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COMEDY AND AY

Goodlife asked:

Stand up Comedy in Nigeria has come a long way. From the days of late Danjuma Mohammed, Alarm Blo, and Ali Baba who gave it a new face of professionalism.

It has grown to become one of the most lucrative industries in Nigeria, and has in recent times witnessed a large influx of young talented acts.

All thanks to Ali Baba who is referred to as the god father of comedy in Nigeria. Through him quite a number of Stand up comedians currently making waves in the entertainment industry have found their footing.

One of such inspired acts is Ayo Makun, one of Nigeria’s current finest comedians popularly known as AY. He is not only a comedian but an event manager and everything that has to do with entertainment generally.

AY was discovered in school by Ali Baba when he (AY) employed the services of Ali Baba in a show he organised in school. Ali Baba was impressed by his concept and invited AY to Lagos to delve into full time entertainment, event packaging and event management. He eventually became Ali Baba’s Personal Assistant and events manager.

He later created the AY live event which wasn’t a bad show for a first trial. If the first edition was a success, then the second edition AY Live 2 was sold out. Perhaps the interesting thing about it is that the crowd was so much, they had to have two shows that was not planned for and despite that it still came out successful.

The Ondo state born comedian draws inspiration for his jokes from his environment and does a lot of research on the net.

He recently tied the knot on the 29th of November, 2008 to his heart throb Mabel at the Household of God Church, the same day that Nollywood actress, Ini Edo got married.

Ay currently runs an half hour programme titled “The AY Show” across TV stations in Nigeria.

Learn to Comedy Craps Tips and Strategies Calculating the Abode

jon don asked:

Contrary to what you apparently apprehend in books and added Internet

articles, craps is advised for the bank to win and the amateur

to lose. Over time, the amateur consistently loses. The actuality is, no

matter what bets you amalgamate and action patterns you apply, you

can’t affected the abode advantage. No hedge-bet adjustment (i.e.,

combination of bet types and bet amounts) will anytime change the

negative apprehension to aftereffect in a amateur advantage. The best

you can achievement for is to abbreviate the abode advantage and aerate

your fun. The abreast amateur knows he’s declared to lose,

so he plays for fun and excitement. He hopes, but doesn’t apprehend

to win. The abstruse is to acquisition the optimal mix of variables that

allows you to airing abroad with article larboard in your abridged and

be blessed that you didn’t lose it all. The abstruse allows you to

play longer, lose less, and leave in a acceptable mood. You ability alike

leave a winner, authoritative your bank vacation alike sweeter.

Let’s booty a basal attending at how the bank gets its advantage

over the player. Back you accept the algebraic and the actuality that

casinos pay less-than-true odds, you’ll accept why you can’t

beat the bank over the continued haul. The afterward simple

comparison amid two bet types demonstrates two fundamentals

that the amateur charge absolutely accept afore putting money on

the table. Let’s attending at the Place 6 bet and the Big 6 bet.

With these two bets, we bet the cardinal 6 adjoin the cardinal 7.

Knowing there are 36 accessible two-dice combinations, let’s

assume we acquaintance a “perfect distribution” where, in 36

rolls, the cardinal 6 appears bristles times and the cardinal 7 appears

six times. Back action the 6 adjoin the 7 over 36 rolls, we

make a absolute of 11 bets (i.e., we win bristles times back the 6

appears and we lose six times back the 7 appears; therefore, 5 +

6 = 11). It’s important to accept that the bank takes a

set allotment out of every accessible bet (except the chargeless Allowance

bet). So, instead of accurate odds, they stick it to the amateur by

paying bank odds, which are less-than-true. Given these basal

assumptions, let’s attending afterpiece at the Place 6 and the Big 6.

The Place 6: To get the abounding Place allowance (i.e., bank allowance of

7:6, which are beneath than the accurate allowance of 6:5), accept we bet $6

on anniversary of the 11 bets. (The 7:6 allowance agency for anniversary $6 bet that

we win, we win $7.) Therefore, our absolute bet advance is $66

(i.e., 11 bets x $6 per bet = $66). We win bristles bets back the 6

appears; therefore, we win $35 (i.e., 5 x $7 = $35). We lose six

bets back the 7 appears; therefore, we lose $36 (6 x $6 = $36).

