Tag: comedy
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Just Kidding!
The start of a new year is a wonderful time to aim for lofty goals and set our sights on new horizons. But let’s be honest… all that grandiosity can get a bit much, you know what I mean? Maybe this year, we do it a little different. Maybe this year, we start things off… Read more
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Women’s Festival Spotlight – Vijai Nathan
For more than 20 years, Vijai Nathan has been performing on stages all over the world, but she started preparing to take the microphone much earlier than that. She’s the youngest of three sisters and they grew up imitating their parents to each other. Vijai draws inspiration for both her stand-up comedy and her storytelling… Read more
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Storytelling Comedy Special
I am a storyteller. It’s kinda my thing. I perform in a lot of storytelling shows. And I go to a lot of storytelling shows. And I love storytelling. But I also love stand-up comedy. I go to a lot of comedy shows. I watch a lot of comedy specials. But when I perform in… Read more
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Foot in Mouth Disease Storytelling Show
Our September storytelling show at The Auld Shebeen in the City of Fairfax, VA, included storytellers Richard Barr, Nick Baskerville, Barbara Fornoff, Sheila Gray, Jack Pelar, Les Schaffer, Cyndi Wish, and Sufian Zhemukhov sharing true, personal stories about sticking their foot in their mouths! It was a great night out in the City of Fairfax.… Read more
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Give storytelling a try – or give the art of storytelling
Frigid temperatures, snow, ice, and long nights are fast approaching. Find winter’s silver lining by spending that indoor time learning something new. Something like storytelling! Better Said Than Done’s storytelling workshops teach the art of telling a good story, whether you’re interested in getting on stage, entertaining your friends at a party, honing your writing, or… Read more
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Standup vs. Storytelling: Part Two | Content
Some high school friends and I began writing a book back in the mid-90s about casual humor called “We’re So Serious about Comedy, It Isn’t Funny.” We’re still waiting to hear back from some publishers. We dissected all comedy into what we called The Four “C”s of Comedy. Those Four “C”s are Content, Context, Timing… Read more
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Standup vs. Storytelling: Part One | Intro
First off, I don’t fancy myself an expert in either standup or storytelling, so find a few grains of salt to go with this article. I do, however, fancy myself an expert in knowing and dissecting the difference between two things that I am approximately average in. Take that with your choice of spice. I… Read more
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Better Said Than Done’s Independence Day Videos
The one benefit of watching the stories from our June 30th show on YouTube instead of live is that you don’t have to sweat through the night watching them! That was the day of heat and no power for a lot of us. Fortunately Epicure Cafe did have A/C, but it was still a warm… Read more
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Our Independence
Last weekend, in celebration of the recently passed holiday, Better Said Than Done presented: “Independence Day – stories of declarations, freedom, and fireworks” at Epicure Cafe, in Fairfax. And boy did we have some fireworks! Jessica Piscitelli hosted and started off the night with a story of her surprising, though not so perfect, 4th of… Read more
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Independence Day Stories
Our next show is just over a week away and we are going to bring the fireworks. Join Better Said Than Done for an explosive night of storytelling! Independence Day: stories of declarations, freedom, and fireworks Saturday, June 30, 2012 Epicure Cafe 11213 Lee Highway Fairfax, VA 7:00PM Show Doors Open at 6:00PM $10 Tickets… Read more