Listen "Chanel Ali on Surviving Foster Care, How to tell a Divisive Joke and Testing an Audience (S2:E5)"
Episode Synopsis
In this episode, Marc sits down with the infinitely talented, Chanel Ali. Chanel has performed stand up on Comedy Central, appeared on MTV's Girl Code and written a book, "A Girl's Guide For Going Out." Chanel goes into detail about the struggles of growing up in the foster care center, her turbulent relationship with her parents, and his love of discovering stand up comedy. She goes into detail about her writing habits that take polarizing subject matter but can find humorous common ground, how she keeps the audiences attention and her move to New York. This interview is a can't miss! Learn how to turn and create tension with Chanel Ali in this amazing interview! Chapters: Early Life in the Foster System Non Comedy Writing 27:45Getting Started in Comedy 48:00Joke Writing 59:15Testing The Audience 1:07:00Writing About Her Father 1:11:20Writing Routine 1:29:20 Moving to NYC 1:39:25Men & Women in Comedy 1:53:25Wrap Up 1:59:10 Visit Marc's website at marcstaud.com Find more about Chanel here, https://avalonuk.com/clients/chanel-ali/Download Chanel's album "Chanel No. 1" here, https://www.amazon.com/Chanel-No-1-Explicit-Ali/dp/B088P96G1D Please subscribe to the channel for all upcoming content and follow "Get to the Joke" on Instagram @gettothejoke. You can email Marc personally at [email protected] For all of Marc's upcoming shows and general information and all "Get to the Joke" videos, please visit marcstaud.com Follow: Marc's Instagram: @staudcomedy Marc's Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/marc.stauude... Get to the Joke Instagram: @gettothejoke
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