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One Finger Points, Three Point Back – Compassion Can Yield Comedy

  • by Y. Balloo
  • Posted on April 1, 2019April 1, 2019

While most of my improv class is hilarious, there’s one person there who isn’t, but she may be the most important.

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  • On Writing

Lessons From a F*** Up

  • by Y. Balloo
  • Posted on March 26, 2019March 26, 2019

It’s a challenge to not just be funny, it’s a challenge to be better.

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  • On Writing

When in Doubt on Stage and on the Page

  • by Y. Balloo
  • Posted on March 17, 2019March 17, 2019

I’d be remiss if I didn’t mention that this works for more than just improv and writing, it works pretty well in life too.

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  • On Writing

Know Your Audience, Know Your Punchline

  • by Y. Balloo
  • Posted on March 5, 2019March 5, 2019

Where there are rough edges, there are lessons to be learned, and since this is comedy we’re talking about, I’ll follow the rule of 3.

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  • On Writing

10 Years of Optional Irony

  • by Y. Balloo
  • Posted on February 21, 2019February 21, 2019

Life is full of variety, change, and beauty, but the irony? That’s always been optional. Thanks for choosing to be here for it.

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  • On Writing

The Things I’ve Cast Aside

  • by Y. Balloo
  • Posted on February 21, 2019February 25, 2019

I want to thank each and every person for every bit of it because I’m going to do my best to weave all those strands of emotion and experience into something wonderful. 

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  • On Writing

I’m Still Here – 2019 Resolutions Check In

  • by Y. Balloo
  • Posted on January 23, 2019February 9, 2019

Nearly 3 years ago I deleted all the writing I’d done up to that point in…

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  • On Writing

The Who, What, and Where – Writing Lessons from Improv 101

  • by Y. Balloo
  • Posted on January 4, 2019

Find the core of your scene and build around it, don’t panic and have plagues of locusts fly in just because it feels “too small.”

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  • On Writing

Mon Men – Available Now

  • by Y. Balloo
  • Posted on January 2, 2019February 18, 2019

Available today on iTunes  the first episode of a podcast project I’m undertaking with a…

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  • On Writing

Shakespeare Acting Classes & Lessons in Meter

  • by Y. Balloo
  • Posted on October 1, 2018October 1, 2018

It’s a shortcoming of my skills as a writer just a single day in this class made me profoundly aware of.

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