# Ask the intravert who's taking an improv comedy course **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [January 14, 2014, 10:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-intravert-whos-taking-an-improv-comedy-course/678824 "2014-01-14T22:47:50Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2014, 10:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-intravert-whos-taking-an-improv-comedy-course/678824/21 "2014-01-15T10:32:33Z")
> [@Krav\_Manga](#): > > What is an intravert? Is this a trick question? :dubious: ---
**Author:** ![Themis00](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/13edae/32.png) [@Themis00](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Themis00)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2014, 11:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-intravert-whos-taking-an-improv-comedy-course/678824/22 "2014-01-15T11:29:30Z")
> [@Nzinga\_Seated](#): > > MOL! Haven’t ridden your dick in coon’s age. You are still capable of cracking me up, I see. Good to know. You can still say exactly what the fuck I’m thinking, but wittier. :eek: Are we really allowed to use that “c” word? Could that be offensive to African Americans? I think there is actually one on here. ---
**Author:** ![Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mean_mr.mustard/32/3865_2.png) [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2014, 11:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-intravert-whos-taking-an-improv-comedy-course/678824/23 "2014-01-15T11:53:54Z")
> [@Krav\_Manga](#): > > What is an intravert? I actually Googled it thinking I was about to learn a new word. mmm ---
**Author:** ![Silver\_Fire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a88e4f/32.png) [@Silver\_Fire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Silver_Fire)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2014, 12:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-intravert-whos-taking-an-improv-comedy-course/678824/24 "2014-01-15T12:59:10Z")
> [@Themis00](#): > > :eek: > > Are we really allowed to use that “c” word? Could that be offensive to African Americans? I think there is actually one on here. “Coons?! Well, raccoons get on our porch, mama just chase 'em off with a broom…” I don’t know if this is a serious question or not but this post, coupled with the quote, is the funniest thing I’ve seen on this board in a long goddamn time. ---
**Author:** ![AClockworkMelon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aclockworkmelon/32/10803_2.png) [@AClockworkMelon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AClockworkMelon)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2014, 1:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-intravert-whos-taking-an-improv-comedy-course/678824/25 "2014-01-15T13:13:24Z")
> [@Themis00](#): > > :eek: > > Are we really allowed to use that “c” word? Could that be offensive to African Americans? I think there is actually one on here. > [@Silver\_Fire](#): > > I don’t know if this is a serious question or not but this post, coupled with the quote, is the funniest thing I’ve seen on this board in a long goddamn time. I can’t agree more. This thread is the best thing of 2014 so far. ---
**Author:** ![lost4life](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c4cdca/32.png) [@lost4life](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lost4life)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2014, 1:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-intravert-whos-taking-an-improv-comedy-course/678824/26 "2014-01-15T13:30:28Z")
> [@MeanOldLady](#): > > Comedy’s not for everybody. > > And apparently neither are apologies. That’s gold, Jerry, gold! ---
**Author:** ![stpauler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9d8465/32.png) [@stpauler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stpauler)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2014, 1:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-intravert-whos-taking-an-improv-comedy-course/678824/27 "2014-01-15T13:40:47Z")
About 8 years ago I did improv classes here for about a year. I’m definitely an introvert and the one wonderful thing I took away from it was also a hard lesson. Looking people in the eye when talking to them. Have they brought out this technique for you yet? ---
**Author:** ![kjckjc](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e36b37/32.png) [@kjckjc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kjckjc)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2014, 2:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-intravert-whos-taking-an-improv-comedy-course/678824/28 "2014-01-15T14:17:36Z")
[QUOTE=Krav Manga] What is an intravert? [/QUOTE] [QUOTE=twickster] different from my day job (writer/editor),which requires **anal attention to semicolons and word nuance**. [/QUOTE] :dubious: I dona think ita means what you think ita means. [QUOTE=twickster] …required turning off my brain. [/QUOTE] 😃 Well, that explains that. ---
**Author:** ![AncientHumanoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ancienthumanoid/32/278_2.png) [@AncientHumanoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AncientHumanoid)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2014, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-intravert-whos-taking-an-improv-comedy-course/678824/29 "2014-01-15T14:39:51Z")
> [@terentii](#): > > Is this a trick question? :dubious: No, that would be “How much for reverse cowgirl?” ---
**Author:** ![expectopatronum](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/expectopatronum/32/173_2.png) [@expectopatronum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/expectopatronum)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2014, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-intravert-whos-taking-an-improv-comedy-course/678824/30 "2014-01-15T15:01:00Z")
i can’t figure out if this thread is for real or a very meta improv in progress. either way, bravo. ---
**Author:** ![YogSothoth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/8edcca/32.png) [@YogSothoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/YogSothoth)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2014, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-intravert-whos-taking-an-improv-comedy-course/678824/31 "2014-01-15T17:42:00Z")
I’ve always kinda wanted to do this. How did you get over the initiate fear to actually sign up for a class? Are there anybody who’s just truly terrible? When no one laughs, is it awkward? How many days is the class and how much does it cost? Did you find your mind blanking on how to word a joke and it not coming out right? ---