By acceptable $35 and accident $36, our net accident is $1. We actuate

the abode advantage by adding our $1 net accident by our $66 absolute

investment, which after-effects in a 1.52% abode advantage (i.e., 1 /

66 = 0.01515, which equals 1.52%). A 1.52% abode advantage agency

we can apprehend to lose an boilerplate of about $0.15 for every $10

that we bet.

The Big 6: This is an even-money bet (i.e., bank allowance of 1:1),

which agency if we bet $6 and win, we win $6. Like the Place 6,

our absolute bet advance is $66 over a 36-roll absolute

distribution (i.e., 11 x $6 = $66). We win bristles bets back the 6

appears; therefore, we win $30 (i.e., 5 x $6 = $30). We lose six

bets back the 7 appears; accordingly we lose $36 (i.e., 6 x $6 =

$36). By acceptable $30 and accident $36, our net accident is $6. We

determine the abode advantage by adding our $6 net accident by our

$66 absolute investment, which after-effects in a whopping 9.09% abode

advantage (i.e., 6 / 66 = 0.0909, which equals 9.09%). A 9.09%

house advantage agency we can apprehend to lose an boilerplate of about

$0.90 for every $10 that we bet.

Although anniversary bet is the aforementioned bulk (i.e., $6), which do you

think is the acceptable bet and which do you anticipate is the brainless bet

in agreement of the player? Yes, actual good! See how accessible this is?

(Don’t abhorrence the math.) The $6 Place 6 is a abundant smarter bet, in

terms of the player, than the Big 6. I don’t apperceive about you, but

I’d rather lose an boilerplate of alone $0.15 for every $10 bet than

an boilerplate of $0.90 per $10 bet. Wouldn’t you? This simple

example acutely demonstrates two fundamentals the amateur charge

fully understand: 1) Over time, the amateur cannot exhausted the

house advantage and exhausted the casino, and 2) Certain bets are

better than others in agreement of the amateur because of their lower

house advantage.

If the bank has a congenital abode advantage that no one can

beat over time, why do abreast players bother playing? If

we’re all bedeviled to lose, why play? Two reasons: 1) The

incredible fun and action we acquaintance at a craps table,

and 2) The abnormality alleged “distribution variance.” We rarely

experience a absolute administration in the almost abbreviate time

that we comedy because about-face sneaks into the equation.

Understanding about-face and how to use it to your advantage is a

prerequisite to acquirements the abstruse to craps. As my dad acclimated to

say, “Knowledge is money. And added ability is added money.”

Even With Sandra Bullock, “Two Weeks Notice” Becomes Only an Average Romantic Comedy

Ed Bagley asked:

Two Weeks Notice – 2 Stars (Average)

“Two Weeks Notice” is just a tad too predictable to be a good romantic comedy, so it must take its rightful place as average when placed against other much better efforts such as “Sleepless in Seattle”, “My Big Fat Greek Wedding” and ” Breakfast at Tiffany’s”.

The gist of the story brings exaggerated opposites together. There is Lucy Kelson (Sandra Bullock), a Harvard law graduate and social activist whose immediate mission in life is to save from destruction of her beloved Coney Island Community Center by George Wade (Hugh Grant), a wealthy developer and womanizer who makes a career out of being self-centered and dominated by his greedy brother Howard Wade (David Haig).

The Wade family has lots of money and a lush lifestyle, but no conscience. Lucy agrees to become George’s chief counsel in exchange for him not tearing down the community center to put in an expensive, profitable development. George becomes totally dependent upon Lucy for all of his decision-making. Lucy finally gets fed up and gives him two weeks notice. You know where the film goes from here.

Two Weeks Notice was written and directed by Marc Lawrence, and therein is the main reason the film is average. Hollywood is littered with writer/directors taking on dual roles and producing average films; there is not enough space to list them here. You can count on one hand the number of writer/directors who can produce great films.

In fairness to Marc Lawrence, he did write two other films—”Miss Congeniality” and “Miss Congeniality 2: Armed & Fabulous”—that helped boost Sandra Bullock’s career.

Compare Two Weeks Notice, released in 2002, to another leading role by Sandra Bullock in “The Proposal”, released in 2009. The Proposal was written by Pete Chiarelli, directed by Anne Fletcher, and had Ryan Reynolds as the male lead; it was a far superior effort.

Hugh Grant has become wearisome as a male lead in a romantic comedy. He has made a career out of projecting an “I am lost”, little boy, vacant look, seeking some mothering to comfort him. It is only one reason why his chances of winning a Best Actor Oscar are slim to none.

