Franklyn Ajaye Quotes - Page 2

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• Being a professional comedian is doing it right and good, when you don't feel like it.

  Franklyn Ajaye

  Comedian, Feels

  Franklyn Ajaye (2002). “Comic Insights: The Art of Stand-up Comedy”

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• I advise treating the studio audience like a nightclub audience because that's the reason you're doing television - to get them to come see you in a nightclub.

  Franklyn Ajaye

  Television, Reason, Advise

  Franklyn Ajaye (2002). “Comic Insights: The Art of Stand-up Comedy”

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• Walking back and forth also helps by creating the illusion that you are thinking of the routines on the spot, giving your performance a more spontaneous feeling.

  Franklyn Ajaye

  Thinking, Creating, Giving

  Franklyn Ajaye (2002). “Comic Insights: The Art of Stand-up Comedy”

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• I don't think that comedians have a tradition of trashing the next generation.

  Franklyn Ajaye

  Thinking, Comedian, Generations

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• In addition to listening to the audience's laugh, you want to listen to their silence. Is it bored or interested silence? The silence is quieter and filled with energy when they're interested. You can hear a pin drop. When they're bored, you can always hear it.

  Franklyn Ajaye

  Bored, Laughing, Silence

  Franklyn Ajaye (2002). “Comic Insights: The Art of Stand-up Comedy”

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• When I've mentioned things that I thought only happened to me, or thoughts that I felt had only had crossed my mind, the audience response indicated that they seemed to have happened to, or been thought of by many people.

  Franklyn Ajaye

  People, Mind, Response

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