A 2009 CNN Article About Comedians Starting To Use Twitter
Generations of standup comedians never saw this coming.
To succeed in the industry these days, you don’t just need to be good on stage and screen. You also have to nail the art of sending out mini-messages to Twitter “followers.”
But if your humor is based on storytelling, persona and, you know, the way you say stuff, how can you get hilarious in 140 characters or less?
For the pros, it’s a challenge and an opportunity.
CNN’s Josh Levs spoke with two successful standup comics who are diving into the Twitterverse. John Heffron is a winner of “Last Comic Standing.” Craig Shoemaker won the award for funniest comedy routine on XM Satellite Radio.
via Jim Young in the Connected Comedy Forum