Bullock is more than a leading lady. She runs Fortis Films, her own production company, and was the producer of Two Weeks Notice. The movie was originally going to be filmed in Toronto to save production costs, but Bullock insisted upon New York City. This move helped revitalize the New York economy after the infamous terrorist attack on Sept. 11, 2001.

Sandra Bullock also produced The Proposal, and ended up with a “good” romantic comedy that could win some awards that Two Weeks Notice did not.

Keep an eye on Sandra Bullock, she has twice been nominated for Best Actress Golden Globe Awards, for “While You Were Sleeping” and “Miss Congeniality”. I believe she will win a Golden Globe, or perhaps even an Oscar, in the not too distant future. Moviegoers like Sandra Bullock, and that is hard to ignore.

Stand Up Magic and Comedy

Kim Wist asked:

Funny how these days stand up is associated mostly with comedy. Maybe it’s natural in a sense that stand up comedy has made a major break trough in this new millennium. The word originally means performing for an audience standing up, in front of the audience. It could be a big or small group; the performance is done standing in front of them.

In this way, all performing arts that meet those qualifications are stand up performances. And this is what the word originally means.

I live in Finland and I’m a professional magician. I once got an email from a local comedian who said that I should remove the word “stand up” from web site, because I was a magician not a comedian.

I gave him a small lecture how things are and told him I had been doing stage magic professionally for 15 years and since I had a web site, I have been advertising stand up performances along with close up performances.

Later he apologized, but this phone call actually reflects the way people think these days.

Sometimes I get requests for gigs, where the client asks me to do little close up, then a performance for all and in the end little stand up…

When a word gets branded, it seems to establish a new meaning and people start to take some things for granted.

Of course I tell my customers how things really are, but I have changed some text on my website so that people can more easily understand the difference. I also advertise myself only as a magician; I have a link on my pages that says “stand up” which lead my customers to my stage performance page, but seems many don’t read this page at all, they just understand it the way they have learned it.

Actually for me this isn’t so bad.

I get requests for gigs where the client wants me to do stand up. Well, they understand it as stand up comedy only, but comedy is what I do also. I mix magic and comedy and my performances are actually very funny, so what do I say?

I say nothing; I say perfect, I do it exactly the way you want!

This has happened many times and my clients have never complained, because only thing they are concerned about is getting a performer that does a good job. I am a professional entertainer, so I do a good job – case closed and money in the bank 🙂

In this way comedy, being so popular as it is these days, helps me in a way also. Still I feel I am not doing anything wrong and I am not trying to deceive or mislead people in any way on my web site; I let them know exactly what they are getting in detail.

To me stand up is a very logical word to use, because I’m doing close up also. Close up for small groups at a time and stand up for larger audiences.

If we still think about the word, what it originally meant, as I explained before, to me it can mean a thousand different things. Anybody on stage in front of their audience is doing stand up, and I don’t want to complain, looks like it only means more job for anyone who is doing comedy in one form or another.

Have Some Laughs at These Hippest Comedy Clubs

Erica Maurer asked:

It also hosts many major US trade shows and is often referred to as the business capital of the country. A large number of people visit the city every year for various purposes. However, they all love to spend an evening filled with fun and laughter after a tiring day working or sightseeing.

New York is among the most spectacular cities in the world. Every year, it welcomes large number of tourists from all over the world. New York is the most important center of commerce and trade in the world. It has amazing restaurants, bars, lounges and clubs. There is something for every genre, be it the sports clubs, romantic restaurants, concert halls, theatres and comedy clubs. People visit New York for various purposes, but all like spending an evening filled with excitement, fun and laughter. Comedy is a discourse meant to amuse people especially in films, televisions and standup comedy. Comedy is a genre which is popular throughout the world. Many movies, television series and plays are being made which explores this genre.

There are various comedy clubs throughout New York that have the status of excellence and provides the best of entertainment to its audiences. Some of the best comedians in the world perform at these comedy clubs. The comedy clubs in New York City is also the training ground for the budding comedians of the future. It is a great place to forget all your worries and spend the time filled with excitement and laughter. Just go there and enjoy.

