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Here’s a podcast I did with three fine comics at the AZ All things Comedy Festival, Paul Virzi, Ryan Sickler, and Curt McCown, loads of fun. If ya wanna kill an hour . . . Listen  Interview with Paul Virzi of The Virzi Effect was first posted on November 3, 2017 at 3:49 am.
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THREE Under the last stop of Jerome Avenue’s rumbling elevator train, Tom Thumbs was the perfect location for an after-hours club. Because of the train’s clanging and banging, no residential buildings were nearby, and the joint was perfectly sandwiched between Moshulu Golf Course and the entrance to Woodlawn Cemetery. Golfers don’t play at night, and […]Sneak Peak of ‘Da Mick’ by Billy O’Connor Chapter 3 was first posted on October 7, 2017 at 8:36 am.
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Billy O Getting Interviewed by Carmen Grant on WPIX 11 was first posted on May 23, 2016 at 5:24 pm.
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Tip one: The rule of threes. Readers and listeners are conditioned to the rhythm of three’s. Red, white and blue – Hop, skip and jump. Etc. So don’t disappoint. If you have two examples, give a third. When setting up a punch line, two straight examples and then the kicker. Deliver your punch line after […]

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Comedy Writing Tips From Billy O’Connor – The Rule Of Threes, Parallelism And The Power Of Your Subconscious was first posted on September 5, 2015 at 10:35 am.
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Tip one: Eliminate unnecessary words It slows up your set and wastes the audience’s time. If you edit properly, your audience will appreciate it. Your jokes will have more punch. Less is always more. Think of a stick that has been sharpened. The point does the damage. The quicker you utilize it, the sooner you’ll […]

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Comedy Writing Tips From Billy O’Connor – Meta-Discourse And Active Tense was first posted on September 5, 2015 at 10:20 am.
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Tip one: Verb – is Latin for word. Verbs are the engines that drive your sentences, so use active verbs. When you’re writing your set-ups, avoid forms of the “to be” verb: Is, was, were etc. They’re dull, insipid, static. You want dynamic verbs with juice and flair. What reads better? “ The stock market […]

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Comedy Writing Tips From Billy O’Connor – Dynamic Verbs And Specificity was first posted on September 5, 2015 at 10:13 am.
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I earned a journalism degree, at 62, from the University of Florida. I love doing stand up comedy but it’s not my greatest talent. My greatest talent is writing. I guarantee that by applying a few simple rules of journalism to your writing, I can make your jokes better. I will try and post two blogs a […]

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Comedy Writing Tips From Billy O’Connor – Carry A Pen And Less Is More was first posted on March 17, 2015 at 12:03 am.
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I earned a journalism degree, at 62, from the University of Florida. I love doing stand up comedy but it’s not my greatest talent. My greatest talent is writing. I guarantee that by applying a few simple rules of journalism to your writing, I can make your jokes better. I will try and post two blogs a […]

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Comedy Writing Tips From Billy O’Connor was first posted on March 17, 2015 at 12:03 am.
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"I didn't want to taste life. I wanted to run it over in a stolen car."

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Epic trailer for ‘Confessions of a Bronx Bookie’ By Billy O’Connor was first posted on December 31, 2014 at 7:54 am.
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