On today’s episode of Don’t F*ck This Up, Lauren welcomes stand-up comic and writer, Tamara Shevon. Tamara opens up about her spontaneous post-graduation move to Beijing - and how living in China led to her trying her hand at stand up comedy. We talk about the importance of putting in the work, having respect for the craft, and why you can’t cut corners in comedy, as well as distinguishing between overly critical comments and constructive feedback. Ever considered giving stand up a try? Tamara will tell you exactly like it is in this episode - and have you laughing out loud the entire way through.
“You can’t write it out verbatim. You can’t have a perfect script.” - Tamara Shevon
Follow Tamara on IG: @teemair
Buy Tamara’s albums on Bandcamp: https://tamarashevon.bandcamp.com/
Listen to Tamara co-host her pod: Pretty Bitchy
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Email the show at advice@dontfckthisup.com for your questions to be answered on an upcoming episode!
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