Ageism in Comedy is No Joke

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  • čas přidán 2. 07. 2024
  • Jerry Corley, writer for the Tonight Show with Jay Leno, 30-year comedian, screenwriter and founder of the Stand Up Comedy Clinic, talks about ageism in today's comedy industry. Ageism in comedy is real, but there are ways to work around it.
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Komentáře • 71

  • @DFMoray
    @DFMoray Před 5 lety +9

    Hey there joke doctor.
    I hear ya got some really
    SICK JOKES.

  • @emrambles7949
    @emrambles7949 Před 6 lety +9

    This is such a good video and the title doesn't do it justice. I think everyone who wants to make it in comedy should watch it. I'm in my 20s and watched this purely out of curiosity, and I'm glad I did. It's about so much more than ageism and the advice of developing multiple skillsets and having many projects at the same time is spot on - kind of what Ari Shaffir recommends in his 4-hour recording that can be found on CZcams - bottom line, practice makes you better and doing comedy in more than one way prepares you for whatever opportunity might come your way in the future. Definitely going to take this advice.
    Thanks Jerry!

  • @TheCOPCOMIC
    @TheCOPCOMIC Před 5 lety +1

    Love all of your videos. You are always such a great help! Thanks brother!!

  • @Vandan9166
    @Vandan9166 Před 2 lety +3

    Hi Jerry, I'm a big fan of yours and your channel.
    Great encouraging words of wisdom. After my second marriage batch of kids are older now, I'm finally doing what I love. I'm 66 years old and I'm back doing open mics. I started a CZcams channel just for me 2.5 years ago. I'm having fun... Great video. Thanks

    • @michaelsix9684
      @michaelsix9684 Před 2 lety

      I'm 66, and I'm terrified to do open mics, I'm creating body of material and hope to get it out there eventually

  • @j.w.9598
    @j.w.9598 Před 5 lety

    Great advice, and worth watching multiple times!

  • @gwho
    @gwho Před 5 lety

    Such an underrated video
    It really walks you through how things work out and you can equip that some of thinking to other problem in life.
    I talk like this most of the time too. Most people get glazed eyes though.

  • @DuanesWorld
    @DuanesWorld Před 7 lety

    Jerry another great video!! As a brand new comic who is also old that is very insightful for us older guys

  • @QueensCurryKitchen
    @QueensCurryKitchen Před 5 lety

    Really good advice , as always!

  • @ark194
    @ark194 Před 2 lety +1

    Be so good they can't ignore you...

  • @wildpokermannh
    @wildpokermannh Před 7 lety +6

    Jimmy Kimmel, Doug Stanhope, Louis CK, Larry David, George Carlin, Bob Hope, George Burns(!), Johnny Carson, Jay Leno, Bill (gulp) Cosby. All top names when they were over 45.

    • @bsinatra145
      @bsinatra145 Před 7 lety

      Roland Martinez Chris Rock as well,he just looks really young

    • @mdkvisions
      @mdkvisions Před 3 lety

      @@bsinatra145 dave chappelle, bill burr

    • @velveetaslingshot
      @velveetaslingshot Před 3 lety

      All of them started when they were young. The point of ageism is how hard it is to build a following when you start old.

  • @TheScripflipNetwork
    @TheScripflipNetwork Před 5 lety +2

    This is heavy. I thought that maybe I was in a bad situation for not being narrow with my pursuits. I can see so many good examples of how I've already been able to attract different traffic flow now. This is like diversifying your bonds in investing for a better chance at accumulated interest. I wasn't tapping into my different entertainment options as much as I could by only rapping.

  • @GloriaReyesUrKrazzyMom
    @GloriaReyesUrKrazzyMom Před 5 lety +6

    After raising my 2 daughters I want to accomplish my dreams of an actress comedian. I am 54, immigrant, Hispanic, thick accent, 4.5 tall (almost a midget) from 1 to 10 being 10 beautiful I am at 0😂😂😂😂minus 1

    • @carolargentina
      @carolargentina Před 4 lety +1

      It`s an advantage to be different , I mean hispanic or your thick accent, You have to start and work hard as Jerry says .

    • @mdkvisions
      @mdkvisions Před 3 lety +1

      I just watch some of your videos, your good 👍

    • @GloriaReyesUrKrazzyMom
      @GloriaReyesUrKrazzyMom Před 3 lety

      Carol Inturias yes!!! Thanks💐

  • @b1sing53
    @b1sing53 Před rokem

    Great advice.

  • @BrookeMinecraft
    @BrookeMinecraft Před 5 lety +1

    As an aspiring comedian who is under 21, it's really hard for me to do comedy because there are about 3 under-21 clubs in the entire United States, 2 of them are in Texas and 1 of them is on fire at all times.

  • @TheCOPCOMIC
    @TheCOPCOMIC Před 5 lety

    I am finishing a book- I want to get it copywrited and published. However- how do I pitch it to Hollywood? Thank you.

  • @theconversationalpainter2020

    I started at 40, I'm currently 46 and just started on Community radio

  • @felicity4711
    @felicity4711 Před 6 lety

    8:29 I’m going to go with positivity, but hearing comedians talking trash about other comedians they don’t like is a guilty pleasure. :-)

  • @TheGreatBoutelli
    @TheGreatBoutelli Před 5 lety

    Im addicted to your videos and cigarettes.

  • @3642130
    @3642130 Před 6 lety +2

    IMO, Carlin was a stand up philosopher. Like Mel Brooks, in his BEAUTIFUL "History of the World Part 1"
    Take me to funky town baby!

