So another tip to rising comic stars: don't forget to entertain the audience (you may think the knock knock joke with the deflated, semi-boiled rubber chicken is hilarious, but is it relevant and amusing to the audience?). Stand-up humorists like Eddie Murphy, Wil Anderson and Rodney Rude have a distinct comic flavour and have become comedy brands.Īlthough the phrase 'stand-up comic' only entered the dictionary in the 1960s, the drive to entertain and tell funny stories stems back to day 'dot' with nomadic storytelling. He says it's crucial a comedian allows their personality (or an alter-ego) to shine under the spotlight.
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"It's hard to teach people to be funny what I teach them is how to take their particular sense of humour and put it into a performance," Gavin says.
Gavin teaches how to source unusual anecdotes and punchlines from ordinary life and popular culture.īut he admits being funny is part work part natural ability. "Physiologically, what makes people laugh is usually a surprise or a release of tension," Gavin says. Gavin says the key to funny stand-up is a well-thought out yarn with good set ups and unexpected punchlines. Reeling off a string of street jokes like 'it's cold out there, those cows look Friesian' may be funny at home but probably won't tickle many funny bones during a comedy skit. "The illusion of stand-up comedy is to make people think you're just talking off the top of your head," Gavin says.īehind this casual facade most successful comedians follow a scripted routine that draws on personal experience and research into popular issues du jour.īut before pouncing onto the stage, the first step to telling a side-splitting anecdote is to understand why people laugh.Ī famous comedian once noted 'laughter is the tonic, the relief, the surcease for pain'.Ĭharlie Chaplin knew a good chuckle makes people feel better (scientifically, a good laugh has been shown to release 'happy' chemicals called endorphins).Īlthough people want to laugh, getting a crowd to laugh at your gags is another matter. The answer to a good comic routine is not to reach-the-other-side but to plan a structured repertoire. Gavin teaches aspiring Tasmanian comedians - and people who simply crave being the life of a party - how to rise above the common chicken-crossing-the-road joke. If that's about the extent of your comic repertoire then maybe you need some pointers from stand-up comedian Gavin Baskerville.
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