You probably didn't know that Adelaide Comic of the Year, Jason Chong, kick started his own stand-up comedy career by attending a stand-up comedy course. That was twenty years ago. Since then he's become a regular face of Adelaide comedy, on stage, TV and radio.
In this School of Hard Knock Knocks podcast episode, host Steve Davis talks to Jason about discipline, getting gigs, the Tarago Test, and The Black Box Experiment. Jason also shares a tip from his very first stand-up comedy lesson - keep asking 'but what do you mean?' Listen to find out what he means.
043: Peter Berner – Singapore to Sydney, comic books to comedy
042: Andrew Ford - Creating a Powerful Brand
041: Mike Goldstein – From chasing tail to comedy tales
040: Ben Horowitz – Looking back on 2017
039: Josh Earl – From Tassie to television
038: Kelly Fastuca – American Green Cards, Chinese Whispers, and Aussie Naivety
037: Zack Dyer – Winning RAW Comedy with confidence
036: Matt Okine – Life after RAW
035: Steve Hofstetter – Viral comedy from a Grand Master
034: James Masters – The clash of cultures in comedy
033: Cam Barber – Improving better presenters with comedy
032: Christine Basil – Be truthful to yourself in comedy
031: Richard Stubbs – Never be creative without passion
030: Jack Levi (aka Elliot Goblet) – The rapid rise of a split personality comedian
029: Marty Wilson – Chance favours the prepared (comedian’s) mind
028: Sonia Di Iorio – Jumping into the deep-end of comedy
027: Anthony Ackroyd – 35 years of stage, screen and stadiums
026: Nick Capper – Developing humility for success in stand-up
025: Ben McCarthy – What do you want to do when you grow up?
024: Glynn Nicholas – From busking, to The Big Gig, to comedy theatre
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