Comedy Quotes by Franklyn Ajaye

10 Comedy quotes by Franklyn Ajaye

Franklyn Ajaye’s ten lines deliver his sharp, observational comedy in a compact format. This brief set serves as a solid starter for his distinctive voice.

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When you take a pause before delivering your punch line, you will be using silence as a creative entity in itself.

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Being a professional comedian is doing it right and good, when you don't feel like it.

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I don't think that comedians have a tradition of trashing the next generation.

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You can't wait forever for an audience to get the joke, but you should give them at least two seconds to join…

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I don't like the fact that most black people or black comedians have to present themselves in a flamboyant way. It's good…

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You must not be afraid of small bits of silence. To use it well is the height of confidence and skill for…

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An aspiring comedian must be determined to get to his or her true feelings on a subject and convey that to the…

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Be prepared to cut your little extra lines that come after a big punchline and move on to the next joke or…

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Bombing teaches you how badly you want to become a comedian. Because unless it's a burning desire, you'll quit when the consistent…

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Obviously the audience has veto power signified by whether they laugh or not, but you-not them-retain the ultimate power to decide what…

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You must study their deliveries, their use of their bodies, their timing, and their use of audio and vocal effects.

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I have no desire to be hip to the latest black slang and do the stereotypical black thing. I was a Richard Pryor fan,…

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Walking back and forth also helps by creating the illusion that you are thinking of the routines on the spot, giving your performance a…

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Moving to Australia was not a career move, but a quality of life issue. It has no guns, no God, and no gangster rap.…

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Evaluate every performance on: stage presence, concentration, delivery, material and lessons learned.

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Originality is never embraced as quickly as the commonplace.

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Obviously the audience has veto power signified by whether they laugh or not, but you-not them-retain the ultimate power to decide what they're going…

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This whole urban rap thing needs to be pulled back some. The ghetto is being glorified, and there's nothing good about the ghetto except…

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Black people drink lots of beer. However, you won't see us skiing down a mountain for one, or see us diving for Frisbees on…

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Be prepared to cut your little extra lines that come after a big punchline and move on to the next joke or routine to…

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In addition to listening to the audience's laugh, you want to listen to their silence. Is it bored or interested silence? The silence is…

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An aspiring comedian must be determined to get to his or her true feelings on a subject and convey that to the audience. Figure…

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When I've mentioned things that I thought only happened to me, or thoughts that I felt had only had crossed my mind, the audience…

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Bombing teaches you how badly you want to become a comedian. Because unless it's a burning desire, you'll quit when the consistent bombing becomes…

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On a good night, I'm just into the flow and seeing the pictures and words in my mind clearly before I say them. On…

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