{"id":1145,"date":"2021-05-17T19:01:28","date_gmt":"2021-05-17T19:01:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~EvanS\/?page_id=1145"},"modified":"2021-05-20T20:19:22","modified_gmt":"2021-05-20T20:19:22","slug":"humor","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~EvanS\/senior-projects\/humor\/","title":{"rendered":"Humor"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Introduction<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:21px\">This year at freestyle we explored the power of humor. In English, we read <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Slaughterhouse-five<\/span> by Kurt Vonnegut, <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">The Importance of Being Ernest<\/span> by Oscar Wilde, and for Honors, we read <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Rhinoceros<\/span> by Eug\u00e9ne Ionesco. We were then given the freedom to create a humor project of our own choosing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Comedic influences<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:21px\">As part of our humor proposal, we had to analyze two comedic influences that we found inspirational. My two influences are featured below:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Jenny Lawson<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"674\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~EvanS\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Lawson-674x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1153\" srcset=\"https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~EvanS\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Lawson-674x1024.jpeg 674w, https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~EvanS\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Lawson-197x300.jpeg 197w, https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~EvanS\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Lawson-768x1167.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~EvanS\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Lawson-1011x1536.jpeg 1011w, https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~EvanS\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Lawson.jpeg 1316w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 674px) 100vw, 674px\" \/><figcaption>This is a portrait of Lawson featured on the cover over her most recent memoir<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Mike Birbiglia<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"685\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~EvanS\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/birbiglia-685x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1154\" srcset=\"https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~EvanS\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/birbiglia-685x1024.jpeg 685w, https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~EvanS\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/birbiglia-201x300.jpeg 201w, https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~EvanS\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/birbiglia-768x1147.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~EvanS\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/birbiglia-1028x1536.jpeg 1028w, https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~EvanS\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/birbiglia-1371x2048.jpeg 1371w, https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~EvanS\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/birbiglia-scaled.jpeg 1714w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 685px) 100vw, 685px\" \/><figcaption>This is a photo Mike Birbiglia in one of his comedy specials<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:21px\">The humorists I was inspired by for this project were Jenny Lawson and Mike Birbiglia. Even though one is an author and the other is a stand-up comedian they both use a lot of similar strategies such as their use of anecdotal humor and witty remarks in their work. I really enjoy their black humor which addresses uncomfortable topics and their own personal traumas. Lawson in particular uses a lot of creative exaggeration when talking about her mental health issues which I&#8217;ve been inspired by.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Process<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:21px\">For my humor project, I wrote a comedic narrative focusing on my social anxiety. I took for the subject of my project, my sophomore year English class which was very intimidating and anxiety-provoking at the time. A common formula that Mr. Greco shared with us was &#8220;humor = pain + time&#8221;, and my project definitely followed that model. Then I recorded myself in my backyard &#8216;performing&#8217; the material. I also ran into some challenges with sound but I fixed most of them to the best of my ability. The result is featured below:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Humor video<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube\"><div style=\"display: contents;\" >\n\n<div data-mode=\"normal\" data-oembed=\"1\" data-provider=\"youtube\" id=\"arve-youtube-mgrrxu5ookm\" class=\"arve\">\n\t<div class=\"arve-inner\">\n\t\t<div style=\"aspect-ratio:1249\/703\" class=\"arve-embed arve-embed--has-aspect-ratio\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"arve-ar\" style=\"padding-top:56.285028%\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<iframe allow=\"accelerometer &apos;none&apos;;autoplay &apos;none&apos;;bluetooth &apos;none&apos;;browsing-topics &apos;none&apos;;camera &apos;none&apos;;clipboard-read &apos;none&apos;;clipboard-write;display-capture &apos;none&apos;;encrypted-media &apos;none&apos;;gamepad &apos;none&apos;;geolocation &apos;none&apos;;gyroscope &apos;none&apos;;hid &apos;none&apos;;identity-credentials-get &apos;none&apos;;idle-detection &apos;none&apos;;keyboard-map &apos;none&apos;;local-fonts;magnetometer &apos;none&apos;;microphone &apos;none&apos;;midi &apos;none&apos;;otp-credentials &apos;none&apos;;payment &apos;none&apos;;picture-in-picture;publickey-credentials-create &apos;none&apos;;publickey-credentials-get &apos;none&apos;;screen-wake-lock &apos;none&apos;;serial &apos;none&apos;;summarizer &apos;none&apos;;sync-xhr;usb &apos;none&apos;;web-share;window-management &apos;none&apos;;xr-spatial-tracking &apos;none&apos;;\" allowfullscreen=\"\" class=\"arve-iframe fitvidsignore\" credentialless data-arve=\"arve-youtube-mgrrxu5ookm\" data-lenis-prevent=\"\" data-src-no-ap=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/mGRRxU5OoKM?feature=oembed&amp;iv_load_policy=3&amp;modestbranding=1&amp;rel=0&amp;autohide=1&amp;playsinline=0&amp;autoplay=0\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"0\" loading=\"lazy\" name=\"\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-presentation allow-popups allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/mGRRxU5OoKM?feature=oembed&#038;iv_load_policy=3&#038;modestbranding=1&#038;rel=0&#038;autohide=1&#038;playsinline=0&#038;autoplay=0\" title=\"\" width=\"0\"><\/iframe>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\n\t<script type=\"application\/ld+json\">{\"@context\":\"http:\\\/\\\/schema.org\\\/\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/freestyleacademy.rocks\\\/~EvanS\\\/senior-projects\\\/humor\\\/#arve-youtube-mgrrxu5ookm\",\"@type\":\"VideoObject\",\"embedURL\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\\\/embed\\\/mGRRxU5OoKM?feature=oembed&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&autohide=1&playsinline=0&autoplay=0\"}<\/script>\n\t\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:21px\"> It&#8217;s hard for me to tell whether or not any of this video was actually funny because humor exists in the audience but I hope it&#8217;s enjoyable or insightful.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Introduction This year at freestyle we explored the power of humor. 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