EPISODE · Mar 20, 2022 · 48 MIN
Famous comedy author Sally Holloway
We chat to the brilliant Sally Holloway, a former comedian,with decades of experience on the UK comedy scene, who wrote the famous comedy book, “A serious guide to joke writing.” Its a very famous comedy writing book and allows us to explore the author of one of the best comedy writing books out there, here is what we discussed:[[3:12]] Is Insecurity required to be successful in comedy?[[8:23]] How I developed joke writing methods?[[9:16]] How the serious guide to joke writing has been received?[[11:56]] Why I left standup[[19:20]] What separated the best comics[[25:16]] How comedians who don’t have jokes are hilarious[[38:53]] Worst thing to do with joke writingIf you would like to know more about Sally Holloway, you can buy her book on building your own hrt https://www.amazon.co.uk/Grow-Your-Own-HRT-hormone-rich/dp/1844097374 and her famous book, The serious guide to joke writing https://www.amazon.co.uk/Serious-Guide-Joke-Writing-Something/dp/1907498370. If you would like to be informed more on Marvin McCarthy and what he is doing,you can reach him on https://linktr.ee/theflopmaster, or drop a message on [email protected]. Also, if you like this episode, please subscribe and donate to the patreon at https://www.patreon.com/thecomediansparadise.
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Famous comedy author Sally Holloway
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