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.
023: Dave Ivkovic – Overcoming the mental barriers to comedy success.
022: Doug Chappel – Overcoming challenges to build a comedy career.
021: CJ Fortuna – The Actor, joker, and midnight toker
020: George Kapiniaris – From Stereotypes to Stage Shows and Changing Aussie Culture
019: Greg Fleet – The Accidental Comedian
018: Steve Hughes – The Arduous Journey of Stand-up Comedy
017: Mayumi Nobetsu – From Monty Python to the MICF
016: Dave O’Neil – From Captain Cocoa to Captaining Aussie Comedy
015: Urzila Carlson – Getting robbed at gunpoint can lead to a comedy career
014: Dane Simpson – Yarns by the fire bucket to being ‘Deadly Funny’
013: The Nelson Twins – Double trouble from Walbundrie to China
012: Michael Shafar – How Jewish-ish and community TV led to comedy success
011: Simon Taylor – From tweets to television, the winding road of comedy
010: Evan Hocking – The leap of faith in going full time.
008: Johnny Kats – Luck and persistence lead to comedy success
007: Dave Callan – Winning friends and influencing people in comedy.
006: Dilruk Jayasinha – Never let a good education get in the way of a dream
005: Chris Franklin – How one bogan became a successful ‘bloke’.
004: Brad Oakes – Stand-up to TV to radio. The many careers of a comedian.
003: Samuel See – Be inclusive when insulting your audience.
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