So you want to be a comic?

My Favorite Web Sites

Tue, 25 Jan 2011 13:27:21 -0700

My buddy Vilmos does a mean podcast as well as a spirited Blog.

SheckyMagazine is a venerable publication with a definite take on comedy and the business.

Probably the best blog on comedy and the television arts, Sean McCarthy is making a concerted effort to challenge the separation between blogger and journalist with The Comic’s Comic.

It is not my style of comedy on stage, but it certainly is my style of comedy off stage: Cringe Humor is an excellent resource for today’s cutting edge of edgy comics.

Joe Klocek has been a hero of mine before I ever actually ever connected with him. See Joe is infamous for being the Comic on You Tube that schooled a heckler with style, panache and charm. He also has one of the more compelling blogs out there.

And I would be remiss if I did not mention my home club in Edmonton: The Comedy Factory. Easily the best audiences in Edmonton!

A Much Better Blog on Comedy Than I could Attempt

Mon, 24 Jan 2011 21:05:09 -0700

Toronto Comic Joel Buxton’s Blog on comedy, the art, process, and players in comedy makes my scabby attempt at mapping my journey seem like a Ziggy Cartoon. Since I can’t match his insight or prose, I will instead direct you to his Blog.

Marc Maron: Master at Work

Mon, 24 Jan 2011 20:45:22 -0700

A podcast that has been running at a spectacular clip of twice a week; with interviews with some of the biggest names in comedy, producing, broadcasting. Marc does his homework and is never afraid of asking the tough questions (see his First and Follow-up interview with Carlos Mencia) or to reestablish a lost relationship with a friend from past Days (see his first and second interview with Louis CK). A top notch, professional and thoroughly entertaining podcast.

A Smattering of Advice From Vets

Mon, 24 Jan 2011 20:29:49 -0700

Ralphie May did an amazing lecture on comedy. The video is gold baby... all gold!

A Written Guide

Mon, 24 Jan 2011 20:13:41 -0700

Comic Vince Martin did a great series of articles, first for www.suite101.com and then ported over to AssociatedContent.com. Probably the best written summary of the process of becoming a comic. Of course it misses the drunken debauchery and knocking up a waitress at One Nighter in Oregon, but it captures many other things. I encourage anyone to give it a shot.