I got in touch with Stephen Rosenfield, who co-founded the American Comedy Institute, one of the biggest comedy schools in Manhattan which boasts all kinds of now famous students. Here's their website - they've got listings for all kinds of great events and workshops. http://www.comedyinstitute.com/.
And lastly, I think I've really figured out the angle I want to take with this documentary. Here's the schtick I've been offering to people to orient them with my project:
The documentary is for a final honors capstone project for my journalism degree. Summed up, it's going to be about the pursuit of funniness.
Basically, my goal is to figure out what is funny and where it comes from by speaking with funny people, particularly stand up comedians, around the city. I am going to interview comedians about their career and what they think funny is and means and why. Ideally, I want to put that in context by putting them in context, as in interviewing them during their daily routine or in a way that kind of shows what kind of person they are, where
they're from, what their normal life is like off stage.
Anyway, I'm super excited to get this show on the road!!!
I really like the pursuit of funniness. I think you have a good way of presenting the project to people. I'm excited to see the footage.
ReplyDeleteFunny video. I'm not too familiar with stand up comedy so I'm excited to see your final piece!
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