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POPSA funny thing happened on the way to the cancer clinic... More: Being able to laugh in the face of cancer lets you continue to own yourself, as hard as that might be, rather than ceding ownership to the disease. A good laugh reminds you that you are not your cancer.… I know that sometimes laughter seems impossible. After my cancer diagnosis I plunged into a bleak funk. And these days I’m struggling with a post-treatment depression that leaves my days swaddled in wearying grays. But no matter how remorseless the gloom, we humans tend to have our antennae for humor out. We’re the animal that wants to laugh, wants to unlock itself through a chuckle and a chortle. And laughter lets us cope, even in awkward moments.
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POPSScience fiction's response to Margaret Atwood's "I don't write science fiction" claim :lol: Background: For years, Margaret Atwood has been claiming that she doesn't write science fiction. Yes, yes, she writes stories set in the future, sometimes with aliens, that look at the question "what if were different - how would that affect things?" which is kind of the central question of science fiction (aka "the literature of 'what-if'")... but it's not science fiction!
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POPSSteve Martin - Being Funny More: To test my idea, I went onstage and began: "I'd like to open up with sort of a 'funny comedy bit.' This has really been a big one for me...it's the one that put me where I am today. I'm sure most of you will recognize the title when I mention it; it's the "Nose on Microphone" routine . And it's always funny, no matter how many times you see it." I leaned in and placed my nose on the mike for a few long seconds. Then I stopped and took several bows, saying, "Thank you very much." "That's it?" they thought. Yes, that was it. The laugh came not then, but only after they realized I had already moved on to the next bit. Now that I had assigned myself to an act without jokes, I gave myself a rule. Never let them know I was bombing: this is funny, you just haven't gotten it yet. If I wasn't offering punch lines, I'd never be standing there with egg on my face. It was essential that I never show doubt about what I was doing.
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POPSMore Whose Line Is It Anyway than you knew existed online Some funny snarky comment in the thread: The moment at which I realized the gulf between the hosts of the British and American versions was when during a game where the players had to recount some story in the style of a particular author, Josie Lawrence (ha-cha-cha) announced she was going to do it in the style of Louisa May Alcott. By was of explanation, she mentioned that Alcott was "notable for writing 'Little Women' and 'Little Men.'" Clive Anderson added, "Yes, and little else." Can anyone imagine Drew Carey pulling that one off? Clive Anderson certainly had some quick come backs to some of the audience member suggestions and his verbal sparring with Greg Proops was always amusing: Audience Member: Masturbation! Clive: There was a cry of masturbation but I think you're on your own with that one. Audience Member: Premature ejaculation Clive: Come again?
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POPSPachelbel Rant Comedian Rob Paravonian rants about how much it sucks to play Pachelbel's Canon in D on a cello. Very funny. ...y'know, I had forgotten all about this until I watched this. Gee, thanks, Rob. :p
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