I developed several comedy phone calls.
I believe it is important for comedians to know who came before them.
I heard the other day of a man who paid a psychologist $50 to cure him of an inferiority complex - and later was fined $25 and costs for talking back to a traffic cop.
We teach reading, writing and math by [having students do] them. But we teach democracy by lecture.
Unquestionably, standup comedy is and has always been an art form.
As much experience, education and awareness as one can attain is important for a comedian.