How to Be Funny

Shiyanbade and Rosena, the duo who make up Magically Delicious, sit down with Amy Chu to discuss what makes a creative partnership work, how to take care of the audience while navigating uncomfortable topics, and what makes characters funny.

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Shiyanbade is an interdisciplinary artist, playwright, producer, educator, and technical consultant. She navigates the intersection of technology implementation, artistic performance, and people-centered leadership with unique insight. She founded The Nova Comedy Collective, and is the founder of KẸ́ÀJỌ, providing executive, applied improv training for technical teams and leaders. Through her advisory, executive training, workshops, and classes, she has taught 5500+ individuals of all ages. With over ten years of formal improv experience, she believes that care is its greatest lesson. Learn more at keajo.com

Rosena Cornet is a comedic writer, actress, instructor, and producer. As a recipient of the 2019 NBC/Second City Bob Curry Fellowship, she wrote and performed in the Fellowship's annual Showcase. Rosena is a former resident cast member of Boston’s Improv Asylum NXT and Improv Boston’s National Touring Company. She has also written and performed with several Boston and Los Angeles-based sketch/improv teams, including Bodega, The White Rabbit Show, Bernie Mac & Cheese, Diversity Higher Comedy, Bae*gency, and Women of Color Anonymous.

You can get updates and show dates for Magically Delicious on their Instagram @magicdelcomedy or their substack magicallydeliciouscomedy.substack.com

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Amy Chu is a cartoonist and writer in New York. Her work can be found on camoot.weebly.com.

Zilu Wang, Beatriz Pugeda, and Tooky Kavanagh sit down with Amy Chu to discuss humor as a form of communication, why getting a laugh is not the point, and how getting specific and serious in your comedy is the first step to being funny.

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Zilu Wang is an improviser and board-certified music therapist (MT-BC). She founded Let's/Zheng⁠, a Chinese improv group that also holds bilingual improv workshops.

Beatriz Pugeda is a writer and the editor-in-chief of Little Old Lady (LOL), a literary humor and comics site.

Tooky Kavanagh is a stand-up comedian and performer. She's headlined shows all over New England and was a comic-in-residence at the Comedy Studio.

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Amy Chu is a cartoonist and writer in Boston. Her work can be found on camoot.weebly.com.