http://www.artofstorytellingshow.com/2008/03/18/david-epley-comedy-and-storytelling/ Interviewing the best of the Storytelling Community. Tue, 07 Feb 2012 01:42:51 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://www.artofstorytellingshow.com/2008/03/18/david-epley-comedy-and-storytelling/comment-page-1/#comment-157223 rick hill Sun, 23 Aug 2009 16:10:25 +0000 http://www.artofstorytellingshow.com/2008/03/18/on-the-power-and-responsibility-of-comedy-my-lil%e2%80%99-soapbox/#comment-157223 David's comedy is timeless. I have enjoyed his comedy as Shakespeare in the ground(Mud Pit) at Renfest in South Florida and also in recent years his Doctor Kaboom showcase. It is my belief that David is getting better with age and wisdow. I will look forward to see his new science next year again. David’s comedy is timeless. I have enjoyed his comedy as Shakespeare in the ground(Mud Pit) at Renfest in South Florida and also in recent years his Doctor Kaboom showcase. It is my belief that David is getting better with age and wisdow. I will look forward to see his new science next year again.

]]> http://www.artofstorytellingshow.com/2008/03/18/david-epley-comedy-and-storytelling/comment-page-1/#comment-157222 Tim Sat, 10 May 2008 04:37:53 +0000 http://www.artofstorytellingshow.com/2008/03/18/on-the-power-and-responsibility-of-comedy-my-lil%e2%80%99-soapbox/#comment-157222 Talking about comedy, or comic performance, is a like dancing about architecture. No, it's like ironing about food. No. That's not it. It's like... like... dissecting a frog. You can learn something about the frog, sure, but then you're left with a dead frog. It's clear David knows his stuff. But without knowing David's work and his style (and I would dearly love to see a Doctor Kaboom show), it's a stretch to apply his knowledge to storytelling. This interview worked best when talking about the big picture stuff, less so when it came down to the nitty gritty, since it wasn't directly applicable to storytellers. Don't get me wrong, I've done comedy improv for nearly twenty years, I recognize what David was talking about, and David only began to scratch the surface of the topic. I'm curious to know how others-- especially storytellers-- reacted to the interview. Was it helpful? Interesting but abstruse? Talking about comedy, or comic performance, is a like dancing about architecture. No, it’s like ironing about food. No. That’s not it. It’s like… like… dissecting a frog. You can learn something about the frog, sure, but then you’re left with a dead frog.
It’s clear David knows his stuff. But without knowing David’s work and his style (and I would dearly love to see a Doctor Kaboom show), it’s a stretch to apply his knowledge to storytelling.
This interview worked best when talking about the big picture stuff, less so when it came down to the nitty gritty, since it wasn’t directly applicable to storytellers.
Don’t get me wrong, I’ve done comedy improv for nearly twenty years, I recognize what David was talking about, and David only began to scratch the surface of the topic. I’m curious to know how others– especially storytellers– reacted to the interview. Was it helpful? Interesting but abstruse?

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