2012 was a great year. Here are the Best of the Best moments for me. (See previous Best Ofs years.) Best Achievement – Focus on Humor That Works Full-time Based on my goals, I had a pretty productive year, completing 8 of the 10 things I set out to do. But the number one achievement […]
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For the second year in a row, one of my goals was to perform at least 100 times. Last year I hit 119 performances, this year I hit 133. Here are some stats regarding the performances: 41% of shows were shortform improv, 36% of shows were traditional longform improv, 18% were musical improv, and 5%
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Note: I’ve shared some of these things with people before. Some people think it’s cool and give it a try themselves. Others learn how truly devoted I am to my planning / productivity. And a handful consider me somewhat of a psychopath (in a good way I think?). So I guess read at your own
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It’s no secret that I love puns and wordplay. At this point, it’s almost exclusively what I tweet, with 2012 being no exception. Over the course of the year, I had 319 tweets. My favorites are shared here. “How good are you with PowerPoint?” “I Excel at it.” “Was that a Microsoft Office pun?” “Word.”
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Starting in 2002, Billy Merritt (of Ninja, Robot, Pirate fame) started writing what he called “Billy Merrit’s Improv Party.†It started as a story to share his thoughts on improv and turned into a full-blown thread of awesome improv tips. I definitely recommend reading the entire thing (though it is a bit lengthy at 50 posts). It was originally
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I made a bet back on New Year’s Day that the Bengals would beat the Ravens. They did not, and, as a result, I had to be a vegetarian for a week. The bet didn’t take effect immediately, so I had time to prepare. I picked last week as the time to do it, strategically
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A friend sent me two recent NY Times articles related to comedy and I thought both provided interesting perspective on current comedy trends. The first, Take My Comedy Influences, Please, talks partly about the influx of comedians talking about comedy, something of which I’m a fan. I’m always fascinated by how other comedians approach their work,
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