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Unfortunately, millions of stories throughout the world have either not been told or not been heard, due to lack of inspiration, knowledge or access to the gates of the media giants. Today, we are living in unprecedented times. With the advent of the new digital media revolution, the world has truly become flat. Everyday people from the cities of America to the villages of Africa can hear and tell stories that can greatly impact their lives and their culture.
Divine Comedy at the Cineplex
by Craig DetweilerChristianity Today
February 27, 2006
"The secret source of humor is not joy but sorrow. — Mark Twain
My wife was recently diagnosed with Hodgkin's lymphoma. What an unexpected punch-in-the-gut (or actually, the lymph nodes). At times like this, your throat tightens, your stomach contracts, you feel numb.
On the other hand, it should give me some great material. After all, I writes jokes for a living.
Perhaps laughter serves as the most logical response to a reality that we simply can't grasp, a reality that overpowers us. Comedy is the best medicine, helping us cope with life's hardest lessons.
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Comedy Can't Escape Narrowcast Trend
by Dan RuppleTelevision Week
February 6, 2006
I began the new semester of my Comedy Writing for Television class exactly the same way I had begun it every semester during the previous five years: Before attempting to tell my university students what I've learned from my 30 years in comedy, both in clubs and on network television, I ask three questions in an attempt to understand what they find funny. Throughout the years, the students have been surprisingly uniform in their responses.
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