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Christophe had been doing stand-up comedy in France for twenty years. TV. Radio. Stage. Comedy clubs and theatres.
He was not a beginner looking for basics. He was an experienced professional comedian who had built a career in one language and one culture, and had decided he wanted to do it all over again in another.
That is a very specific challenge. And it required a very specific kind of coach.
What he says in the video is brief and to the point. That is partly the nature of a 58-second review, but it is also the nature of someone who has been in the business long enough to know exactly what they are talking about.
Watch it below.
Christophe's situation is unusual but the underlying need is not. At every level of experience, the thing that moves a comedian forward fastest is honest feedback from someone who genuinely understands the craft from the inside.
If you are thinking about where to invest your time and energy as a comedian, Your Comedy Investments sets out a clear framework for that decision.
If you want a broader picture of the kinds of comedy formats that exist and what each one demands of a performer, Funny, Fabulous and Formats covers that in depth.
And for a different angle on how to accelerate your development without necessarily doing more gigs, The Most Fun Way to Get Better at Stand-Up Comedy is worth reading.
The video below is taken from Stepping Into Stand-Up Comedy and covers something that experienced performers in particular often find immediately useful.
People also ask
Is one-to-one comedy coaching useful for experienced comedians?
Often more so than for beginners. An experienced performer already has material, stage time and a sense of their own voice. Coaching at that level is about refinement, identifying what is not working and finding the strengths that have gone unnoticed. Christophe had twenty years of professional comedy behind him when he came to work with Alfie.
Can Alfie coach comedians who are not based in the UK?
Yes. All coaching sessions take place via Zoom, which means location is not a factor. Christophe is based in Paris. Previous coaching clients have included comedians based in the US, Australia and across Europe. The commitment to honest, direct feedback applies regardless of where you are working.
What makes a good stand-up comedy coach?
Experience on the circuit matters, but so does the ability to watch a performer and identify specifically what needs to change and why. A good coach has seen enough acts to recognise patterns quickly and enough experience in the room to know what works for a live audience rather than just in theory. The feedback needs to be honest enough to be useful, and constructive enough to be actionable.
Is stand-up comedy coaching available in languages other than English? Coaching sessions with Alfie are conducted in English. Christophe came to Alfie specifically to develop his English-language stand-up, and the coaching focused on making his material and performance work for British and international English-speaking audiences.
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