Posts by James Judd

In the ’70s and ’80s, a core of innovators brought stand-up comedy from the fringe to the mainstream. Is personal narrative performance next?

Why this movement, now? Perhaps personal narrative shows are an extension of our ability (and increasing need) to self-promote through social media.

Very little to no part of my day is spent creating art. Most days are consumed with the administrative, organizational, managerial side of being an artist.

The books on this list are the ones I have returned to many times for inspiration, not just a once-through and then onto the bookshelf to be forgotten.

Set and lighting tricks can help create a sense of intimacy, but only if the intimacy is already present in the writing. It has to be in the words.

My benchmark didn’t translate and neither did any of the other dozens of punchlines in that excruciating trainwreck. Here’s why.