Why comedians have to be entrepreneurs
10/08/2024 … I always had a unique mentality when it came to building my career, and a big catalyst to that was a comment from one of my earliest improv directors at Second…
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10/08/2024 … I always had a unique mentality when it came to building my career, and a big catalyst to that was a comment from one of my earliest improv directors at Second…
09/08/2024 … If you asked me circa 2015 how to create viral content, I would have had a definitive answer about how to pair a provocative, clickbait title with a colourful, close-up…
08/08/2024 … The DJ was pumping out the tunes and I was busting out some sick dance moves at the New Zealand International Comedy Festival after party.
07/08/2024 … I started doing stand-up 14 years ago and if you had told me then that some of my most memorable shows would be in a friend's living room and on Zoom, I would…
06/08/2024 … If you ask any comedian about their job they will inevitably say that we have the best job in the world and we do.
05/08/2024 … I remember the first time.
04/08/2024 … Clowning versus stand-up.
03/08/2024 … There is much to say about the relationship between the artist and the industry.
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