No. 428 - Building Character Driven Comedy with Matt Stephens
About this episode
Matt Stephens discusses his journey in comedy, character development, and creative processes.
We talk to NYC-based comedian, writer, and performer, Matt Stephens! Matt talks about how he started doing comedy in Pennsylvania through improv at the Philly Improv Theater, bussing to New York for UCB classes, and later beginning stand-up after moving to New York. Matt discusses writing constantly, learning to create his own work, and developing his character-based work. He talks how his joke structure and how it's utilized in his play Brody Went Missing. Jason and Matt also talk about Matt’s Instagram choose-your-own-adventure series The Choice, made with Snapchat filters, polls, and self-performed characters. It's a fun and informative chat about the process of growing as an artist and creating comedy. Instagram: @MattDaKat9, @BrodyWentMissing, @ThereItIsPod, @JasonFarrPics Threads: @ThereItIsPod, @JasonFarrPics Facebook: @ThereItIsPod Subscribe to our comedy newsletter: https://mailchi.mp/e22defd4dee2/thereitis
People in this episode
Host: Jason Farr
Guest: Matt Stephens
Topics covered
- character driven comedy
- improv
- stand-up
- writing
- Instagram series
- artistic growth
Keywords
- comedy
- improv
- stand-up
- character work
- writing
- Instagram series
- artistic growth
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Philly Improv Theater, UCB
Books & works: Brody Went Missing
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