# Ask the intravert who's taking an improv comedy course

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-intravert-whos-taking-an-improv-comedy-course/678824>\
**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\
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**Author:** ![GrandWino](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grandwino/32/67_2.png) [@GrandWino](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GrandWino)\
**Post date:** [January 16, 2014, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-intravert-whos-taking-an-improv-comedy-course/678824/61 "2014-01-16T21:02:52Z")

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I’m going to go ahead and report for this thread to be closed since the OP hasn’t come back to answer any questions about improv.

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**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 16, 2014, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-intravert-whos-taking-an-improv-comedy-course/678824/62 "2014-01-16T21:50:24Z")

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I’m going to go ahead and report to you that you not do that.

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**Author:** ![GrandWino](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grandwino/32/67_2.png) [@GrandWino](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GrandWino)\
**Post date:** [January 16, 2014, 9:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-intravert-whos-taking-an-improv-comedy-course/678824/63 "2014-01-16T21:54:13Z")

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> [@Drunky\_Smurf](#):
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> I’m going to go ahead and report to you that you not do that.

I’m reporting your post for reporting to me that I shouldn’t report that.  
and scene.  
IMPROV!!!

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**Author:** ![kjckjc](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e36b37/32.png) [@kjckjc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kjckjc)\
**Post date:** [January 16, 2014, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-intravert-whos-taking-an-improv-comedy-course/678824/64 "2014-01-16T22:07:36Z")

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When I read this

[QUOTE=twickster]  
I’m pretty funny with the snappy comeback, and I want to see if that quick-wittedness can appear onstage.  
[/QUOTE]

I immediately thought of this:

[![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/u7Ty3fggeBA/hqdefault.jpg "I Know I'm Funny") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u7Ty3fggeBA)

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**Author:** ![GrandWino](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grandwino/32/67_2.png) [@GrandWino](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GrandWino)\
**Post date:** [January 16, 2014, 10:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-intravert-whos-taking-an-improv-comedy-course/678824/65 "2014-01-16T22:23:07Z")

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> [@kjckjc](#):
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> When I read this
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> I immediately thought of this:
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> [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u7Ty3fggeBA](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u7Ty3fggeBA)

RIP Bruno Kirby.

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**Author:** ![Lucas\_Jackson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lucas_jackson/32/303_2.png) [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\
**Post date:** [January 16, 2014, 11:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-intravert-whos-taking-an-improv-comedy-course/678824/66 "2014-01-16T23:07:59Z")

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Fuck me, when did Bruno Kirby die?

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**Author:** ![GrandWino](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grandwino/32/67_2.png) [@GrandWino](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GrandWino)\
**Post date:** [January 16, 2014, 11:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-intravert-whos-taking-an-improv-comedy-course/678824/67 "2014-01-16T23:14:19Z")

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> [@White SIFL](#):
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> Fuck me, when did Bruno Kirby die?

[2006](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bruno_Kirby#Personal_life_and_death)

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**Author:** ![Hilarity\_N.Suze](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hilarity_n.suze/32/6223_2.png) [@Hilarity\_N.Suze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hilarity_N.Suze)\
**Post date:** [January 17, 2014, 12:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-intravert-whos-taking-an-improv-comedy-course/678824/68 "2014-01-17T00:10:51Z")

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So how was the second class?

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**Author:** ![Penfeather](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/penfeather/32/384_2.png) [@Penfeather](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Penfeather)\
**Post date:** [January 17, 2014, 12:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-intravert-whos-taking-an-improv-comedy-course/678824/69 "2014-01-17T00:57:56Z")

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> [@Hilarity\_N.Suze](#):
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> So how was the second class?

Who are you calling second class?

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**Author:** ![stpauler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9d8465/32.png) [@stpauler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stpauler)\
**Post date:** [January 17, 2014, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-intravert-whos-taking-an-improv-comedy-course/678824/70 "2014-01-17T01:51:02Z")

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Next up: “Ask the introvert who is to shy to respond to this thread”

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**Author:** ![randompattern](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/7993a0/32.png) [@randompattern](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/randompattern)\
**Post date:** [January 17, 2014, 2:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-intravert-whos-taking-an-improv-comedy-course/678824/71 "2014-01-17T02:01:44Z")

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At rehearsal maybe?

