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mars 24, 2005
Joke-e-oke: Karaokee för skämt
Wired News: Now You, Too, Can Be a Comedian skriver om en karaokee-inspirerad fluga. I stället för att att sjunga till en jukebox ställer man sig upp och drar skämt till en jokebox.
Detta passar f.ö. mig bättre är att sjunga (som jag inte heller kan): ska jag göra bort mig inför IRL-publik så vore det så här. Nästa steg är väl att man kan spela Romeo mot en virtuell Julia (fast sådant kanske redan finns?).
Några klipp från artikeln:
Karaoke is soooooo 1990s. For those who'd rather make people laugh at their punch lines than cringe at their high notes, the new wave in participatory entertainment is Joke-e-oke.
The premise behind Joke-e-oke is that, at some level, everyone wants to be a comedian. It's a form of entertainment software that allows people, momentarily, to realize this ambition while emulating the classic comedy routines of their favorite comedians.
The idea for Joke-e-oke is simple. It's basically karaoke with stand-up comedy material. Many dream of the chance to be a comedian with killer material in front of a laughing crowd. With Joke-e-oke, people are able to live out their comedy fantasy of being their favorite comedian onstage, choosing from a list of stand-up comedy icons to perform. A built in laugh track is added, timed perfectly to accent punch lines.
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How does Joke-e-oke compare to doing real stand-up comedy?
"Normal stand-up is about playing off the audience and crowd's energy. It's rawer. This is a funny riff off of karaoke. It's a smart-ass goof. A conceptual art piece," [local comedian Mike] Spiegelman said, adding, "I think it's more fun to do the material in your own voice. Makes it more personal and accessible to the crowd. That said, some people nail the source's cadence."
Posted by hakank at mars 24, 2005 08:40 EM Posted to Humor