Q&HA! The Question Tools of Comedy
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Podcast Overview
<p>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.</p><p><br></p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
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December 5, 2022
What would solve it?
<p>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.</p><br><p>Produced in association with The Comedy Crowd.</p><p>Here is my <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JyQdRzadSWg" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">'what would solve it' video</a> with Emily Heller and Joey Medina.</p><p>Chris' <a href="https://www.chrishead.com/post/about-my-stand-up-comedy-classes" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">London stand-up course</a> starts in January 2023</p><p>Chris runs online courses in <a href="https://www.comedy.co.uk/pro/skills_academy/courses/sketch-writing-zoom-course/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">comedy sketch writing</a></p><p>...and <a href="https://www.comedy.co.uk/pro/skills_academy/courses/narrative-comedy-2/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">sitcom/comedy drama writing</a></p><p>Chris's latest book on sitcom, sketch, stand-up and more "<a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/Creating-Comedy-Narratives-Stage-Screen/dp/1350155756/ref=asc_df_1350155756/?tag=googshopuk-21&linkCode=df0&hvadid=463264153121&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=7164010292554711242&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9045577&hvtargid=pla-933129460078&psc=1&th=1&psc=1" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Creating Comedy Narratives for Stage & Screen</a>"</p><p>Chris's stand-up book: "<a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/Directors-Guide-Stand-up-Performance-Books/dp/1350035521" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">A Director's Guide to the Art of Stand-up</a>"</p><p>For coaching and course info: <a href="https://www.chrishead.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">www.chrishead.com</a></p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
November 26, 2022
What if you treat this situation as if it's a different one?
<p>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.</p><br><p>Produced in association with The Comedy Crowd.</p><p>Chris' <a href="https://www.chrishead.com/post/about-my-stand-up-comedy-classes" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">London stand-up course</a> starts in January 2023</p><p>Chris runs online courses in <a href="https://www.comedy.co.uk/pro/skills_academy/courses/sketch-writing-zoom-course/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">comedy sketch writing</a></p><p>...and <a href="https://www.comedy.co.uk/pro/skills_academy/courses/narrative-comedy-2/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">sitcom/comedy drama writing</a></p><p>Chris's stand-up book: "<a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/Directors-Guide-Stand-up-Performance-Books/dp/1350035521" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">A Director's Guide to the Art of Stand-up</a>"</p><p>Chris's latest book on sitcom, sketch, stand-up and more "<a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/Creating-Comedy-Narratives-Stage-Screen/dp/1350155756/ref=asc_df_1350155756/?tag=googshopuk-21&linkCode=df0&hvadid=463264153121&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=7164010292554711242&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9045577&hvtargid=pla-933129460078&psc=1&th=1&psc=1" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Creating Comedy Narratives for Stage & Screen</a>"</p><p>For coaching and course info: <a href="https://www.chrishead.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">www.chrishead.com</a></p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
November 18, 2022
How Can It Be Worse?
<p>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).</p><p>Produced in association with The Comedy Crowd.</p><p>Chris' <a href="https://www.chrishead.com/post/about-my-stand-up-comedy-classes" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">London stand-up course</a> starts in January 2023 </p><p>Chris runs online courses in <a href="https://www.comedy.co.uk/pro/skills_academy/courses/sketch-writing-zoom-course/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">comedy sketch writing</a> </p><p>...and <a href="https://www.comedy.co.uk/pro/skills_academy/courses/narrative-comedy-2/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">sitcom/comedy drama writing</a> </p><p>Chris's stand-up book: "<a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/Directors-Guide-Stand-up-Performance-Books/dp/1350035521" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">A Director's Guide to the Art of Stand-up</a>"</p><p>Chris's latest book on sitcom, sketch, stand-up and more "<a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/Creating-Comedy-Narratives-Stage-Screen/dp/1350155756/ref=asc_df_1350155756/?tag=googshopuk-21&linkCode=df0&hvadid=463264153121&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=7164010292554711242&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9045577&hvtargid=pla-933129460078&psc=1&th=1&psc=1" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Creating Comedy Narratives for Stage & Screen</a>"</p><p>For coaching and course info: <a href="https://www.chrishead.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">www.chrishead.com</a></p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
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- What is Q&HA! The Question Tools of Comedy?
<p>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.</p><p><br></p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p> - How often does this podcast release new episodes?
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