Hi everyone! I am creating a brand new clown festival in Brisbane, Australia. www.brisbaneclownfestival.com.au

Was listening to a podcast today and it said something about when you get stuck, you need to return to your creative practice, and it made me think it would be a good topic to start here. I try to do my creative work in two phases-- in the morning just after I have woken up and I am still in the dreamy phase (and I often find that I have great ideas in the shower, so I try to write them down and noodle them. I try to do my business stuff in the afternoon (when it's morning in the states) I also have an afternoon energy burst around 4-6 pm, and I try to get some writing or rehearsing in then. If it's a performance day, that sometimes gets cut into if I have to drive/get ready. And sometimes I don't have that burst, so it doesn't happen. On the weekends, I typically spend Sunday mornings at a cafe writing. So what's your practice? How do you get better at what you do?

I found the attached "Cheat Sheet" really helpful for writing jokes. As an exercise, I try to write a joke using each of the 11 filters on a specific subject/opinion. I find it to be great fun.

I would love for you to ask some specific questions here about clowning, comedy, booking, marketing your work, etc. I will answer them as best as I can, and possibly feature the question on a new series I am starting on my Instagram…