60 acast.com <![CDATA[Q&HA! The Question Tools of Comedy]]> https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/what-if-the-question-tools-of-comedy en Chris Head stand-up, sitcom, comedy drama, sketch comedy,scriptwriting Chris Head Inspiring questions to make your stand-up, sitcom/comedy drama and sketch writing funnier. Get inspiration for your comedy writing from Chris Head, comedy coach, teacher and author of "Creating Comedy Narratives for Stage & Screen" in engaging 10 minute episodes, Each episode gives you a question to chew over that will inspire.


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]]> Get inspiration for your comedy writing from Chris Head, comedy coach, teacher and author of "Creating Comedy Narratives for Stage & Screen" in engaging 10 minute episodes, Each episode gives you a question to chew over that will inspire.


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]]> false Chris Head info+6376a7f10eb3240010adc416@mg-eu.acast.com 6376a7f10eb3240010adc416 what-if-the-question-tools-of-comedy episodic https://assets.pippa.io/shows/6376a7f10eb3240010adc416/1669153778875-fcb7770ced857e95309a0912816a1fba.jpeg https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/what-if-the-question-tools-of-comedy <![CDATA[Q&HA! The Question Tools of Comedy]]> What would solve it? What would solve it? Mon, 05 Dec 2022 10:15:32 GMT 9:42 638dc4c5e0033000111711b2 false https://shows.acast.com/what-if-the-question-tools-of-comedy/episodes/638dc4c5e0033000111711b2 638dc4c5e0033000111711b2 6376a7f10eb3240010adc416 Creating comedy by finding surprising or absurd solutions to problems. full 1 3 In this third episode Chris gets you asking the question: "What would solve it?". Here you identify a problem and come up with a counterintuitive or absurd solution. For example, if you're trying to record a podcast and a dog is barking... how about making the barking dog a co-host? Plus practical exercises for you to try this kind of problem solving in your stand-up and with your sitcom/ comedy drama characters.


Produced in association with The Comedy Crowd.

Here is my 'what would solve it' video with Emily Heller and Joey Medina.

Chris' London stand-up course starts in January 2023

Chris runs online courses in comedy sketch writing

...and sitcom/comedy drama writing

Chris's latest book on sitcom, sketch, stand-up and more "Creating Comedy Narratives for Stage & Screen"

Chris's stand-up book: "A Director's Guide to the Art of Stand-up"

For coaching and course info: www.chrishead.com

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]]> In this third episode Chris gets you asking the question: "What would solve it?". Here you identify a problem and come up with a counterintuitive or absurd solution. For example, if you're trying to record a podcast and a dog is barking... how about making the barking dog a co-host? Plus practical exercises for you to try this kind of problem solving in your stand-up and with your sitcom/ comedy drama characters.


Produced in association with The Comedy Crowd.

Here is my 'what would solve it' video with Emily Heller and Joey Medina.

Chris' London stand-up course starts in January 2023

Chris runs online courses in comedy sketch writing

...and sitcom/comedy drama writing

Chris's latest book on sitcom, sketch, stand-up and more "Creating Comedy Narratives for Stage & Screen"

Chris's stand-up book: "A Director's Guide to the Art of Stand-up"

For coaching and course info: www.chrishead.com

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

]]> <![CDATA[What if you treat this situation as if it's a different one?]]> Sat, 26 Nov 2022 07:30:27 GMT 10:45 638112cdd51dc40010cef0ee false https://shows.acast.com/what-if-the-question-tools-of-comedy/episodes/638112cdd51dc40010cef0ee 638112cdd51dc40010cef0ee 6376a7f10eb3240010adc416 full 1 2 In this second episode Chris gets you asking the question: "What if you treat this situation as if it's a different one?". For example, if the scenario is in a greasy spoon builders café, what if you or your character treated it as if it were a fine dining Michelin starred restaurant? Actually that's a great example! I've come up with it too late to include in the recording, but there are plenty more great examples from Motherland, Friends, Key & Peele, Kevin Bridges, Richard Pryor and more. Plus practical exercises for you to try these kinds of 'as if's in your own comedy.


Produced in association with The Comedy Crowd.

Chris' London stand-up course starts in January 2023

Chris runs online courses in comedy sketch writing

...and sitcom/comedy drama writing

Chris's stand-up book: "A Director's Guide to the Art of Stand-up"

Chris's latest book on sitcom, sketch, stand-up and more "Creating Comedy Narratives for Stage & Screen"

For coaching and course info: www.chrishead.com

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

]]> In this second episode Chris gets you asking the question: "What if you treat this situation as if it's a different one?". For example, if the scenario is in a greasy spoon builders café, what if you or your character treated it as if it were a fine dining Michelin starred restaurant? Actually that's a great example! I've come up with it too late to include in the recording, but there are plenty more great examples from Motherland, Friends, Key & Peele, Kevin Bridges, Richard Pryor and more. Plus practical exercises for you to try these kinds of 'as if's in your own comedy.


Produced in association with The Comedy Crowd.

Chris' London stand-up course starts in January 2023

Chris runs online courses in comedy sketch writing

...and sitcom/comedy drama writing

Chris's stand-up book: "A Director's Guide to the Art of Stand-up"

Chris's latest book on sitcom, sketch, stand-up and more "Creating Comedy Narratives for Stage & Screen"

For coaching and course info: www.chrishead.com

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

]]> How Can It Be Worse? How Can It Be Worse? Fri, 18 Nov 2022 08:30:16 GMT 9:36 6376af0cdec2790011b2c8b4 false https://shows.acast.com/what-if-the-question-tools-of-comedy/episodes/6376af0cdec2790011b2c8b4 6376af0cdec2790011b2c8b4 6376a7f10eb3240010adc416 Make your comedy funnier by making it worse full 1 1 In this opening episode comedy coach and director Chris Head explores how you can work make your stand-up, sitcom, comedy drama and sketches funnier by working with the question "How can it be worse?". And find out how he hit upon the mellow late night radio DJ style voice that he delivers the pod in (spoiler: it's thanks to his lazy partner and daughter still being in bed while he recorded this first thing in the morning so he had to keep his voice down and get close to the mic).

Produced in association with The Comedy Crowd.

Chris' London stand-up course starts in January 2023

Chris runs online courses in comedy sketch writing

...and sitcom/comedy drama writing

Chris's stand-up book: "A Director's Guide to the Art of Stand-up"

Chris's latest book on sitcom, sketch, stand-up and more "Creating Comedy Narratives for Stage & Screen"

For coaching and course info: www.chrishead.com

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

]]> In this opening episode comedy coach and director Chris Head explores how you can work make your stand-up, sitcom, comedy drama and sketches funnier by working with the question "How can it be worse?". And find out how he hit upon the mellow late night radio DJ style voice that he delivers the pod in (spoiler: it's thanks to his lazy partner and daughter still being in bed while he recorded this first thing in the morning so he had to keep his voice down and get close to the mic).

Produced in association with The Comedy Crowd.

Chris' London stand-up course starts in January 2023

Chris runs online courses in comedy sketch writing

...and sitcom/comedy drama writing

Chris's stand-up book: "A Director's Guide to the Art of Stand-up"

Chris's latest book on sitcom, sketch, stand-up and more "Creating Comedy Narratives for Stage & Screen"

For coaching and course info: www.chrishead.com

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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