  • @GloriaReyesUrKrazzyMom
    @GloriaReyesUrKrazzyMom Před 4 lety +1

    I think age has to do with your confidence if you have confidence and you believe in yourself you still can do and learn lots of things🥰 eg, COMEDY😅

  • @brandonjones7151
    @brandonjones7151 Před 3 lety

    I’m 21 and I’m looking too learn comedy hopefully I’m not too late

  • @ThaigirlinAmerica
    @ThaigirlinAmerica Před 7 lety +2

    I don't think Dane cook is that funny either But I do enjoy his comedic roles in movies. I feel he's great in that type of role. Great videos, keep'em coming.

  • @tjcomedy
    @tjcomedy Před 4 lety +1

    One of the funniest game shows I've found recently is Would I Lie To You. Look for it on CZcams.

  • @lukemcdonnell2940
    @lukemcdonnell2940 Před 3 lety

    Started 2018 , im 31

  • @Pretzil43
    @Pretzil43 Před 4 lety

    Saw this video title and thought you were going to tell us we have to tear up all our Boomer jokes.

  • @glennrudolph
    @glennrudolph Před 2 lety +1

    I like how you sit there and say Dane cook is no good, and less than a minute later you say that people who hate on comedians have security issues. Define irony

  • @michaelsix9684
    @michaelsix9684 Před 2 lety

    streaming services are pushing the networks aside

  • @gwho
    @gwho Před 5 lety

    You also don't need people to pay you directly.
    Advertisements may want the 18-34 year old males. And the media network sells to those advertisers ad spots.

  • @C.Church
    @C.Church Před 5 lety +1

    2:24 Wow, you are old. Two lines on the dollar sign. ;)
    I keed! I keed! I'm old, too. lol.

  • @gwho
    @gwho Před 5 lety

    The brand loyalty argument makes sense.
    But if you think about it, who are the media outlets that would be putting on the comedians?
    Are 18-34 year olds, or people in general brand loyalty to the media outlets in this day and age? Hardly. Anything you see on public transportation, even cable, will make it onto CZcams.
    I don't think media outlets capture much brand loyalty. If Carlin or game of thrones or sex and the city switched networks, just about 100% of their watchers would move to the other media outlet imo. (Ok maybe 90%).
    If any brand loyalty was built, it would be for the comedian themselves. I'm not so sure media outlets would be so heavily invested into that, unless they signed some exclusivity agreement or major production agreement with that comedian for many years.

  • @streettalk4thesoul
    @streettalk4thesoul Před 4 lety

    OMG!!!! i had no idea jon stewart was that old when he retired! 😯

  • @patch8376
    @patch8376 Před rokem

    I was almost too afraid to watch this because I'm old.

  • @michaelsix9684
    @michaelsix9684 Před 2 lety

    if you can draw people, on stage or in the studio, you will do well

  • @MCLuiV
    @MCLuiV Před 3 lety

    WOW❗🙏💎 @JerryCorley I don't care what Pete Davidson says about you, your all riight.🙃

  • @drfunk444
    @drfunk444 Před 2 lety +1

    18 to 34 males look up to older males.

  • @3642130
    @3642130 Před 6 lety

    Foster Brooks?

  • @JerseymadeDevilborn
    @JerseymadeDevilborn Před 5 lety +1

    George Carlin died in 1976? Damn!.... So all those movies he did 80's into the 2000's were him as a damn ghost! 😱👻 Lol. I have been thinking about getting into Stand-up, but I'm 34....

  • @LeonAllanDavis
    @LeonAllanDavis Před 6 lety +1

    Sorry, but you're all skewed on this.
    "In the demo" varies according to the programming.
    Some programs and channels have a very narrow demo while others are broader.
    It also depends on the level of sophistication in the humor. Is it "college-level" or is it for more "mature" audiences?
    Some acts work well on college campi while others are lounge acts in Las Vegas.
    Right now humor is very restricted at university venues. Jerry Seinfeld goes off his nut talking about this. Why perform in front of an audience that's primed to be offended rather than laugh?
    And of course all the good comedians are dead. Just like actors and musicians. Gone. All of them.

  • @gwho
    @gwho Před 5 lety

    Thank you.
    I find that this heuristic holds true:
    Belief in the social justice "isms" generally correlates to ignorance, stupidity, and/or unwillingness to take on responsibility

  • @shannonwright6612
    @shannonwright6612 Před 4 lety +1

    So am I to old start I'm 43 ?

    • @mdkvisions
      @mdkvisions Před 3 lety +1

      I'm 48 and did my first 2 standups performance in March and they went we, then carona lock down happened, i wanted to cry 😢

  • @a.j.cappuccio2859
    @a.j.cappuccio2859 Před 6 lety +2

    im 27 and JUST getting started...too late?

    • @JerryCorley
      @JerryCorley  Před 6 lety +5

      27 is not bad at all. That’s when I got started.

    • @ashishghimire02
      @ashishghimire02 Před 5 lety +2

      Me too!! 27 and just getting started!

    • @CesarGonzalez-li6oz
      @CesarGonzalez-li6oz Před 5 lety +1

      @@JerryCorley Is age 15 too early to start on my comedic writing ability?

    • @TiyeeglowTV
      @TiyeeglowTV Před 5 lety +1

      Nothing is late bro

    • @TiyeeglowTV
      @TiyeeglowTV Před 5 lety +1

      I am 20 Wanted to start now thank God wish me luck guys

  • @jerrilehane7815
    @jerrilehane7815 Před 3 lety

    Jerry,why poke fun at a GISM?

  • @da8675
    @da8675 Před 11 měsíci

    Jefferey Tambor? This video didn't age well.

  • @Observ45er
    @Observ45er Před 5 lety

    Is ageism something new in comedy?
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    Nah. It's old.