Ever since the introduction of the comedy studies major at Emerson College, I wanted to know what goes into creating the first-ever such program. Who are the students that take it? What does it take to teach kids how to be funny?
ERIK GRIFFIN: FROM TEACHER, TO COMEDIAN, TO AMERIKAN WARRIOR
"I had a whole different life plan. I was doing the yearbook, working in the office. I was going to school to finish up so I can even officially become a teacher, but that’s not what I wanted to do."
WELL-KEPT SECRET IN THE DORK FOREST EXPLAINS IT ALL
I am a huge fan of doing the stand-up that I think the audience needs to hear. If there are jokes that I need to do to set up the next joke, I will do it.
OUR GUY BRANUM INTERVIEW: PEACH COBBLERS WITH THE VIDEO GAME GODDESS OF WRITING AND COMEDY
"The thing about writing for a TV show is you have a boss who is going to yell at you, or potentially fire you if you don’t do your job."
INTERVIEW: BRAD SHERWOOD
Improvising from Chicago, to Britain, to a Mousetrap near you
FARRIS & FARRIS: MEET BOSTON’S MOTHER-DAUGHTER COMEDY COMBO
"One day I picked her up from school and said, 'You’re going to ImprovBoston tomorrow.'"
THIS PLACE/DISPLACED: A SPOTLIGHT ON DISPLACEMENT, GENTRIFICATION, AND HOUSING INEQUALITY IN BOSTON
In preparation for this run, ATB producers went to City Life meetings to partner with those who were interested in sharing stories of displacement. In doing so, they were shocked by the number of people who wanted to participate.
IN KOUNTRY WAYNE’S WORLD, COMEDIANS MAKE MORE SCRATCH THAN RAPPERS
"They thought it was a trend. Eventually I’d get back into music. They say, okay, let’s use the fans on the comedy and bring them back over here. And that’s cool. But after long it was like, shoot, the comedy is what it is."
BOZO ON A CRUCIFIX
Dana Jay Bein scrubs tubs to tell jokes and has zero regrets. Mostly.
JOEL KIM BOOSTER BREAKS DOWN HIS WORKOUT REGIMEN, DATING HABITS
"I wouldn’t say awkward, but I am a little bit more quiet when I first meet somebody. I am a little bit more introverted than I think people assume, especially in big social situations."
