1. Suggestions made at previous meetings
Suggestions made at meetings
1) “Who's Line is it anyway”
2) “Just a minute”
3) Members could do a stand up routine similar to TV program “Live at the Apollo”
4) “Joke Writing” someone could write a “Joke” and the others could then help to develop/improve/alter it until a “Good” joke was created.
5) Plays ~ some ideas for future play/sketches might include “The Committee Meeting” ~ a play with characters based on WV U3A committee meetings : “Checkouts” ~ a play based on a supermarket checkouts.
6) “If I weren't on a stage ….”
7) Comedy based on “Change of Character” Example “Sweet Little old lady who turns out to be a cursing, swearing bully”
8) Out of Context “Catch Phrase” Example “Ethnic Minority gent who sold carpets on Queyside saying In “Geordie” “I'm sick to my life with this”.
9) Generational Comedy ~ Example “Younger generations attitude to Adults and sex” and vice versa“National Humour” different attitudes to humour by different nationalities.
10) “Male / female Humour” male and females have different attitudes to humour.
11) “Speak for a minute on ...” ~ this is a little like “J.A.M.” but without the “Hesitation, Deviation, Repetition,” interruptions ..... A member is given a subject and asked to speak for one minute on the subject. They must start immediately they are given the subject. If they don't start quickly it moves to next player (With new subject) If they make 30 secs (1point) 40 secs (2 points) 50 secs (3 points 1 minute (4 points + bonus).