How to Be Funny:
Comedy Tips for Kids Entertainers
Watch David DeVito's Funny = Money lecture on Kids Entertainer Academy. CLICK HERE.
As entertainers, we usually worry if we are funny enough. And it’s understandable. Laughter is a good indication (though it is by no means the only indication) that our audience is indeed being entertained.
If comedy is something you wish you’re better at, or if you simply want more tips and inspiration on how to be funny, David DeVito, who has been voted “Best Stand-Up” in the Los Angeles Comedy Festival, shares a good number of solid tips in this interview. (We’ve listed them all in the extended notes, so be sure to get a copy.)
Download Training Tip 176 - How to Be Funny: Comedy Tips for Kids Entertainers Extended NotesClick Here to Download Your How to Be Funny Extended Notes
In this episode we discuss:
David’s average performing week and his showsWhy David says “If there are adults in the audience, you’re not doing a children’s show.”An easy way to engage the kids and make the adults laugh: Take cue from Art Linkletter’s Kids Say the Darndest ThingsDo you need to be funny or can you learn to be funnyTips for funnier and better shows so you can charge higher and score more bookingsThe anatomy of a jokeThe comedy technique that you can learn from Everybody Loves RaymondThe importance of being willing to fail and putting yourself out thereThe experimental segment in David’s showsBigger laughter = More money
Resources mentioned in this episode:
Kids Entertainer Academy
David DeVito’s KEA lecture Funny = Money
David’s website
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