The comedy clubs in New York differ in sizes, from small to well illuminated and highly decorated big clubs. A comedy club is typically a venue where people can watch the performances of stand-up comedians, magicians, improvisational comedians, ventriloquists, impersonators and other comedy performances. The phrase comedy club refers to place which features standup comedy, in comparison to improv theatres which are places that host sketch comedy or improv and musical acts at the variety clubs.

Some of most popular comedy clubs in New York include: Caroline’s Comedy Club, Ha Comedy Club, Comedy Cellar, Comic Strip Inc, Comix, Laugh Lounge NYC, Broadway Comedy Club, New York Comedy Club and Laugh Factory @ Times Square.

Caroline’s Comedy Club: located in Times Square, New York City, Caroline is a site for stand up comedy. It is among the most established, well known, recognized and famous stand up comedy clubs in USA. Some of the best comedians in the United States like Gilbert Gottfried, Paul Reubens, Jerry Seinfeld, Andrew Dice Clay, Andy Borowitz, Jay Leno, Joy Behar and Michael Richards have performed at Caroline’s Comedy Club.

HA Comedy Club: HA was started in 2001 after Sweet Caroline’s changed from nightclubs to the all comedy format. This one story space has 2 rooms, one with the seating capacity of 100 while at other it is 200. The setting is perfect for a comedy club with dark room, brick walls and small stages. The 2 item least lets the audiences choose from beer, soda, mixed drinks and martinis.

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Led Zeppelin Lyrics Spark Debate, Discussion And Comedy

Vince Platania, J asked:

Led Zeppelin lyrics have been celebrated, skewered and sung by millions of people all over the world. The band’s appeal is so universal that for many, the words to ‘Black Dog’ or ‘Dazed and Confused’ might be the only English phrases they will ever learn. Very few bands have found the words of their songs subject to such intense scrutiny, and analysis after analysis have been made which claim to have finally discovered the ultimate meaning of the group’s message.

What has made Led Zeppelin lyrics so fascinating to so many people? When the band first started out, their music was based on the traditional American blues that had so inspired them as young musicians far across the Atlantic in England. As a result, much of the material on their first album was in the vein of ‘love found / love lost / woman done me wrong’. However, the manner in which the band approached these topics at times differed greatly from the older blues records, in that Led Zeppelin found a way to stretch out their tracks and turn them into vaguely psychedelic epics. ‘Dazed and Confused’ and ‘How Many More Times’ are excellent examples from their first record of their unique approach to hard blues.

It was their later work, however, which would attract the most attention from satirists and headphone philosophers alike. With the release of Led Zeppelin IV, the band cemented their status as one of the prime purveyors of rock and roll fairy tales. ‘Stairway to Heaven’, the band’s biggest hit, was full of references to fairies and mysterious midnight ramblings. While the band would continue to find success with straight ahead rock-and-roll love songs and ballads, Led Zeppelin lyrics would grow to include a healthy dose of Tolkien references and folksy musings about England’s gentle countryside. These leanings inspired television comedy shows like Saturday Night Live to parody their seemingly childish wordplay, although the humor was mostly tongue in cheek. It has also been said that the band’s lyrical flights of fancy inspired a generation of bad teenage and college poetry.

Led Zeppelin were never afraid to tackle a broad range of subjects with their lyrics, from the detailed examination of Nordic gods found in ‘Immigrant Song’ or the experimental semi-reggae of ‘D’yer Mak’er’. Their creativity was an inspiration for the legions of garage-bands that followed in their wake, and the exact meaning of their words is still debated to this day.

Comedy Camp- Oys and Girls Club of Marshfield Offers “camp Chuckles” This Summer

Steve Dubin asked:

Camp Chuckles is a one-week workshop led by local comedian and teacher, Chrissy Kelleher with the help of fellow comedian and Milton High School Social Studies teacher and Drama Coach, Jimmy Bowes. Geared towards middle and high school students, Camp Chuckles is a comedy writing and performing experience that uses improvisation and writing exercises to help kids turn their funny ideas into stories and jokes.

After the week-long session, attendees will perform in front of family and friends in a Camp Chuckles graduation show.

Camp Chuckles will be held from August 11th to 15th and the cost is $150. For more information about Camp Chuckles, contact Chrissy Kelleher directly at (617) 966-3832.

To register for Camp Chuckles, stop by the Boys and Girls Club or contact Kathleen Newcomb at the Boys and Girls Club (781) 834-2582.

