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Title
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A Jew from Nebraska: An Actors Attempt at Stand-up Comedy.
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Creator
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Nathan, Jeffrey, Niess, Christopher, Brotherton, Mark, Helsinger, James, University of Central Florida
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Abstract / Description
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Stand-up comedy has been a major influence on American culture and has given the (")Everyman(") the ability to laugh at ourselves. Stand-up comedians have been performing in nightclubs, bars, clubs, and, most importantly, theatres for the past 60 years. Stand-up comedy can take many forms: a monologue of entertaining incidents that form a story, or a string of one-liners, or a succession of jokes. This performance project and thesis is an examination and an attempt at the art form that we...
Show moreStand-up comedy has been a major influence on American culture and has given the (")Everyman(") the ability to laugh at ourselves. Stand-up comedians have been performing in nightclubs, bars, clubs, and, most importantly, theatres for the past 60 years. Stand-up comedy can take many forms: a monologue of entertaining incidents that form a story, or a string of one-liners, or a succession of jokes. This performance project and thesis is an examination and an attempt at the art form that we call stand-up comedy. It will answer the question of what is the best approach to writing comedy for an actor finishing his graduate acting program. It will also challenge the idea of simple joke-telling versus storytelling and examine the following question: Can anyone be a standup comedian? A research of the history, an analysis of the practitioners, and training from graduate studio work will support the discovery of a practical approach to writing and performing a stand-up comedy routine.
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Date Issued
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2015
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Identifier
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CFE0006046, ucf:50978
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Format
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Document (PDF)
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PURL
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http://purl.flvc.org/ucf/fd/CFE0006046
