Jack Bernhardt on the Benefits of Stand-Up and Jokes Versus Threats
In The Guardian, comedy writer Jack Bernhardt writes a nice little column on “Why everyone should try standup comedy once” (7/31/2017). He says, I a...
Month: August 2017
Aditi Mittal on Her Goals
Aushree Majumdar interviewed Aditi Mittal for The Indian express.com (7/30/2017), and along the way expressed some things that we should talk about here. Double...
Sara Schaefer on Stand-up in the Age of Trump
Sara Schaefer wrote a poignant article for The Herald (7/29/2017) about telling Trump jokes in the current era. Burnt out vs. ready for more She notes that some...
Ann Nguyen on Punching Down
Blame Ann Nguyen of Elle.com (7/24/2017) for introducing me to Caty Borum Chattoo’s The Laughter Effect. In her article, she says a few things about this ...
Chattoo, The Laughter Effect V. Comedy Highlights and Strategies (part 2)
In May (2017), Caty Borum Chattoo, co-director of the Center for Media and Social Impact at American University and a comedy fan, released “The Laughter E...
Chattoo, The Laughter Effect V. Comedy Highlights and Strategies (part 1)
In May (2017), Caty Borum Chattoo, co-director of the Center for Media and Social Impact at American University and a comedy fan, released “The Laughter E...
Chattoo, The Laughter Effect III. D. 3. Comedy Formats: Stand-Up Impacts
In May (2017), Caty Borum Chattoo, co-director of the Center for Media and Social Impact at American University and a comedy fan, released “The Laughter E...
Stand-Up: Brief History (A.K.A. Chattoo T.L.E. III. D. 2.)
When Caty Borum Chattoo, co-director of the Center for Media and Social Impact at American University turns to stand-up, she begins by defining it and giving so...
Stand-Up: Definitions (A.K.A. Chattoo T.L.E. III. D. 1.)
When Caty Borum Chattoo, co-director of the Center for Media and Social Impact at American University turns to stand-up, she begins by defining it and giving so...
Chattoo, The Laughter Effect III. A. 3. Comedy Formats: Satirical News Cautions
Still talking about Caty Borum Chattoo, co-director of the Center for Media and Social Impact at American University and a comedy fan’s, May (2017) releas...