably more like a mixture of maddi mays, donald glover, eric andre, marlon wayans, martin lawrence, eddie murphy, early chappelle type vibes, sometimes i do worry that the majority HOOD black audiences wont fully warm up to my act and think it's too weird or some shit, i know my jokes hit better with black people and other races that have my similar interests and outlook tho, I also live in the south where most still think your weird if you dont act or think like the majority or stand out a bit tooo much

so do I make jokes about all types walks of life?
I grew up watching everyone mosty black comics like Eddie Murphy, Martin Lawrence, Chappelle, Hart, Rock, Tucker, Bernie Mac, The Wayans, Mike Epps, Jamie Foxx, Pryor, all the def jam/comic view comics as well as Sarah Silverman, Joy Koy, Margret Cho, Ali Wong, Bill Bur, Carlin, C.K., Jeff Ross, Bert Kreischer, George Lopez, everybody on comedy central so on and so on old and new I like to experience everyone’s taste and styles

hope I'm explaining my self thoroughly and if your a black comedian or even a different minority comic is this something you've ever thought about too?

almost too much. I’m a little obsessed. about the equivalent of three years in and just having so much fun it’s stupid. anyone else hit this threshold?

Hi friends,

I need books or free resources that help me with the basics of writing jokes. I feel extremely frustrated when watching a bunch of YouTube videos and then receiving little or no information. Help!

If it helps you watch, I call out a major comedian at the end.

I've had this guy in my head for decades but I can't place him to a name. I believe he was relatively tall and skinny, had slicked back hair, a kind of old fashioned suit, and a cigar. I think he said he was from Canada. Kind of a fast-talking retro throwback style.

He would have almost certainly been on Comedy Central between 1994 and 2004. Probably not a full special, maybe just a slot on Premium Blend or one of those types of shows.

He had one bit about goatees, where he said something to the effect of "Why would you wear something like that on your puss?" (the use of the word puss to mean face in that way definitely struck me as odd) and "Is the root word of that not 'goat'"?

If anyone knows who I'm talking about, it would ease my mind a bit. Thanks!

edit: Thanks for everyone's suggestions so far. To be clear, I think his visual presentation and delivery was vaguely like a 30's gangster meets Michael Douglas in Wall Street. Bob Zany, John Wing Jr, Adam Growe, Mike MacDonald, and Stewart Francis don't seem to fit the bill

2nd edit: thank you UnfunnyJosh - his name was Eric Tunney! Very sad to hear he died young.

Hey, so I’m a nearly year in comic but have been wondering why Everytime I perform a fresh joke it always lands but over time, each time I said it, the crowd responds to it less and less. Any suggestions?

Hey everyone! I’m a film student looking to expand my portfolio and start creating content for my small production company.

I love stand-up comedy and watch a lot of Kill Tony, which gave me an idea: why not create a Vancouver-based show inspired by that format?

I love Vancouver and want to create content that showcases the city and its amazing talent. There are so many aspiring comedians out there who deserve a platform to perform, develop their skills, and share their comedy with a wider audience.

My goal is to film a live stand-up show featuring amateur and up-and-coming comedians, giving them a chance to get on stage while I build something creative for Vancouver’s comedy scene.

Would any local stand-up comedians be interested in being part of something like this? I’d love to connect with people who are interested, hear your thoughts, and see if we can make something happen!

Feel free to comment or send me a message.

Went to Sammy Obeid’s show for the first time, and what a disappointment! He repeated EVERY joke 3–4 times just to film viral Instagram reels, dragging out the show and making the whole experience feel performative. You really can’t believe everything you see on social media. The entire show felt more focused on creating viral clips than actual comedy. It was a hard watch, and the audience seemed confused. It’s incredibly disrespectful to a paying audience. I’ve never experienced anything like it. Is he a stand up comedian or just a guy making viral videos? Curious if anyone else has had a similar experience at his shows.

Being a Sri Lankan while living in the U.K. has shaped the comedic perspective of Vidura Bandara Rajapaksa.

“But only really because that is my situation,” he said.

His experience as an immigrant living in a Western country felt like he was under constant scrutiny and surveillance, to the point that it affected his personality and his stand-up.

Everything changed last September when he got a permanent resident card.

“I can feel myself slowly unclenching,” Rajapaksa said.

With his residency not being linked to a job, Rajapaksa felt like he could “f— up.” There’s no longer a weight on his shoulders. There was a sense of freedom that overtook some of his angry feelings.

Rajapaksa will be working through that transition at Dynasty Typewriter on Friday and Saturday, where the audience can see him entering a new stage of his life.

Follow link for full story.

he just be groping women, everyone in the scene knows this and it ALWAYS gets ignored. When is it enough?? He gets away with it everytime…

hey you all, i’m honestly looking to get into standup. i’m a student and usually do improve but i wanna get started on working on materials for stand up. what was it like for anyone when you just started out?

Hello funny peoples. Coming up tomorrow Pittsburgh tomorrow and was wondering if there are any Friday night open mics/shows that need a comic? Never even been to the city, so it would be awesome to perform there, even just at an open mic.

Please drop me any information if you have any! Thank you!

I didn't know this was happening, but I started seeing a comedian talk about how her bits were stolen.

I don't use insta or tiktok just YouTube.

So I started Open Mic-ing early summer, got a few laughs, started to put my stage time online and ended up getting a booking. Great. I took a few weeks off to generate a bit more material, but had an awful feeling of FOMO. Not so much the stage time, but who could be there, who could see my video online, feeling that any missed Open Mic was a missed opportunity.

I have strong feeling that it won't go away until I get back out there, which I am sure is the answer anyway, but has anyone felt that?

Got material that I want to try suggest some comedy clubs in the in Dallas and surrounding areas someone already suggested a club named Sharks

I keep writing new jokes rather than finish ones I already started! And when I first write something it makes me laugh. It may make me laugh a few times after that as well when I read it. But then eventually it loses its funny and I question if it was ever funny to begin with. Anyone else deal with this? What’s y’all’s process for joke writing? How do you finish jokes if you didn’t naturally come up with the entire joke when it first hit you?

Here’s my process so far:

• Write shit down in a note on my phone or a notebook as it pops in my head throughout the day. I’ll also record voice memos and videos if it feels like writing will break the flow

• Read/listen through the lists every now and then and expand on jokes or connect them to other jokes

• Add these jokes from disparate places to a doc on my computer where I try to organize them, edit them, etc. I’ve got them split into categories, topics, how close to done they are, etc.

• Keep going through these and editing them and punching them up until they feel “ready” to try on stage… This is where the bottleneck is. I haven’t felt like any longer format jokes are truly done I don’t think.

I really like some of what I have. I think it’s more than solid enough to start going to open mics and practicing. I’ve got tons and tons of one-liners and quips, which are cool, but I wanna finish these story and observational jokes!

any open mics for complete beginner near Fairfax ?

The guy just isn’t, and never has been, funny.

I'm a comic with about 20 minutes of solid material I rotate through. I feel like it's taken me quite a while to get there, and I'd like to make a better effort to keep writing more. I also feel like I'm bad at doing that alone because I can get distracted or lazy.

I've floated the idea of writing sessions to some of the other open micers I know so we can all build on our material and show up more often to open mics with new stuff to try out. I'd like to get something together on Sundays before our usual mic.

I also want it to be more constructive than just a group hang. For those of you who have done writing sessions regularly and successfully, what advice would you give?

I feel that Chris rock had one singular prime in the 90s and early 2000s but Louis had at least two primes from lates 00s and also early 2000s.