They say people are more afraid of public speaking than they are of death. If that's the case, people must be terrified at the notion of performing stand-up comedy, which entails not only public speaking, but relying on people's laughs as validation that you're doing a good job! So what makes a good stand-up comedian? What goes into crafting an effective sketch? And while the well-trained comedian makes it all look 'off-the-cuff', how much of the sketch is prepared down to the exact word? Comedian Jacob Samuel joins the podcast. Learn more about Jacob at www.jacobsamuelcomedy.com Watch Jacob's comedy special, 'Horse Power', at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BD4l6ODKwCg Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.