Comments on: Office Comedy vs The Professionals http://www.thecomedynerds.com/2009/05/office-comedy-vs-the-professionals/ We Care About Comedy Sun, 05 Sep 2010 17:54:07 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Mike http://www.thecomedynerds.com/2009/05/office-comedy-vs-the-professionals/comment-page-1/#comment-572 Mike Sun, 17 May 2009 16:56:33 +0000 http://www.thecomedynerds.com/?p=1362#comment-572 Yeah, the only thing about referencing is that in conversation sometimes I'll quote someone's joke, then I'll reference it after (because stopping the conversation to say the reference first would make the funny lose its impact, also when we reference things in writing usually the quote comes first and the reference after). This is all well and good, but occasionally I will say the joke and then before I get to the end someone (Nick), will jump down my throat and accuse me of stealing. So although I agree that people should reference when they quote, I think you can also err on the side of being too vigilant. Also, from now on I'll be airing all my Nick Turner-related issues on this website. Yeah, the only thing about referencing is that in conversation sometimes I’ll quote someone’s joke, then I’ll reference it after (because stopping the conversation to say the reference first would make the funny lose its impact, also when we reference things in writing usually the quote comes first and the reference after). This is all well and good, but occasionally I will say the joke and then before I get to the end someone (Nick), will jump down my throat and accuse me of stealing. So although I agree that people should reference when they quote, I think you can also err on the side of being too vigilant.

Also, from now on I’ll be airing all my Nick Turner-related issues on this website.

]]> By: Nick http://www.thecomedynerds.com/2009/05/office-comedy-vs-the-professionals/comment-page-1/#comment-448 Nick Fri, 08 May 2009 21:22:32 +0000 http://www.thecomedynerds.com/?p=1362#comment-448 I know exactly what you're talking about with people telling jokes from stand up, and delivering completely wrong. I always call people out on it because I have watched way more stand up than they have. I always make sure to reference, unless bitches are involved, then all bets are off. Everyone needs somewhere to shine, so let the person at the office get their light. I use a Richter scale of jokes, and use terrible ones to make sure people don't laugh at everything. If they laugh, I don't tell jokes around them because they give me false confidence; people who laugh at fart noises don't hear my real stuff. I know exactly what you’re talking about with people telling jokes from stand up, and delivering completely wrong. I always call people out on it because I have watched way more stand up than they have.

I always make sure to reference, unless bitches are involved, then all bets are off.

Everyone needs somewhere to shine, so let the person at the office get their light.

I use a Richter scale of jokes, and use terrible ones to make sure people don’t laugh at everything. If they laugh, I don’t tell jokes around them because they give me false confidence; people who laugh at fart noises don’t hear my real stuff.

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