A good joke provides tension, and then, release of that tension. You build the tension by saying things that are controversial. The release is the laugh. The bigger the surprise or insight in your joke, the bigger the laugh.
Greg GiraldoThe hardest part, for real, is probably when you just don't feel like going on stage and being funny.
Greg GiraldoIt's hard to distinguish when I was actually struggling from when I only felt like I was struggling - which was pretty much always.
Greg Giraldo