Ep20 Brad Oakes gives us a lesson in comedy

Uncomfortable Truths

Brad Oakes, comedian, mentor and Melbourne comedy rock, has been on the Melbourne comedy scene for over 30 years. He is a treasure trove of comedic understanding, self reflection, experience, research and honing. He scrutines his work and the craft itself, to turn a comedic idea into a perfectly polished hilarious gag. He is the master, and that is why many Melbourne comedians turn to him to help polish their material. In this podcast we cover his history briefly, and then we discuss craft of writing comedy and then what it takes to make it believable and funny to the audience. I brought along 2 basic comedic ideas and he makes strong, concrete suggestions on how I can improve and build on each one. He knows what he’s doing! If you want to know how to improve your comedic writing, and comedy in general, this is a must listen.

This podcast is comedy mentorship gold, and I’m very happy to be able to provide it to the comedy community. Brad is available for one on one mentorship. If you’re interested in that, please message him via facebook. I am certainly going to book a session now – polish up my material for my comedy festival show, Miss-Understanding, with Aarti Vincent and Lisa Gatenby. Here’s the link:

https://www.comedyfestival.com.au/2022/shows/miss-understanding

Brad is doing a Comedy Festival Show with Doug Chappel & Lisa Doherty - “It's a Mug's Game”.

Here’s the link:

https://www.comedyfestival.com.au/2022/shows/it-s-a-mug-s-game

Thanks so much for listening everyone, I really appreciate it. Please give me a good rating at Spotify or Apple or wherever you can. It really helps with the algorithms. Thank you for supporting comedy in general, and please get out and see some local, non-famous shows during the Melbourne International Comedy Festival – you’re patronage will be greatly appreciated. Over and out.