Comedy & The Media:
Do You Really Think That's Funny?
Thursday October 23rd
7:30am - 10:00am
SobelMedia World Headquarters
4 West 43rd Street
New York, NY 10036
Featuring:
Lou Wallach - SVP, Original Programming & Development at Comedy Central
Fred Graver - 3-time Emmy winning comedy writer and creator of Best Week Ever and BestWeekEver.tv
Sarah Bernard - President of 236.com (and IAC company)
Sam Reich - Head of Original Content for CollegeHumor.com and co-creator of the comedy troupe DutchWest
Jane Borden (Moderator) - Comedy editor at Time Out New York
Comedy, often touted as universal, but frequently catering to individual tastes, thrives in highbrow culture and lowbrow entertainment alike. Functioning as a release or act of enlightenment, the belly laugh, the titter, the yowl, the boffo will find its way to the surface.
From the silent mime to the viral video, in what way does the comic of the past reflect on the wit of the future? How has technology, the present day means of production and distribution, and the changing venues of exhibition, affected humorous content? With an expanding multi-platform marketplace,what impact does culture have on comedy and what does the subject offer in return? From the carnival, to the multiplex, to the iPod, what keeps us laughing? (courtesy of UCLA/Mediascape)
Sign up now for our Comedy & Media event on October 23rd to find out.
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