How to Be Funny (Even When You’re Not): David Nihill

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This week, our in-depth conversation features David Nihill . Born and raised in Dublin, Ireland, David, like so man of us, had a deep fear of public speaking. But, he found himself having to face this head on, when he reluctantly agreed to host a benefit comedy show he had suggested for a friend, Arash Bayatmakou, who had suffered a severe spinal cord injury ( Comedy for a Spinal Cause ). He quickly realized the best speakers were also often the funniest. Not because of the one-liners they threw into the audience, but because they knew how to tell a story in a way that made people laugh. In at attempt to learn the craft and also face his crippling fear of public speaking, he spent a year…