Expert: Eric - 12/10/2007

Question
Hello!  I love comedy but I have resigned myself to study it. I would love to be a comedian, and although I have a ton of material that is really funny, I can't tell a joke, or remember material.  Is all hope lost for me? I spend hours everyday listening to comedians and practicing, but when I try to tell a joke, even to my husband, I screw it all up and say the punchline before I finish or rush through the joke and miss the critical timing. I know the stuff, I know the way to deliver it, I just can't.  Is there anything I can do? Thanks.

Answer
Hi Jess,

The problem may be that you have such anxiety about your ability to relay you’re material, that you forget or suffer through it?
It could also be some sort of stage fright?
Practice Makes Perfect. This is the best advice I can give.
Practice with friends, family and in front of the mirror.

Good Luck and keep me posted!

-Eric