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BECOME AN EXCELLENT COMEDIAN IN JUST ONE HOUR
This Saturday, at 10pm, Comedy Central is showing Brian Regan’s new, one-hour special, BRIAN REGAN: THE EPITOME OF HYPERBOLE.
Sometimes wanna-be comedians send me sloppy, typo-filled MySpace messages, saying they want to enter my profession, and whether or not I have any tips to pass along.
Nothing makes me happier to see someone with absolutely no sense or concern for details and craftsmanship wanting to galumph their way into a career I take seriously and love doing.
I always send this form e-mail along:
“Yes, this is a form e-mail. Because I get asked this question a lot:
‘How do I become a comedian?’
The answer is very simple. It’s so simple, that no one can ever accept that it’s the ONLY WAY. But rest assured, the lucky few who understand how simple it is, and go and do this simple thing, ALWAYS succeed:
Go onstage a lot. Go onstage as much as you can.
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