EPISODE · Dec 19, 2024 · 1H 7M
Gus Tate — Making it real makes it funny | Comedians on Campus #10
from תל אביב 360 – ערוץ הפודקסטים של אוניברסיטת תל אביב · host Tel Aviv University
You'd be skeptical if a ghost recommended dying. But how is that different from a parent recommending having kids? Both went down an irreversible path, and are beckoning you to come over. Gus Tate is a rising star in the NYC standup scene, and superb at metaphors. We talk to him, among other things, about why metaphors are funny, why self-deprecation is a good form for humor, and why making things tangible is a funniness booster. Gus even shares some semi-formulas he's found in comedy, that regretfully don't really help with creating new comedy. He is a brilliant comedic (and non-comedic) mind, so take a listen! As the ghost says, "it's very rewardingggg". Gus recommends Sheng Wang's observational humor: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AtE4itfi8CY Amir recommends the self-deprecation legend, Rodney Dangerfield: https://youtu.be/Tx2dzYz2F8g?si=hVkmB1lrV_rBH188 Shai recommends Mark Normand's fantastic metaphors: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KTT63kDnkLo להאזנה לפרקים נוספים "קומיקאים בקמפוס" https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLNiWLB_wsOg5nUfyzNCIrHKiPMXWEncrC https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4N5YZDjlXsgcQS30x6eFAq?si=yOQ_kHppSPuSy2-Jc6Gf-Q __________________________________________________ • תל אביב 360 בפייסבוק ◄ https://www.facebook.com/TAU360Podcast • תל אביב 360 בקבוצת הוואטסאפ השקטה ◄ https://chat.whatsapp.com/BZnaJVAPEYfF9xUTDIzDoL • תל אביב 360 בספוטיפיי ◄ https://open.spotify.com/show/1cWpqrcEY7qOWCuExs2Xmo • לאתר תל אביב 360 ◄ https://telaviv360.sites.tau.ac.il/
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You'd be skeptical if a ghost recommended dying. But how is that different from a parent recommending having kids? Both went down an irreversible path, and are beckoning you to come over. Gus Tate is a rising star in the NYC standup scene, and superb at metaphors. We talk to him, among other things, about why metaphors are funny, why self-deprecation is a good form for humor, and why making things tangible is a funniness booster. Gus even shares some semi-formulas he's found in comedy, that regretfully don't really help with creating new comedy. He is a brilliant comedic (and non-comedic) mind, so take a listen! As the ghost says, "it's very rewardingggg". Gus recommends Sheng Wang's observational humor: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AtE4itfi8CY Amir recommends the self-deprecation legend, Rodney Dangerfield: https://youtu.be/Tx2dzYz2F8g?si=hVkmB1lrV_rBH188 Shai recommends Mark Normand's fantastic metaphors: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KTT63kDnkLo להאזנה לפרקים נוספים "קומיקאים בקמפוס" https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLNiWLB_wsOg5nUfyzNCIrHKiPMXWEncrC https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4N5YZDjlXsgcQS30x6eFAq?si=yOQ_kHppSPuSy2-Jc6Gf-Q __________________________________________________ • תל אביב 360 בפייסבוק ◄ https://www.facebook.com/TAU360Podcast • תל אביב 360 בקבוצת הוואטסאפ השקטה ◄ https://chat.whatsapp.com/BZnaJVAPEYfF9xUTDIzDoL • תל אביב 360 בספוטיפיי ◄ https://open.spotify.com/show/1cWpqrcEY7qOWCuExs2Xmo • לאתר תל אביב 360 ◄ https://telaviv360.sites.tau.ac.il/
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