Another Audition Misunderstanding?
A Second Note to Anyone Who May Have Misunderstood Key Concepts in My Audition for the "Moron Life" Improvisational Comedy Group of 5/29/06
Since I have yet to hear from anyone associated with the talented Moron Life Improvisational Comedy Group, I must conclude that either (a) I was not funny enough or (b) you misunderstood what I was doing.
It must have been (b).
I can understand why someone would misunderstand my performance. Someone not knowing me might think I was a run-of-the-mill funny-guy-wannabe, not the experienced and subtle wit I actually am.
I was given a topic: Crunch 'n Munch. Based on this, I portrayed "The Hannibal Lecter of Crunch 'n Munch tasting Crunch 'n Munch for the very first time".
I was then given a second topic: bacon. I then portrayed "The Hannibal Lecter of Bacon tasting bacon for the very first time."
The third (and final) topic I was given: tofu. I portrayed "The Hannibal Lecter of Tofu tasting tofu for the very first time."
Someone who didn't know me might think I missed the point of improvisational comedy, that I didn't understand that doing fundamentally the same thing over and over again is the antithesis of improv.
This would be an incorrect conclusion.
A key part of comedy is doing or saying the unexpected -- and what is more unexpected than doing the exact opposite of what someone expects? Any halfway decent improviser can improvise three different things, but it takes guts and (dare I say it?) comedic genius to twist the whole audition in a new, unexpected direction.
Having explained this additional key concepts that were perhaps somehow overlooked in the chaos of the audition process, my hope is that now my performance can be re-evaluated for artistic and comedic merit.
Thank you.
[Filed Under: Moron Life, Audition, Comedy, Crunch 'n Munch, Bacon, Tofu, Hannibal Lecter]
Since I have yet to hear from anyone associated with the talented Moron Life Improvisational Comedy Group, I must conclude that either (a) I was not funny enough or (b) you misunderstood what I was doing.
It must have been (b).
I can understand why someone would misunderstand my performance. Someone not knowing me might think I was a run-of-the-mill funny-guy-wannabe, not the experienced and subtle wit I actually am.
I was given a topic: Crunch 'n Munch. Based on this, I portrayed "The Hannibal Lecter of Crunch 'n Munch tasting Crunch 'n Munch for the very first time".
I was then given a second topic: bacon. I then portrayed "The Hannibal Lecter of Bacon tasting bacon for the very first time."
The third (and final) topic I was given: tofu. I portrayed "The Hannibal Lecter of Tofu tasting tofu for the very first time."
Someone who didn't know me might think I missed the point of improvisational comedy, that I didn't understand that doing fundamentally the same thing over and over again is the antithesis of improv.
This would be an incorrect conclusion.
A key part of comedy is doing or saying the unexpected -- and what is more unexpected than doing the exact opposite of what someone expects? Any halfway decent improviser can improvise three different things, but it takes guts and (dare I say it?) comedic genius to twist the whole audition in a new, unexpected direction.
Having explained this additional key concepts that were perhaps somehow overlooked in the chaos of the audition process, my hope is that now my performance can be re-evaluated for artistic and comedic merit.
Thank you.
[Filed Under: Moron Life, Audition, Comedy, Crunch 'n Munch, Bacon, Tofu, Hannibal Lecter]