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LaRoice Matthew Turner
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I need feedback on a joke!
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Hi Everybody,I have heard every so often that I am someone who does not like to ask for help and I would have to agree. So I thought I might ask for some feedback on a joke I wrote that I am not sure…Continue
Started this discussion. Last reply by Chad Wallace Apr 7.
A Problem with the Thread Reply Order
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Replies to a comment seem to be out of order. Please view Kevin Javier's thread "Let me know what you guys think of this one." The first reply was posted Wednesday 10/05/2011, the second reply is…Continue
Started this discussion. Last reply by LaRoice Matthew Turner Oct 6, 2011.
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Chad Wallace replied to LaRoice Matthew Turner's discussion I need feedback on a joke!"(You know what's stupid) Why do they make most prescription drugs pills? They should come anyway you want. You'll save money in the long run if Viagra was a lotion. One application before your date, (act out) and you'll save …"
LaRoice Matthew Turner posted a discussionI need feedback on a joke!
Hi Everybody,I have heard every so often that I am someone who does not like to ask for help and I would have to agree. So I thought I might ask for some feedback on a joke I wrote that I am not sure about. I would like to know your first impression, along with your technical opinion.Any feedback would be greatly appreciated,Matt"you know what is hard about the way drugs are made?? Some drugs are made the wrong way, and you could cut out the middle man by making a small change. Instead of…See More
LaRoice Matthew Turner posted a blog postComedy Epiphany: Mastery of Techniques
A friend emailed me to ask me to critique some of his comedy. I am always down for helping someone out. I see critiquing someone else’s work, the same way I understand one of Aesop’s fable’s saying, “God helps those who help themselves.” This motto encourages people to take the initiative, but in my own 360-degree way of looking at things, a person can also help themselves by helping others, it is a learning experience. When I looked at his work I had an epiphany which was, while I had a…See More
LaRoice Matthew Turner commented on John Campbell's video
A John Campbell Digital Short...(The Crazy Potato)
"Mat I totally agree with your last comment. It looked more like Jared the Crazy Potato was replaced by Joe Joe the scary Potatoe. John how about substituting things you know people have done that we all know is crazy and have the potatoe do that.…"
LaRoice Matthew Turner replied to Kevin Javier's discussion Tobacco joke"Harder as an attitude is in there. i think I need to read things a little more closely."
LaRoice Matthew Turner replied to Kevin Javier's discussion Tobacco joke"In the words of Curly of The Three Stooges, "why didn't you just say so! Woob-woo-woo-woo!""
LaRoice Matthew Turner replied to Kevin Javier's discussion Yay or Nay?"When it came to joke #1, I had trouble, I could just sense there was something about it I was having a problem with. The joke seemed too sophisticated for me to understand. I had to read over it to get it many times. Then tonight I read a comment by…"
Tom Milutinovic commented on LaRoice Matthew Turner's blog post Comedy Epiphany: Learning My True Purpose"Yes, LaRoice, I've done stuff for ads, as well as writing and drawing for CRACKED magazine (before they were bought out and turned into an online adult humor website and stopped publishing the magazine). Some comic strip and books. Haven't…"
LaRoice Matthew Turner commented on LaRoice Matthew Turner's blog post Comedy Epiphany: Learning My True Purpose"Tom,
That is pretty fortunate to be a cartoonist. I loved the show Bewitched also. Wow, all the dad's on the TV shows were execs of some kind back then, weren't they? lol What work did you do as a cartoonist? Lemme guess, ad work lol"
Tom Milutinovic commented on LaRoice Matthew Turner's blog post Comedy Epiphany: Learning My True Purpose"I also loved all those shows you guys have mentioned, as well as "Bewitched" (the one about the ad exec). ;) I have been fortunate to have made a living as a cartoonist for about 28 years now, and would love to add more stand-up and…"
LaRoice Matthew Turner commented on LaRoice Matthew Turner's blog post Comedy Epiphany: Learning My True Purpose"Thanks Rick,
It is really kind of mind blowing to be able to make a connection like that (loving the show) and coming to realize where you belong. It is so easy to be off track and end up doing things that are not who you really are, the thing is…"
Rick Sherrell commented on LaRoice Matthew Turner's blog post Comedy Epiphany: Learning My True Purpose"I love your story LaRoice for several reasons, one is I am a big fan of the Dick Van Dyke show, another is I too as a child was inspired by T.V. Here is where your story got interesting for me. As a child you mistakenly identified the Rob Petrie…"
LaRoice Matthew Turner commented on LaRoice Matthew Turner's blog post Comedy Epiphany: Learning My True Purpose"LOL, I loved all those shows when I was a kid. Yep I'm livin in Flint."
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- Are you a speaker, a stand-up comic, or both?
- Speaker, Stand-up Comic
- Who are you favorite comedians?
- Chris Rock, Stephen Colbert, Martin Lawrence, Robin Harris, Richard Pryor, George Lopez, Eddie Murphy, redd foxx, henry cho, Cedrick The Entertainer, steven wright, bill cosby, dave chapelle
- What are your favorite comedic films?
- Coming To America, American Pie, School Of Rock, Airplane, Animal House, GhostBusters, Superbad, Rush Hour, Stripes, Big, Harold and Kumar Go To White Castle
- Describe yourself
- Ready to go to the next level
- Experience Level
- Beginner
LaRoice Matthew Turner's Blog
Comedy Epiphany: Mastery of Techniques
A friend emailed me to ask me to critique some of his comedy. I am always down for helping someone out. I see critiquing someone else’s work, the same way I understand one of Aesop’s fable’s saying, “God helps those who help themselves.” This motto encourages people to take the initiative, but in my own 360-degree way of looking at things, a person can also help themselves by helping others, it is a learning experience.
When I looked at his work I had an epiphany which was,…
ContinuePosted on October 27, 2011 at 5:33pm
Comedy Epiphany: Learning My True Purpose
Yesterday before I went to bed, I thought about what I wanted to be when I was a child. I thought I wanted to be an executive for an advertising company, writing great ads that I would see on billboards, TV commercials, and on radio. This was something I inferred from watching episodes of the Dick Van Dyke Show. On this show Van Dyke had a great time everyday going to work, being funny and creative. I thought his life was great and I wanted to have one just like it. I was too young to make…
ContinuePosted on October 9, 2011 at 1:28am — 12 Comments
Comedy Epiphany: Carrying Through the Attitude/Emotion
This is a blog for beginners + who tell the story of how they have learned some idea, no matter how large or small, that made a difference in taking the next step toward comedy success.
I have read a couple of books on comedy writing and listened to several CD’s on the subject, but it is always great to either read or think about something I have gone over before and see something new in that information. Today was another one of those days.
The epiphany for…
ContinuePosted on September 26, 2011 at 10:21pm
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