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CHAPTER TWO: WHO IS A CHARISMATIC COMEDIAN?
“The art of medicine consists of keeping the patient amused while nature heals the disease.”- Voltaire.
You are going to see the difference between a comedian that has charisma and one that lacks it. And if you want to hit it big as a joker, do your damnedest to get charisma. I told you earlier that a comedian is one who makes comedies. Comedies are produced to make people laugh. And laughter keeps people healthy, and jazzes up their feelings. But a charismatic comedian is one with zing. His personal magnetism draws people around him. He enthralls them as they listen, read, and watch any of his laughter-provoking works of art.
Cut to chase, a charismatic comedian is a life changer whose good jokes smack of moral sanity. A lot of comedians are springing up nowadays. This is natural because the industry remains unregulated. Here are some things that are, however, missing in the business:
1. Proper standards: professionally accepted way of operations.
2. Proper branding and packaging: organized success systems and structures.
3. Charisma: magnetic power that positively creates value. A charismatic comedian should be a complete professional; he should give his trade a business face. He should be able to make impact that lasts long. Any clown can tickle you — just for kicks.
But a comedian that wants to earn his crust cracking ribs should make jokes that stimulate a sequential demand for his services or products.
Now let me go further to state what a comedian has been erroneously believed to be…
