Podcast Interview - Writing and Editing. 'You Have to Write It and Edit It Before You Perform It'

Click the video below to watch and listen. Here are the timings for some of the (paraphrased) key questions that Wayne laid on me. Enjoy!

01:50 Did you grow up covered in stand-up comedy? (What's your back story)

04:00 The role and skills of the MC..?

06:15 How much improvising is there? What are some risks of doing crowd work?

10:00 Writing stories... films and stand-up. How much do comedians recognize that writing is absolutely essential?

17:10 How to establish more character and attitude... how do power words help?

18:10 Do your students focus more on getting on the stage or writing? Do you find there is a lot of poor writing in your students? How can calibration help?

25:33 Is it right, you have live workshops and online courses? What are some key lessons?