Not all comedians are the same. Some are just there and some are great. Just because someone can throw some jokes and make a couple of friends laugh doesn’t mean that he or she can make a whole stadium or crowd of people do the same. In this article, we will be sharing specific skills that differentiate highly creative comedians from those that struggle to write comedy. Please note that this article is not about how to perform stand-up comedy or write comedy. It is about comedian creativity and the skills that will help a person be creative in comedy. Below are skills you need to be among the best entertainer in Canada.
– Associating
To be a successful comedian, you need to learn how to link seemingly unrelated ideas together. We see this when a stand-up comedian uses an analogy or metaphor. In the creative process of a comedian, association occurs in every step. This, in some cases, can be as simple as linking different stories together to come up with one story that has all the funny parts and less of the not so funny ones.
To be a successful comedian, you have to know how to grasp how to associate simple ideas and come up with creative ones that are more humorous than those of other comedians in the industry.
– Questioning
You also need to be able to question. Most notable comedians ask many open-ended questions such as “how might…”, “what about…”, “what could…”, and “if this and this is true, then what does that mean?”
Learning how to question effectively helps you create new perspectives on old situations and raises new possibilities. It is important to have a new perspective. For instance, if you might have noticed most of the topics comedians talk about are pretty similar. So if you are to stand out from the rest, you need to be able to generate new perspectives from the same topic others are discussing.
– Observing
Another creative skill you need to have to be a successful comedian is observation. This skill is all about raising your level of awareness. Some of the initial components used in association are formed from observation. Without this skill, a comedian cannot be creative. Some people will say that people who are creative create something from nothing. This is a false belief and without being keen on observation, you won’t be able to create something fresh as a comedian. Comedians observe the world around them and write about it while adding their own unique perspective.
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