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Background:<\/strong><\/p>\n

The humor project is a multi media based project that challenged us to create a sketch, stand-up routine, or other project reflecting our studies in the art of comedy. I decided to create a comedic narrative video inspired by some of my favorite comedians, such as Dave Chappelle, George Carlin, and Eric Andre. It stars an alcoholic marriage counselor who tries to give couples advice while ironically being in a failed marriage himself. One thing I enjoyed about the production process was video editing, as I liked trying to get the timing down to achieve the most comedic effect. I am also just a big follower of comedy in general and really enjoyed getting the opportunity to study and practice some of the methods that my own favorite comedians have used.<\/p>\n

Humor Study:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Two of the comedians that have most inspired my own sense of humor are Dave Chappelle and George Carlin, who I\u2019ve both enjoyed since entering high school. While the two of them both tackle humor that analyzes and observes society, the way the two of them express their musings and ideas have some differences. For instance, Chappelle\u2019s humor is a lot more oriented around observing and satirizing the lives of African Americans, often contrasting them to the lives of white people. He frequently uses similar techniques when doing sketch comedy as well as stand up. For example, if we were to compare his Chappelle\u2019s Show sketch entitled \u201cReparations\u201d to his stand up bit on police brutality, we would be able to see his combination of black comedy and exaggerism shine through. The \u201cReparations\u201d sketch imagines an America where all African American citizens received compensation for the centuries of American slavery, making them all insanely rich, causing them to quit their jobs and leading to funny scenarios, such as Colin Powell slapping Dick Cheney. Meanwhile, in his stand up bit about police brutality, Chappelle pokes fun at the fear black people have of policemen and police brutality, joking about getting beaten by policemen in his own house for the crime of \u201cbreaking in and hanging up pictures of his family everywhere\u201d. This is because his house is \u201ctoo nice. It ain\u2019t a real nice house, but they\u2019d never believe I lived in it.\u201d This lampoons the stereotype of blacks being more poor than whites, as well as the trend of police brutality and framing blacks for ridiculous crimes or ones they did not commit. Both of these bits of black comedy are highlights of Chappelle\u2019s use of exaggerism and satire of dark subjects such as slavery, police violence and racism. George Carlin\u2019s comedy on the other hand, relies more on observant, satirical and situational comedy or unspoken truths aimed to criticize the ridiculous aspects of society and the people around us. For example, Carlin was often a critic of what he referred to \u201csoft language\u201d, or the \u201clanguage that takes the life out of life\u201d, and he has an entire segment of one of his performances on the usage of euphemisms. In this bit he describes multiple euphemisms he finds either too decorated, unnecessary or nonsensical, such as contra killers being referred to as \u201cfreedom fighters\u201d. To this asks \u201cWell if crime fighters fight crime and firefighters fight fire, what do freedom fighters fight?\u201d He uses these points to state how guilty white people have developed euphemisms to \u201chide their sins\u201d as well as how people in general hide from reality with euphemisms, noting how the government says \u201cneutralize\u201d instead of kill and how nuclear radiation is measured in \u201csunshine units\u201d. He also makes heavy utilization of black and blue humor to emphasize his points, delving into multiple taboos. He at one point even provocatively discusses rape jokes to criticize toxically masculine attitudes towards rape noting the absurdity of people saying things like \u201cshe was asking for it\u201d. This then leads into a point about how feminists as well as the government want to control the things that you say as well as when you can and cannot say things.
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\nHumor Script<\/strong><\/p>\n

Sketch Name: \u201cMarriage Council-ling\u201d<\/p>\n

Shot opens with an empty chair behind a desk, coughing and sputtering noises made off camera<\/p>\n

Dr. Fill enters and stumbles into chair<\/p>\n

\u201c*burp* uh good after-morning sir and uh\u2026 ma\u2019am, yeah. Name\u2019s Dr. Fill. That\u2019s F-I-double L\u2026 I think.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cGonna let you know – had a little bit to drink when I woke up this morning, *swigs another bottle* and there\u2019s more where that came from.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cSo if I sound a little barfy, don\u2019t worry\u2026 I only barf when I think about my w- *almost hurls*\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cAnyway what were you …a-holes saying again? Oh yeah, your lives suck. Uh\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cMhm. Mhm. *drinks* So you think he\u2019s not really listening to your problems\u2026 Yeah ok ok\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cFirst of all. *looks at guy* It\u2019s no one\u2019s fault. Ok well it\u2019s hers but that\u2019s not important. A relationship is like, y\u2019know an agreement right? Like you have some ground rules you gotta follow. Unbreakable vows. Like what\u2019s a good example, uh\u2026 Oh yeah! The Treaty of Versailles! …Oh wait.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cPoint is, y’all gotta learn to work with one another, all perfect Disney princess marriage like y\u2019know?\u201d
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\n\u201cAlright so I\u2019ve heard the broad. What\u2019s your deal, horse face?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cMhm. Lack of trust? Mhm. Can\u2019t go out no more? Mhm. Ok listen, Johnny Bravo I don\u2019t know what you think this, but this ain\u2019t high school no more ya feel me? Y\u2019all kids hooking up so much it\u2019s like you\u2019re egghead science bums breeding pandas in the zoo.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201c*drinks* Ya can\u2019t do that man! It\u2019s not open season! I know you\u2019re lady\u2019s talking so much nonsense she probly has her own translator but bruh. Cheating\u2019s not the way dude.\u201d<\/p>\n