About the Boys and Girls Club

The Boys and Girls Club of Marshfield’s purpose is to establish a safe haven for recreation, which includes a variety of supervised activities for greater than 4,000 youths (between the ages of 6 to 18 years old) within the town. The Boys and Girls Club of Marshfield has five Core Areas: Character and Leadership; Education and Career; Health, Sport Fitness Recreation and Life Skills; The Arts; and Technology. These Core Areas serve as the foundation for all programming.

As a privately-funded, non-profit organization, the Boys and Girls Club of Marshfield relies tremendously on the generous philanthropic support of individuals. Financial gifts assist in providing the financial strength necessary to continue the club’s mission “to enable and inspire all young people to realize their full potential as productive and responsible citizens, as well as become tomorrow’s capable leaders.”

For more information about the Boys and Girls Club of Marshfield, please contact (781) 834-CLUB (2582) or visit the website at www.MarshfieldBoysAndGirlsClub.com or write to the club at P.O. Box 311, Marshfield, MA 02050.

The Never Ending Reign Of Situation Comedies

Dror Klar asked:

In the early television days the first situation comedies were family oriented shows like Father Knows Best, which aired in 1954 and Leave it to Beaver, which aired in 1957. Later on came My Three Sons, which aired in 1960 and ended in 1972. These were just a few of the first shows that had comedy plots, but often had a more sentimental touching side as well.

In 1971, All in the Family was aired for the first time on CBS. No one could ever forget the prejudicial and hilariously disgusting antics of Archie Bunker, played by Carroll O’Conner. His silly, but lovable wife Edith was forever being ridiculed by Archie. His daughter Gloria distressed him by marrying the meathead Michael, played by now famous director and producer, Rob Reiner.

Another great sit com that aired in 1972 and ran until 1983, lasting 11 years was M.A.S.H. It had hilarious situations and cast members like Alan Alda who played Hawkeye Pierce, and the memorable Klinger played by Jamie Farr. This army hospital series was the result of M.A.S.H. the movie.

The 1970’s also brought us the first African American situation comedies and they were all great successes. Sanford and Son, Good Times, and The Jeffersons, were watched and loved by black, white, and all other people alike. The characters were all etched in our memories as some of the funniest shows ever.

The 1980’s did not slow down the situation comedy shows one bit. These memorable years gave us shows like Married with Children, The Cosby Show, Family Ties, Night Court, and Cheers. Later we got the show Frasier, as a spin off from Cheers.

It seems that ever since 1950’s situation comedies have been a dependable source of entertainment for television viewers. There is nothing more American than sitting down at 7:00 pm on a week night with family members and watching several sit com episodes back to back. It has become almost traditional.

Situation comedy reruns are some of the most watched ever. Many different ones from Father Knows Best to the more recently cancelled shows can be seen on cable and satellite channels. To most of us who love some of these shows, it really does not matter if we have seen a particular episode two or three times. We will often catch ourselves watching it one more time just because we simply can not resist.

Happy Gilmore (Blu-ray) 1996 – A Sports Comedy Film

madeline asked:

Happy Gilmore is a 1996 American sports comedy movie directed by Dennis Dugan and starring Adam Sandler as the title character. He is a nearly unlikable loser who after a strangely traumatic childhood, grew up to be a raving, anti-social lunatic, who happens to be obsessed with hockey. He constantly tries out for hockey teams, and proudly holds two league records. His grandmother, with whom he has lived almost all his life, has not paid her taxes for many years.

At one stage, his girlfriend dumps him, he doesn’t make the hockey team, and the IRS repossesses his grandmother’s house which he grew up in. Soon, he discovers that he has an incredible talent in golf with a record breaking long drive. One day, Chubbs Peterson — a pro-golfer who was forced to retire early due to a serious injury, encourages Happy to take up golf and teaches him how to be a good golfer. Shooter, who happens to be the best on the PGA tour, becomes jealous of the attention that Happy receives.

At one scene, Shooter allows Happy to have the house back only if he’ll quit the tour. After initially accepting, Happy is talked out of it by his love interest — Virginia, who says Grandma would much rather see Happy succeed at life than get the house back. Happy then makes a bet with Shooter. If Happy finishes higher at the Tour Championship, he gets the house back; if Shooter finishes higher, Happy quits the tour.

Now a bitter competition and a race-against-time happen, as Happy tries to earn back his grandma’s house and beat Shooter. Did he win the challenge?