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**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 17, 2014, 2:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-intravert-whos-taking-an-improv-comedy-course/678824/72 "2014-01-17T02:04:11Z")

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> [@stpauler](#):
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> Next up: “Ask the introvert who is to shy to respond to this thread”

That should be “ **too** shy to respond to this thread.” 😛

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**Author:** ![stpauler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9d8465/32.png) [@stpauler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stpauler)\
**Post date:** [January 17, 2014, 2:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-intravert-whos-taking-an-improv-comedy-course/678824/73 "2014-01-17T02:23:25Z")

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> [@terentii](#):
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> That should be “ **too** shy to respond to this thread.” 😛

True-but then there wouldn’t be any misspelled words in the title anymore 😛

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**Author:** ![Krav\_Manga](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/krav_manga/32/3153_2.png) [@Krav\_Manga](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Krav_Manga)\
**Post date:** [January 17, 2014, 4:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-intravert-whos-taking-an-improv-comedy-course/678824/74 "2014-01-17T04:32:10Z")

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She’s working on her next thread - “Ask the anul editor”

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**Author:** ![Cheshire\_Human](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/5f8ce5/32.png) [@Cheshire\_Human](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cheshire_Human)\
**Post date:** [January 17, 2014, 4:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-intravert-whos-taking-an-improv-comedy-course/678824/75 "2014-01-17T04:38:09Z")

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> [@Krav\_Manga](#):
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> She’s working on her next thread - “Ask the anul editor”

‘Do you get to use a cattle-prod on the anus of anyone who misspells ‘anal’? And if you do, what do you do about the reflexive defecation that results?’

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**Author:** ![Penfeather](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/penfeather/32/384_2.png) [@Penfeather](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Penfeather)\
**Post date:** [January 17, 2014, 5:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-intravert-whos-taking-an-improv-comedy-course/678824/76 "2014-01-17T05:48:19Z")

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> [@Krav\_Manga](#):
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> She’s working on her next thread - “Ask the anul editor”

Annul 'em? Damn near killed 'em.

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**Author:** ![CairoCarol](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cairocarol/32/3825_2.png) [@CairoCarol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CairoCarol)\
**Post date:** [January 17, 2014, 8:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-intravert-whos-taking-an-improv-comedy-course/678824/77 "2014-01-17T08:51:05Z")

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> [@Penfeather](#):
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> Who are you calling second class?

I’m CairoCarol calling second class; it’s gotta be better than steerage.

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**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 17, 2014, 1:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-intravert-whos-taking-an-improv-comedy-course/678824/78 "2014-01-17T13:44:40Z")

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> [@stpauler](#):
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> Next up: “Ask the introvert who is to shy to respond to this thread”

IntrAvert.

It’s an entirely different thing.

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**Author:** ![Count\_Blucher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c5a1d2/32.png) [@Count\_Blucher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Count_Blucher)\
**Post date:** [January 17, 2014, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-intravert-whos-taking-an-improv-comedy-course/678824/79 "2014-01-17T14:14:24Z")

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> [@Cheshire\_Human](#):
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> ‘Do you get to use a cattle-prod on the anus of anyone who misspells ‘anal’? And if you do, what do you do about the reflexive defecation that results?’

…sell it as a phony cure for bad plastic surgery? Not that bad plastic surgery is funny…

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**Author:** ![Hallucinex](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/ba9def/32.png) [@Hallucinex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hallucinex)\
**Post date:** [January 17, 2014, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-intravert-whos-taking-an-improv-comedy-course/678824/80 "2014-01-17T15:55:59Z")

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> [@Count\_Blucher](#):
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> …sell it as a phony cure for bad plastic surgery? Not that bad plastic surgery is funny…

_We cut to the plastic surgeon’s office_

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