Huh whazzat? You\u2019re faithful? Yeah that\u2019s what she told me, the frickin\u2019 – *gags* urp – oh sorry sorry.<\/p>\n

And then what? I\u2019m supposed to tell you how to live your life? Miss me with that – this ain\u2019t a church, bud! You don\u2019t just walk up to me and expect me to know what\u2019s what… I can\u2019t run that race, tiger!<\/p>\n

Ok ok advice, advice, uh\u2026 so you know like Romeo and Juliet? Give me more of that. Or like, Les Mis – Marius and Cosette or whatever, give me more of that true loving partnership garbage right? Or uh\u2026 I don\u2019t know, Mario and Luigi! Whatever floats your flotsam.<\/p>\n

What? She didn\u2019t do the dishes? Yo. Were you raised in a barn? Did papa McDonald tell ya to live off the land? Be at one with nature and animals, let all their muck and spit and grime soak into our fine dining ware? Are you a hippie, Ms.? Do you like hippies, Ms.? Cuz that\u2019s just what you are. A dirty hippie.<\/p>\n

Oh. Oh so you say he never takes out the recycling like you agreed? Well ok then! *crumples paper and tosses offscreen* YOU LIKE THAT?! GO GET IT!!!<\/p>\n

NO. GET UP AND PICK IT UP! Throw it away. THANK YOU. See you gotta be more direct.<\/p>\n

*continuously crumples and tosses papers* Huh you like that? Mr. Oscar the Grouch, living in trash? YOU LIKE TRASH YOU GREEN FUZZY SCAT?! DO YOU? CUZ THAT\u2019S WHAT YOU\u2019RE GETTING!<\/p>\n

Ugh. Oh man. It\u2019s been a rough one man it really has been. She just up and left me y\u2019know. And for who? Jared from accounting! I thought she hated Jared from accounting! I know I sure did! But then\u2026 man.<\/p>\n

No. No. I don\u2019t wanna hear it. Ya\u2019ll are talking up a tornado while I\u2019m trying to rest my brain. AND MY HEART. Which she RIPPED OUT AND SPAT ON! God man, give me a second.<\/p>\n

First the kids. She just had to\u2026 had to take them y\u2019know? She had to just grab em\u2019 by the hand and drag them away from their old man. She spit in my coffee mug, man. You don\u2019t do that to a man.<\/p>\n

Tch. Alcohol problem, what would she know bout\u2019… *glug*<\/p>\n

*slumps lifelessly in chair*<\/p>\n

Bruh.<\/p>\n

What am I doing man? It\u2019s just all gone to hell in a feetbasket. Not even a handbasket. A filthy, crusty, feetbasket.<\/p>\n

*taps table* You notice I don\u2019t have a desk? Frick do I need a desk for anyway?<\/p>\n

*sniffs air* yeah. I think I have a\u2026 slight drinking problem.<\/p>\n

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*glugs*<\/p>\n

[CUT]<\/p>\n

Interview with couples:<\/p>\n

Girl: So\u2026 the experience was\u2026 completely bizarre to say the least.<\/p>\n

Guy: Yeah, like – he had the worst advice, he was drunk off his ass\u2026<\/p>\n

Girl: And then he went on this tirade about some woman named\u2026 well did she have a name? *looks at Guy 2*<\/p>\n

Guy: I mean\u2026 he didn\u2019t really address her by name, just kinda called her some\u2026 alarming things\u2026<\/p>\n

Girl: But I think in the end, we managed to work things out\u2026<\/p>\n

Guy: Yeah hell if I\u2019m gonna end up like him.<\/p>\n

Girl: We made sure he was… compensated. Not just because we had to but\u2026 to make sure he\u2019ll… be alright.<\/p>\n

[CUT]<\/p>\n

Dr. Fill looks up to see a new rack of beer bottles.<\/p>\n

Heh. Those guys know me so well.<\/p>\n

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