this is a great question: "Would anyone still care what you're talking about if you took the jokes out?"
and
this is another question (from me to you): have you seen dave attell's new special yet? i think he represents the flipside* of your question above, because in some ways, he's not talking about ANYTHING, and as he is a self-assessed "joke guy," it wouldn't be POSSIBLE to take the jokes out.
he's doing something special and different and impressive.
AND
"Would anyone still care what you're talking about if you took the jokes out?" is still a great question.
thanks for sharing!
love,
myq
* i'm reminded of this niels bohr quote: "The opposite of a fact is falsehood, but the opposite of one profound truth may very well be another profound truth." one profound truth is "it's good to talk about things you care about when you're doing comedy" and the other profound truth is DAVE ATTELL IS HILARIOUS.
Isn't this similar to clapter? Maybe I'm not getting it but my preferences for comedy are not usually things that border on lectures.
dear matt,
this is a great question: "Would anyone still care what you're talking about if you took the jokes out?"
and
this is another question (from me to you): have you seen dave attell's new special yet? i think he represents the flipside* of your question above, because in some ways, he's not talking about ANYTHING, and as he is a self-assessed "joke guy," it wouldn't be POSSIBLE to take the jokes out.
he's doing something special and different and impressive.
AND
"Would anyone still care what you're talking about if you took the jokes out?" is still a great question.
thanks for sharing!
love,
myq
* i'm reminded of this niels bohr quote: "The opposite of a fact is falsehood, but the opposite of one profound truth may very well be another profound truth." one profound truth is "it's good to talk about things you care about when you're doing comedy" and the other profound truth is DAVE ATTELL IS HILARIOUS.
https://kids.jamespatterson.com/landing-page/james-patterson-books-i-funny/
- MR. F.