During your early career as a comedian, you’re going to have a lot of people giving you advice. Some of the advice is golden, but other pieces of advice wouldn’t keep the shit off your shoes in a dog park. Take this advice that came from the great Louis CK. Now Louis is a great...

In this article, I’m going to attempt to explain comedic timing. Timing is more than just an existential experience; it’s based on many factors.Let’s make something clear: It is totally learnable, especially if you understand the mechanics that underlie it.There are a lot of nuances related to comedic timing. To convey this information thoroughly, this...

There’s an old saying in comedy: “Tragedy plus time equals comedy.”  But in times of war, crisis, or economic collapse, we often don’t wait.  We laugh right away—because we have to.  Throughout history, whenever the world gets darker, our screens get funnier.  From the slapstick of the Great Depression to the biting satire of the...

They say, “Youth is wasted on the young.”Maybe that’s true — or maybe it just takes a few decades of bombing, writing, rewriting, and rebuilding to figure out what really matters. What follows isn’t theory; it’s earned wisdom from a lifetime in stand-up, comedy writing, and creative reinvention. I can’t tell you exactly how to...

Every comedian wants to write sharper jokes, generate material faster, and perform funnier sets — but most skip the step that actually makes all of that possible: Defining your comedy persona.That’s the real persona advantage. When you know who you are onstage, writing becomes easier, punchlines feel more natural, and every topic you touch transforms into...

Every few years, John Cleese drops something online that makes comedians sit up and pay attention, like a dog when you open a bag of snausages. And in one of his recent posts — which you can watch here on Cleese’s Substack Page. He dives into something that feels increasingly relevant to anyone who writes jokes, performs...

In the world of digital comedy, few names carry as much weight as Mark Angel Comedy. For years, this creative powerhouse has been delivering sketches that capture the essence of everyday life with a sharp, satirical twist. This particular episode is a classic example of why the channel became a global phenomenon, focusing on the...

Mark Angel Comedy has built a global empire on the art of the “calculated risk” gone wrong. In their latest release, the team tackles a classic neighborhood trope: the battle over laundry space. It is a brilliant display of how quickly bravado can vanish when faced with a physical reality check, proving once again that...

Mark Angel Comedy has built a global empire on the simple premise of everyday life gone wrong. In one of their most classic setups, we see the tables turned on the adults. Usually, Mark is the one guiding or teasing the younger ones, but in this specific story, the roles are reversed in the most...

The world of digital African comedy changed forever when Mark Angel and a young, witty girl named Emanuella first hit our screens. Their unique blend of situational irony and deadpan delivery created a blueprint for skit-making that many still follow today. One of their early gems, “We Serve Pork,” serves as a masterclass in how...