**Author:** ![sich\_hinaufwinden](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c5a1d2/32.png) [@sich\_hinaufwinden](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sich_hinaufwinden)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2014, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-intravert-whos-taking-an-improv-comedy-course/678824/32 "2014-01-15T17:57:44Z")
> [@expectopatronum](#): > > i can’t figure out if this thread is for real or a very meta improv in progress. either way, bravo. Boom! Freeze! Michael Scoon, FBI. You know what you did. Boom! Boom! Boom! Yeah, you thought that you could get away with your little ruse, didn’t you? Didn’t ya!? ---
**Author:** ![AncientHumanoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ancienthumanoid/32/278_2.png) [@AncientHumanoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AncientHumanoid)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2014, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-intravert-whos-taking-an-improv-comedy-course/678824/33 "2014-01-15T17:59:53Z")
How do they handle the inevitable “super important/funnier/better than” person that seems to always show up in a group setting? Tell them to knock it off? Have the group reaction censor them? This type of person easily ruins fun things. I’ve seen it in so many settings. In the improv sessions, do you ever ask yourself: “What would Hitler do?” ? — 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Malacandra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Malacandra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malacandra)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2014, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-intravert-whos-taking-an-improv-comedy-course/678824/34 "2014-01-15T18:34:22Z")
> [@twickster](#): > > If you don’t want to participate in a thread, don’t. Posting just to imply that the topic isn’t worth discussing is threadshitting, and it’s an especially bad idea to do it when the OP is a mod. Why “especially bad,” exactly? Surely threadshitting is no greater offence against a mod _qua_ poster than it is against any other poster - and mod integrity would require them to be as indifferent[sup]\*[/sup] at the job as possible. - (In the sense of the 1662 Book of Common Prayer, naturally) …Which, I know, is not a great set-up, but I guess you need to work with what you have when you’re improv-ing. ---
**Author:** ![Drunky\_Smurf](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/drunky_smurf/32/449_2.png) [@Drunky\_Smurf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drunky_Smurf)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2014, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-intravert-whos-taking-an-improv-comedy-course/678824/35 "2014-01-15T18:53:00Z")
> [@NoClueBoy](#): > > No, that would be “How much for reverse cowgirl?” $20. Same as in town. ---
**Author:** ![bup](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/6bbea6/32.png) [@bup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bup)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2014, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-intravert-whos-taking-an-improv-comedy-course/678824/36 "2014-01-15T18:56:09Z")
> [@Malacandra](#): > > Why “especially bad,” exactly? Surely threadshitting is no greater offence against a mod _qua_ poster than it is against any other poster - and mod integrity would require them to be as indifferent[sup]\*[/sup] at the job as possible. Not bad _morally_, just a _bad idea_. The same way going through a late yellow light is a worse idea in front of a cop than otherwise. ---
**Author:** ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2014, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-intravert-whos-taking-an-improv-comedy-course/678824/37 "2014-01-15T19:00:31Z")
> [@bup](#): > > Not bad _morally_, just a _bad idea_. The same way going through a late yellow light is a worse idea in front of a cop than otherwise. What if the cop runs the light then accuses you of committing a traffic violation? ---
**Author:** ![bup](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/6bbea6/32.png) [@bup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bup)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2014, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-intravert-whos-taking-an-improv-comedy-course/678824/38 "2014-01-15T19:17:09Z")
I would need to know your skin color before I answer that question. ---
**Author:** ![sich\_hinaufwinden](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c5a1d2/32.png) [@sich\_hinaufwinden](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sich_hinaufwinden)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2014, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-intravert-whos-taking-an-improv-comedy-course/678824/39 "2014-01-15T19:39:26Z")
> [@TriPolar](#): > > What if the cop runs the light then accuses you of committing a traffic violation? IANAC, but it’s pretty standard protocol in this case. What happens is the cop does not apologize but rather acknowledges the error by issuing an emoticon to a completely different motorist. The details can of course vary a bit depending on jurisdiction, but that’s basically how it goes. Geez - I thought this was all common knowledge. Haven’t you ever watched any police dramas like The Andy Griffith Show or Reno 911? ---
**Author:** ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2014, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-intravert-whos-taking-an-improv-comedy-course/678824/40 "2014-01-15T19:42:16Z")
> [@sich\_hinaufwinden](#): > > Geez - I thought this was all common knowledge. Haven’t you ever watched any police dramas like The Andy Griffith Show… Citizen’s arrest! Citizen’s arrest! > [@](#): > > … or Reno 911? \ [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-intravert-whos-taking-an-improv-comedy-course/678824.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-intravert-whos-taking-an-improv-comedy-course/678824.md?page=3)