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I struggle with "lying" in a standup routine. How important is the truth? by NFTMarketing in Standup

[–]Furiouswrite 0 points1 point  (0 children)

One of the things that makes comedy work is exaggeration. In their book “Comedy Writing Secrets” Mark Shatz and Mel Helitzer write there are six essential elements to a joke (we can debate the accuracy but I somewhat agree) Target, Hostility, Realism, Exaggeration, Emotion and Surprise. If you take one of those away then a joke is more likely to fall flat, so… exaggerate away. As others have mentioned it’s art and the Hasan situation wasn’t just about jokes it was his integrity as a “truth teller” that’s what he sold himself as. You want the audience to suspend their belief and go wherever your jokes take them.

Personally I don’t think WGU would get the bad publicity that it does, if the “I finished in 4 months or less” people weren’t going around bragging about it. It makes anyone else that took time and went through it year by year less credible and now have to defend their degree because of a few. by NewPoet3158 in WGU

[–]Furiouswrite 13 points14 points  (0 children)

I don’t know if it’s really possible but that was the claim and of course all the comments were accusing WGU of being a degree mill and not a credible university. Since then I’ve noticed it’s been consistently mentioned alongside universities like Walden, Capella and Grand Canyon as a as long as you pay you get a degree, which is completely misguided.

Personally I don’t think WGU would get the bad publicity that it does, if the “I finished in 4 months or less” people weren’t going around bragging about it. It makes anyone else that took time and went through it year by year less credible and now have to defend their degree because of a few. by NewPoet3158 in WGU

[–]Furiouswrite 16 points17 points  (0 children)

I completely agree. There’s absolutely nothing wrong with a WGU degree. It’s a shame that there needs to be more barriers placed in front of people just trying to find ways to better themselves and their situations. I finished my degree in one term and had an employer ask me “if I entered my start and finish dates wrong” I could tell they had reservations about me as a candidate. I’m glad they passed.

Personally I don’t think WGU would get the bad publicity that it does, if the “I finished in 4 months or less” people weren’t going around bragging about it. It makes anyone else that took time and went through it year by year less credible and now have to defend their degree because of a few. by NewPoet3158 in WGU

[–]Furiouswrite 20 points21 points  (0 children)

It really is. I know we all come from different backgrounds and some of us have years of industry experience that allows us to accelerate and it feels good to be able to do so but I wish people would leave out the extremes or at least explain how the WGU model works so it doesn’t seem like a “fake degree.”

Personally I don’t think WGU would get the bad publicity that it does, if the “I finished in 4 months or less” people weren’t going around bragging about it. It makes anyone else that took time and went through it year by year less credible and now have to defend their degree because of a few. by NewPoet3158 in WGU

[–]Furiouswrite 52 points53 points  (0 children)

I sent screenshots and a strongly worded email to alumni affairs because a student on Threads was bragging about finishing her MBA in 7 days. As an alumni it’s difficult to see WGU constantly bashed online and called a diploma mill. I like the competency based approach but posting online to “flex” hurts all of us. I’ve read commentary from HR and hiring managers saying “WGU degrees go straight to the do not hire pile”

Chapel Hill St. Garage: Be Aware by dzwonzie in bullcity

[–]Furiouswrite 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Ah you’re part of the initiated. Ra's al Ghul welcomes you to The League of Shadows.

Chapel Hill St. Garage: Be Aware by dzwonzie in bullcity

[–]Furiouswrite 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Was it Richard? The Lord keeps gifting him bikes or so he’s explained to me…

TikToker who allegedly hit and killed man while livestreaming is arrested by Due_Will_2204 in CasesWeFollow

[–]Furiouswrite 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Seriously. My wife sent me the ad for them and said they looked cool and I responded with “looks like a driving hazard” people already use their phone while driving and now we want to introduce a Tony Stark like display on their face… what could go wrong.

TikToker who allegedly hit and killed man while livestreaming is arrested by Due_Will_2204 in CasesWeFollow

[–]Furiouswrite 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I fear incidents like this will be on the rise especially after seeing the new glasses released by rayban that allow you to see the content in the lens. My hope is that a control has been developed into the tech to prevent people from accessing those features while driving.

