Have you had a holiday disaster? You have the ingredients for comedy. What kind of disaster? PACKING Packing Success Co-ordinated clothes: black, white, red, scarves. Packing Disasters Example Too much for the suitcase - on my return. Solution. Pack what you came with. The rest is in a second bag. Suitcases - broken and lost Broken suitcase Lost suitcase or key An American couple lost their suitcase for a fancy dress party in England. Examples Swapped suitcase with spouse (happened to me) Car What can't you do? Open the boot Turn off the alarm Happened to me in Oxford England. Lost car in car park (I lost my son in the Watford shopping mall car park. I tried to phone him but he was on the phone. Eventually he phoned me. 'Where are you, Mum." "I've been all over the the top floor and the whole mall looking for my little lime green car. It's not here. Where are you?" "Where you left on the top floor. I am not in your l
Are you a big fan of this blog? Fan My prop? A big fan. Pun on a physical fan and a fan as supporter. i thought I would explain that in case any one of my two readers speaks Swahili or Vietnamese. You just never know nowadays, who your friends are o Facebook. I often get friend requests from people who speak no English. Their posts are all in a foreign script of a language I don't recognize. If you don't have a prop, create one. Look around the building. Entertain and surprise. The laughs may come when you least expect them. Just keep exaggerating. The audience may contribute.Ask them. Photo by Vin7474. In Wikipedia on optical illusions. How did I remember his name? He must have had a glass of wine, vin as the French say. He flew on a 747 but he got as far as 74 and knew something had to be repeated. If you have children or grandchildren, their toys will provide great props. Look for anything very large, or very small, or animated, or that makes a soun
Clowns are classic comedy characters. Famous clowns include Grimaldi, In modern times, Danny La Rue. Along came pantomime characters in Xmas plays. Marilyn Monroe appeared with two characters in drag, Tony Curtis, and Jack Lemmon, in the movie, Some Like It Hot. Drag The classic way to be funny is for a man to dress up as a woman. You could also do the reverse. A woman with a fake moustache. Hats You could wear funny hats. A Xmas Santa hat in summer. Hair and Wigs A green wig. A red wig. A purple wig. More Subtle A bow tie in pink or red is not too outlandish but adds an air of light heartedness. Animals A cat or dog you are trying to control is bound to cause laughter if it decides to play with the microphone, hide your face, howl through your speech. Useful Websites https://www.a-speakers.com/speakers/brad-ashton-keynote-speaker/ Brad Ashton's books on comedy: “How to Write Comedy”, “The funny Thing about Writing Comedy”, “The Job of a
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