An Invitation to Join the Conversation

Welcome!

After a semester of Analyzing Stand-Up Comedy, a course offered by Tufts University’s Experimental College, we the members of the class will be performing at the Hotung Café on the Tufts Medford campus.

Because of the nature of this evening of comedy, I would like attendees of the show (including the performers) to share their thoughts and observations here on this blog (after the performance). So, if you attended the show, please leave a thoughtful comment below! I would love for this to spark a larger dialogue about comedy, performance, and the nature of stand-up comedy as rhetoric.

On this site, I’ve provided some additional background information:

The Five Minute Spot Assignment

The Nature of the Course

Rules and Guidelines for Performing

Rhetorical Framework for the Course (or a long ramblingpost about rhetoric and stand-up comedy)

Enjoy and engage!