comedy – Marlo Yonocruz

Book notes: Mastering Stand-Up by Stephen Rosenfield

Mastering Stand-Up by Stephen Rosenfield book summary review and key ideas.

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Mastering Stand-Up: The Complete Guide to Becoming a Successful Comedian by Stephen Rosenfield

Synopsis:

“This entertaining and sharply written guide – for both beginners breaking into comedy and professionals seeking to improve their sets and advance their careers – examines the work of great comedians such as Louis C. K., Jerry Seinfeld, Eddie Izzard, Moms Mabley, Hannibal Buress, Sarah Silverman, Richard Pryor, and more as a means of illustrating the most important techniques of performing and writing stand-up.

Here, Stephen Rosenfield lays out a clear plan for achieving success, candidly explaining what works, what doesn’t, and why. Including a 12-item “Successful Comedian’s To-Do List,” Rosenfield states, ‘Get undeniably good at each of these and you can kiss your day job good-bye. You will be a pro.'” -Audible

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Book notes: Dad Is Fat by Jim Gaffigan

Dad Is Fat by Jim Gaffigan book summary review and key ideas.

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Dad Is Fat by Jim Gaffigan

Synopsis:

“In Dad is Fat, stand-up comedian Jim Gaffigan, who’s best known for his legendary riffs on Hot Pockets, bacon, manatees, and McDonald’s, expresses all the joys and horrors of life with five young children – everything from cousins (“celebrities for little kids”) to toddlers’ communication skills (“they always sound like they have traveled by horseback for hours to deliver important news”), to the eating habits of four-year-olds (“there is no difference between a four-year-old eating a taco and throwing a taco on the floor”). Dad is Fat is sharply observed, explosively funny, and a cry for help from a man who has realized he and his wife are outnumbered in their own home.” -Audible

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Book notes: Is This Anything? by Jerry Seinfeld

Is This Anything by Jerry Seinfeld book summary review and key ideas.

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Is This Anything? by Jerry Seinfeld

Synopsis:

“Since his first performance at the legendary New York nightclub “Catch a Rising Star” as a 21-year-old college student in fall of 1975, Jerry Seinfeld has written his own material and saved everything. “Whenever I came up with a funny bit, whether it happened on a stage, in a conversation, or working it out on my preferred canvas, the big yellow legal pad, I kept it in one of those old school accordion folders,” Seinfeld writes. “So I have everything I thought was worth saving from 45 years of hacking away at this for all I was worth.”

For this book, Jerry Seinfeld has selected his favorite material, organized decade by decade. In minute after hilarious minute, one brilliantly crafted observation after another, listeners will witness the evolution of one of the great comedians of our time and gain new insights into the thrilling but unforgiving art of writing stand-up comedy.” -Audible

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TOTD: How to make yourself eat healthier 🥗

My thoughts on how these two relate.

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In this Thought of the Day, I discuss:

The movie The Game Changers & plant-based diets
Why emotions and feelings play a big role in our eating habits
Changing your mindset to change your diet

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TOTD: Why we don’t like being told what to do 🙅‍♂️

My thoughts on ego and adapting to change.

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In this Thought of the Day, I discuss:

Why I’m skeptical of “traditions”
Why we think we’re open-minded when we really aren’t
When we make excuses for not changing

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TOTD: My high school classmate went to prison ⚰️

How we should respond when we hear about someone’s mistake.

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In this Thought of the Day, I discuss:

Something terrible that my old classmate was involved in
How we react when someone does something we see is wrong
Empathy and seeking to understand should always be the first response

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TOTD: My mom makes me feel 10-feet tall 🙋‍♂️

What all good parents should do.

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In this Thought of the Day, I discuss:

How tiny my mom is
What good parents & role models do
The power of affirming words

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TOTD: Your artwork is not your baby 🎨

Why you shouldn’t get attached to your artwork.

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In this Thought of the Day, I discuss:

The book Big Magic by Elizabeth Gilbert
Why you shouldn’t cherish your art
The idea of being prolific

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