You must study their deliveries, their use of their bodies, their timing, and their use of audio and vocal effects.
Franklyn AjayeYou can't wait forever for an audience to get the joke, but you should give them at least two seconds to join in before you go on to the next one.
Franklyn AjayeA technique I developed quite naturally to help me make smooth transitions was to use a word or phrase from the next routine in the preceding one.
Franklyn AjayeWalking 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 AjayeMoving to Australia was not a career move, but a quality of life issue. It has no guns, no God, and no gangster rap. As an Ethiopian cab driver said to me the other day when I was returning from a gig in Sydney, Australia is a peaceful, democratic place. I like the relatively stress free lifestyle. It's worth the drop in income.
Franklyn Ajaye