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Lessons from Talking Funny

TALKING FUNNY (HBO) Comedy's biggest names — Jerry Seinfeld, Chris Rock, Ricky Gervais, and Louis CK — sit down for a revealing (and hilarious) chat on this HBO special. The four stand-up legends get serious about comedy, discussing how they first got into the business, the merits of on-stage profanity, and the science behind getting a laugh. 1 http://youtu.be/_V4q-zb2iI4 2 http://youtu.be/W_L5mYlxlXE 3 http://youtu.be/Xc6WbrOoe8I 4 http://youtu.be/LfwZSFsnm9c I first read about this show HBO show TALKING FUNNY from this article: Seven Things Designers Can Learn from Stand Up Comics by Michael Bierut. You can go directly and read the article by clicking the link above or you can watch the show first and then come back to read the article. As Bierut said in his article, he didn't really intend to find any designer-related-lessons from watching the show, but he ended up finding these seven: 1. It's all about the basics. 2. Once you've mastered