All Hail the Comedians!
What kind of people do you most admire? For me, it’s comedians. Maybe this is because I’m not naturally much of one myself, or maybe it’s because, deep down, I want to be one. Whatever the reason, I love watching them at work and going to live stand-up when I can. Last month – March 14th – I got a chance to test myself out a little. I delivered a course at...
Read MoreFunny Peculiar or Funny Ha Ha?
Most of my blogs – funny peculiar. This time – funny ha ha. I hope. On Saturday 14 March 2009 I’ll be running my toughest workshop at QUB, Belfast yet – The Power of Humour: How to Be Funny. With hindsight, I should have chosen a nice, simple subject like quantum mechanics instead. Here’s the sort of thing I plan to cover. “What if you were told there...
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