Far Too Funny List
Top 5 Comedy Reading Recommendations of the Year
Hello!
Happy New Year! I wish you all a hilarious 2024!
I personally can’t wait to be back on stage soon telling some NEW jokes after a few weeks off! Let’s hope they are funny… Too Far Comedy will return at the Artillery Arms on 22 January 2024!
This week’s Far Too Funny List wraps up our series of celebrating the best recommendations I made to you last year. Here’s the top 5 list of things to read.
Enjoy!
😂 Far Too Funny List
📕 Reading
5. 📕 Gary Gulman’s 366 Comedy Tips
Comedian Gary Gulman wanted to give back to the comedy community. So he tweeted a tip every day for a year. Gary Gulman’s 366 Comedy Tips is a must-read for anyone who gets up on stage. Let me know in the comments if you actively try any tips!
4. 📕 Finding Your Comic Genius: An in-depth guide to the art of stand-up comedy by Adam Bloom
Adam has been performing for nearly 30 years and is considered one of the best comedy writers in the business. He’s now sharing everything he’s learned in his book: Finding Your Comic Genius: An in-depth guide to the art of stand-up comedy. It is the best book on comedy writing I have EVER read!
3. 📕 The 10 best jokes from the Edinburgh festival 2023
According to the Guardian these are this year’s ten best jokes from the Edinburgh Festival. What’s your favourite? Let me know in the comments below. I like Richard Stott’s joke.
2. 📕 The 7 deadly cringes of stand-up comedy
As many of you probably realise, the Far Too Funny List is hosted on Substack and I have found a brilliant page called The Authentic Comedian who shares advice on performing Stand Up. Her list of The 7 deadly cringes of stand-up comedy is excellent.
1. 📕 How John Mulaney Became the Best Joke Writer of a Generation
This interview by Vulture is a great short read. Mulaney explains what he did differently to a joke after he was continually bombing at a small club. It’s the story of how he got his joke about $100 million movies to work.
🎬 My New Videos
As part of my stand up comedy goals this year I finally want to enter the gong shows at The Comedy Store, Up The Creek and Vauxhall Comedy Club. But I have done another gong show once before, although I didn’t realise I had signed up for that! Take a look at My First Gong Show | Can I last 5 minutes? - In case you missed it, please check out the latest video and SUBSCRIBE!
If you would like to share your Funny List as part of our monthly TAKEOVER please send me a message.
🎤 Where you can see me perform
Too Far Comedy - Monday 22, 29 January | 7.15pm doors
T-Bird Comedy Club - Friday 10 January | 7.30pm doors
JOMAJ Comedy - Thursday 18 January | 8pm
Comedy Virgins - Tuesday 23 January | 6.30pm
If you want to book me for one of your comedy nights please email me.
If you haven’t already, please give Too Far Comedy a follow on Instagram and Facebook!
That’s it for now. Hope to see you soon!
Richard
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“Far Too Funny List” is a collation of content that Richard Parr finds hilarious or valuable as a comedian. Richard is the MC of Too Far Comedy. It’s a new act, new material night at The Artillery Arms in Old Street, London starting at 7.30pm. This weekly newsletter also gives acts priority access to spots to perform when they become available.