Be personally thanked in an upcoming Film Courage video - https://ko-fi.com/filmcourageWant to see a video version of this podcast? Please visit Youtube here:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sfuH-7mMiPg0:00 - Unbelievable Secret Behind 99% Of All Comedy11:00 - This Is The Secret To Defeating Failure23:26 - How To Make People Love Your Art32:16 - The Path To A Good Idea Is Through A Bad Idea49:52 - Difference Between A Great Comedy Idea And A Bad One58:42 - There Is No Story Unless A Bad Situation Gets Worse1:06:31 - Anyone Who Writes Comedy Should Know This Lesson1:26:14 - How To Make Any Idea Funny1:37:43 - I Hate When Writers Make These 3 Mistakes1:46:46 - If A Joke Doesn't Work You Probably Made This Mistake1:56:41 - 3 Things Every Artist Must Realize About AI2:02:10 - Why The Audience Hates Bad Dialogue2:11:23 - This Powerful Revelation Changed My Creative Life2:21:45 - How 15 Minutes Of Work Can Change An Artist's LifeBUY THE BOOK - THE COMIC TOOLBOX: How to be Funny Even if You're Nothttps://amzn.to/3RovsY6BUY THE BOOK - the little book of SITCOM - https://amzn.to/3Du9VHLJohn Vorhaus is best known for his comedy-writing classic, The Comic Toolbox: How to be Funny Even if You’re Not. He has taught and trained writers in 37 countries on five continents at last count, and created TV shows of his own in Nicaragua, Romania and elsewhere. His writing credits include dozens of teleplays and screenplays, plus seven novels and some two dozen works of non-fiction. His latest book is the little book of STANDUP. Vorhaus is a graduate of Carnegie Mellon University and a member of the Writers Guild of America. He lives in Southern California and secretly controls the world from www.johnvorhaus.com.MORE VIDEOS WITH JOHN VORHAUShttps://bit.ly/3WSZnJ5CONNECT WITH JOHN VORHAUShttps://johnvorhaus.comhttps://www.imdb.com/name/nm0903449https://www.facebook.com/jvbyjvVIEWERS ALSO WATCHEDIf A Joke Doesn't Work You Probably Made This Mistake - https://youtu.be/taJ9J39HtNkGreat Dialogue vs Bad Dialogue | Here's The Difference - https://youtu.be/qzJxPoK0uuMHow To Avoid Writing Bad Dialogue - https://youtu.be/Kk1DR9AN-3E27 Dialogue Mistakes - https://youtu.be/Ax87nMWhmz03 Keys To Writing Great Dialogue - https://youtu.be/07kbITdySJ0CONNECT WITH FILM COURAGEhttp://www.FilmCourage.comhttp://twitter.com/#!/FilmCouragehttps://www.facebook.com/filmcouragehttps://www.instagram.com/filmcouragehttp://filmcourage.tumblr.comhttp://pinterest.com/filmcourageSUBSCRIBE TO THE FILM COURAGE YOUTUBE CHANNELhttp://bit.ly/18DPN37SUPPORT FILM COURAGE BY BECOMING A MEMBERhttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UCs8o1mdWAfefJkdBg632_tg/joinSUPPORT FILM COURAGE BY BECOMING A PATRONhttps://www.patreon.com/filmcourageLISTEN TO THE FILM COURAGE PODCASThttps://soundcloud.com/filmcourage-com(Affiliates)SAVE $15 ON YOUTUBE TV - LIMITED TIME OFFERhttps://tv.youtube.com/referral/r0847ysqgrrqgp►WE USE THIS CAMERA (B&H) – https://buff.ly/3rWqrra►WE USE THIS SOUND RECORDER (AMAZON) – http://amzn.to/2tbFlM9Stuff we use:LENS - Most people ask us what camera we use, no one ever asks about the lens which filmmakers always tell us is more important. This lens was a big investment for us and one we wish we could have made sooner. Started using this lens at the end of 2013 - http://amzn.to/2tbtmOqAUDIO Rode VideoMic Pro - The Rode mic helps us capture our backup audio. It also helps us sync up our audio in post https://amzn.to/425k5rGAudio Recorder - If we had to do it all over again, this is probably the first item we would have bought - https://amzn.to/3WEuz0kLIGHTS - Although we like to use as much natural light as we can, we often enhance the lighting with this small portable light. We have two of them and they have saved us a number of times - http://amzn.to/2u5UnHv*These are affiliate links, by using them you can help support this channel.