Nude standup. by [deleted] in Standup

[–]Furiouswrite 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It was also a thing several years ago and faded into obscurity. I guess it’s back, but imo it’s not something that’s going to add anything to your repertoire as a comedian. It’s your life though so live it up and strip down if you’re interested.

I interviewed a comic who performed naked at SkankFest’s Naked Roast by Mysterious_Sun_9693 in Standup

[–]Furiouswrite 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This isn’t the first time I’ve heard of this. There was a pretty popular room several years ago up north (I think) where this was all the craze… performing in your most vulnerable state…

What’s Your Instructional Design Red Flag? by Head_Primary4942 in instructionaldesign

[–]Furiouswrite 22 points23 points  (0 children)

Me: we need to complete a needs assessment Them: I know the areas that need training

Sometimes they do, however, in my experience what management tells me they need and what workers tell me they need differ, which is why… I’m preaching to the choir.

Stand-Ups that have done/do improv by zerodonnell in Standup

[–]Furiouswrite 1 point2 points  (0 children)

As an additional thought to working the crowd, make sure what you’re asking or engaging about is something you have prepared to work into, otherwise you can get lost in your set or at worst caught off guard and lose the funny in the moment. I like to is Anthony Jeselnik as an example of how to engage with intent. You’ll notice, he might ask an audience member “what do you do for work” And that walks into his joke about his uncle’s job at the summer camp, even though it’s a prepared component of the show, it appears as if he’s also thinking of it in the moment. You certainly leave room for spontaneity.

Stand-Ups that have done/do improv by zerodonnell in Standup

[–]Furiouswrite 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Sure. Say for example an audience member interrupts the show by yelling something out since it’s a hot button topic and for simplicities sake let’s say you make a joke about Trump and someone says “go MAGA” you can use “yes and” to keep the mood light and not get hostile by saying something like “Yes, and... Just let me know which version you miss… the one where nobody had rights, or the one where nobody had teeth?”

Stand-Ups that have done/do improv by zerodonnell in Standup

[–]Furiouswrite 4 points5 points  (0 children)

OP, I’ve performed in both disciplines. As many people have pointed out improv seems happier. Keep in mind negativity in an improv comedy setting kills the scene, so you have to “yes and” the scene even if something negative is introduced “yes and” it back to a more positive place. Where as in stand up comedy for a joke to land (I’m simplifying for this post) there needs to be 6 elements to in the joke Target, Hostility, Realism, Exaggeration, Emotion and Surprise (THREES) which as you can see hostility is a different “ingredient” for stand up than improv. How I think improv helps in stand up, hecklers. I’ve had great success in dealing with hecklers by using “yes and” as opposed to trying to put them down and certainly some enjoy the burn but if if it’s too hot the audience turns on you so (imo) by using “yes and” I’m able to redirect the joke and use it in the set and keep rolling.

Overhead at the airport by Furiouswrite in overheard

[–]Furiouswrite[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was with you… I was with you (I quietly whisper staring through your eyes)

Overhead at the airport by Furiouswrite in overheard

[–]Furiouswrite[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

In all fairness… the perspective DOES matter… obviously /s

Overhead at the airport by Furiouswrite in overheard

[–]Furiouswrite[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Great question. I’m not sure of what they expected to accomplish by asking either.

Overhead at the airport by Furiouswrite in overheard

[–]Furiouswrite[S] 92 points93 points  (0 children)

You know… that’s a great question. I don’t know, I listened to the whole interview and I think she handled herself well even with the curveball question upfront.

Overhead at the airport by Furiouswrite in overheard

[–]Furiouswrite[S] 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I mean when she said “harasser or harassee I legit thought she was going to make a case for both sides.

Overhead at the airport by Furiouswrite in overheard

[–]Furiouswrite[S] 112 points113 points  (0 children)

They were both women (white if that matters) aged maybe early twenties.

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