#021 - Nathaniel Glasser Skog - Unleash Your Comedic Genius

The Embarrassing Diary

Apr 14 2024 • 37 mins

Yes! After a long break we are back with another podcast episode with an incredible guest. Nathaniel is joining us all the way from Sweden! And he is here to talk all about comedy, music and artistic creation: about the importance of being present in the moment, the element of spontaneity and how (almost) anyone can become a stand up comedian!

Timestamps

00:00 Welcome back everyone!
01:20 When Comedy meets Music
02:17 Who goes first: the audience or the artist?
04:04 Women in Comedy
05:06 Art and perfectionism
07:02 Laugher is the comedian’s currency
08:15 Comedy is a hit or miss
09:54 How long does it take someone to become a good comedian/Can anyone become a comedian?
12:48 Best tip for stand up comedians
16:11 Bob Dylan and the element of sponteniouty
19:36 Writer’s block and the importance of being bored
22:16 Phone culture as a blocker for creativity
26:15 Comedy as a cathartic medium
28:19 The creative process of a joke
30:21 Nathaniel’s advise to new artists/comedians/musicians
33:58 Competition with other comedians
36:16 Closing thoughts

Creator & Host: Zoe Ntonta

🎵Music credit: Produced by Johnathon M. Horner/ @beatmekanik

Get In Touch with Nathaniel:
Music
Youtube(Music)
Spotify
Comedy
Youtube(Comedy)
SoMe: glassercomedy

The clip of the (in)famous gig where Bob Dylan "went electric" and turned his back on the folk music community

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Get in touch with me:
📸 Instagram

🔴 YouTube
📧 Contact
🎤Some new jokes

🙏THANK you so much for listening to this podcast!


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