Episode 25: The Nat Towsen "Tight Five"

Acting Coach Dan Rodandan Teaching Actors How To Act by Dan Rodandan

Sep 13, 201300:36:53Arts

Dan gets a lesson from comedian Nat Towsen on how to prepare a tight five-minute standup comedy routine and develop it for the late night talk show circuit. Nat discusses the importance of crowd work, laugh lines, haymak...

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