1% Better

Emma Pyne & Michelle Thorn are comedians, artists, and co-producers of a live comedy show called Throwing Punches, which is held once per month in LA’s Universal City. The show brings together a diverse line-up of comics and is remarkable in thatevery show has both up-and-coming comics and seasoned comics (includingsome of the most successful in the field).I was delighted to chat with both ladies a few weeks back about the art of comedy, dealing with fears, curating the show, the process of creating ‘bits’ and so much more. As with every episode of ‘1% Better’ there are lots of useful takeaways from this one. A summary of the show is outlined below. •About Michelle oGetting into acting & then comedy oSharing a story with stand-upoWhen you were starting out? •About Emma oMoving to LA in 2009 after 2 years in London oA focus on TV and Film oDoing more and more stand-up recently oStand-up comedy giving her a voice •How they met and started Throwing Punches? •Both knew they were serious about putting a sh