O, I can just see that my posting was a mistake... :-p Just for clarification - this is an exercise for undergrads in broadcasting, most of whom think that jokes are funnier than life, and creating comedy is really hard. But the reality is that life is far funnier than any joke. Jokes stop the action, they become stale really quickly. Just look at your favorite funny movie that's more than 5 years old - it's not the jokes that cause it to hold its charm. Good example: Groundhog Day. Sample joke:
NEWSCASTER: Have fun in Punxatawney, Phil! PHIL: For your information, hairdo, there's a major network interested in me. LARRY: Yeah, that would be the Home Shopping Network. bah-dump-dum Anyone who wants to participate can feel free to post to my journal http://www.livejournal.com/users/susanjacobson/friends/comedy The students posts will be (eventually) corralled here: http://www.livejournal.com/users/susanjacobson/friends/comedy The assignment is not due until next Tuesday, so I don't expect to see very many until then. sj ---- Original message ---- >Date: Sat, 22 Jan 2005 01:42:57 -0500 >From: John Desmond <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subject: Re: [UC] Comedy = Truth + Pain >To: Susan Jacobson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, univcity@list.purple.com > >Salitations, gentlefolk ! > >Q: Why don't cats play basketball ? > >A: Because they can't stand it when the crowd yells "Hairball, Hairball" > >Yours, John Desmond > > Susan Jacobson Assistant Professor Dept. of Broadcasting & Telecom Temple University http://countlessstories.com [EMAIL PROTECTED] ---- You are receiving this because you are subscribed to the list named "UnivCity." To unsubscribe or for archive information, see <http://www.purple.com/list.html>.
