Funny, as in Ha-Ha.

So, I've decided that I am going to prepare a stand-up routine as a performance piece.  I am already terrified, which is confirmation that I should do it.  Considering this project academically is a supple way to calm my nerves, so I'm listing my findings on my blog...  Stay tuned for more.

LINKS-

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shaggy_dog_story
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blonde_jokes#Blonde_jokes
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/An_Englishman,_an_Irishman_and_a_Scotsman
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stand-up_comedy  "In 2005, Bill Dana, a graduate of Emerson College in Boston Massachusetts and stand-up comedian, approached his Alma Mater about establishing an archive of comedy to help preserve the lush history of the ground-breaking comics of the last century. Over 60 interviews were conducted and a vast database of comedic information is now on record at Emerson College."

QUOTES-

• "Comedy is the last refuge of the nonconformist mind."  - Gilbert Seldes
• “Comedy is simply a funny way of being serious.” - Peter Ustinov 
• "The Duty of Comedy is to correct men by amusing them."  - Moliere
• "And then technique-- You can do it either real slow or real fast. You can come out and sound like you're real brilliant or real stupid. That's the technique that that separates you. And you can do somebody else's joke. You can do old jokes. Old standard jokes that's been out there. Look at the preacher. You got different preachers and they're working out the same Bible!"  - Dick Gregory
• "A smile is a curve that sets everything straight" - Phyllis Diller
• "I succeeded by saying what everyone else is thinking. " - Joan Rivers
• "I am where I am because I believe in all possibilites." - Whoopi Goldberg
• "Women don't want to hear what you think.  Women want to hear what they think- in a deeper voice." - Bill Cosby
• "When you ain't got no money, you gotta get an attitude." - Richard Pryor
• "Comedy rules! Don`t let anybody tell you otherwise, and there are no rules in stand-up comedy, which I really like. You can do anything you want and you can say anything that comes to mind, just so long as it`s funny. If you ain`t funny then get the fuck off the stage, it`s that simple"  - Richard Pryor
• "Yeah, I love being famous. It's almost like being white, y'know? " - Chris Rock
• By and large, language is a tool for concealing the truth.  - George Carlin
• "I think it’s the duty of the comedian to find out where the line is drawn and cross it deliberately." - George Carlin

101 Greatest George Carlin Quotes (Just 'cause I think he's amazing...)

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