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5003
I told you how I feel about this privately and now I'm going public. Yes, newspapers are struggling to stay alive and space for humor writing has always been a...
Victoria
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Aug 1, 2005
12:13 pm
5004
Okay, so I've decided to go and see the Aristocrats tomorrow night (assuming it's playing here in Ottawa which I think it is). I'll be taking notes and...
KenAdrian
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Aug 2, 2005
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5005
I'm recording a voice-over narration for my intro music. Here's the script. Feel free to e-mail me your constructive feedback directly at ...
KenAdrian
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Aug 2, 2005
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5006
Ken Just thought I'd tell you about my parents, they used to have a Jack Russell. My dad named him Chance, as in Last Chance because my mom said it was the...
Jason
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Aug 2, 2005
8:08 pm
5007
Ken.... Have you been a teacher? Carol ... [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
Carol Greene
songvent
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Aug 2, 2005
9:52 pm
5008
Yes, I was a teacher in the Ottawa Board of Education (grades 7 & 8) and now I'm finishing my Doctorate in Education in order to be a professor of education....
Kenneth M.F. McGrath
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Aug 3, 2005
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5009
What a great story! I've been a huge fan of Jack Russell Terriers for years and I always try to go to the local JRT festival in a neighbouring city every...
Kenneth M.F. McGrath
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Aug 3, 2005
12:23 am
5010
Ha! When I first read it I thought you wrote episiotomy :-) (It's my son's birthday day....childbirth must be on the mind.... If you guy don't know what...
Carol Greene
songvent
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Aug 3, 2005
1:10 am
5011
Just wondering if anyone is watching Bravo!'s Situation Comedy. Its a reality show/contest where people submitted scripts. It was first narrowed to 10...
Jason
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Aug 3, 2005
10:27 am
5012
I've watched a couple episodes. It is interesting to see the whole process of creating a sitcom, although I'm sure it is somewhat different because the show...
garypch
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Aug 3, 2005
1:03 pm
5013
This was in the San Jose Mercury News this morning. C. ... Posted on Wed, Aug. 03, 2005 ... Emmy-winning Comedy writer for Sid Caesar, Carol Burnett dies ...
Carol Greene
songvent
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Aug 3, 2005
5:52 pm
5014
Thanks, but really, it's over. I've already cried all the tears. Writer's Kramps will be no longer. It comes down to dollars. For those of you out there saying...
Vaughan Reid
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Aug 3, 2005
7:01 pm
5015
Since you are so talented, couldn't you write comedy for comedians and get paid for it? There are professional comedy writers who do that. Carol ... [Non-text...
Carol Greene
songvent
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Aug 3, 2005
7:24 pm
5016
I would love to do this. I have in the past written material for a vent in California and one in Pittsburgh. The one in California apparently had great success...
Vaughan Reid
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Aug 4, 2005
12:08 am
5017
Go to my website: http://www.carolgreene.com to the Arts in Education section. Try your hand a ventriloquism! You'd be a scream with a figure. All you need...
Carol Greene
songvent
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Aug 4, 2005
12:16 am
5018
Vaughan already has his character...a beer can. In fact I am starting to believe it is doing all the talking and Vaughan is the dummy. : ) Vaughan, you are...
Victoria
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Aug 4, 2005
9:23 am
5019
Sound advice, Vic. Listen to her, Vaughan. Vaughan, what are you doing with your time now that you're not writing? Writing is something you love to do; and...
Carol Greene
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Aug 4, 2005
3:02 pm
5020
Greetings all!.        I've been a profesisonal comedy writer for about 35 years. Long story short, I've had 8 books published. The latest 2 are "What's...
jbautog@...
johnblum1949
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Aug 4, 2005
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5021
No, comedy writing is not how I make my living. I build tires for Goodyear. What I am doing now is working on freelancing to magazines. I still have my YA book...
Vaughan Reid
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Aug 4, 2005
5:12 pm
5022
Greetings John! I'm a bit overwelmed with your experience so I will just say hi. Vaughan ... Long story ... by St. Martin's ... Streak." ... want to...
Vaughan Reid
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Aug 4, 2005
5:15 pm
5023
Sounds like a plan... seriously (?!) though... maybe another outlet is in order. Time to think outside of the box... the TV (idiot) box that is. We need NEW...
Kenneth M.F. McGrath
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Aug 4, 2005
10:36 pm
5024
... so that makes me wallow in shame for about 3 seconds because he was Canadian. 2... 1... there's that feels better. Ken Adrian, Seriously Re-Thinking Comedy...
Kenneth M.F. McGrath
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Aug 4, 2005
10:44 pm
5025
Yeah...What he said. I do think that there are avenues that haven't been discovered in comedy or need to be rediscovered. Do I know what they are right now?...
Jason
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Aug 4, 2005
10:45 pm
5026
Okay, here's an IDEA for you Vaughan... It's actually a double dare ya kind of an idea. 1) Take the BEST columns that you wrote. Identify them objectively ...
Kenneth M.F. McGrath
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Aug 4, 2005
10:53 pm
5027
Yes, seems we are on the same wavelength...as scary as that might be. I am presently working on a television comedy. That's all I can say. I become very...
Vaughan Reid
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Aug 5, 2005
12:22 am
5028
Vic, thanks for the link. However, I must question the integrity of columnists who are willing to post their material online prior to publication for critique....
Vaughan Reid
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Aug 5, 2005
2:19 am
5029
I've gotta learn how to write (sitcom style). Not that I'm going to hollywood, but I'd love the creative process and having something to share afterwards. ...
Jason
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Aug 5, 2005
7:50 am
5030
... Situation ... I've been watching it. In fact, for a long time I was wondering when they were going to get it on the air. I was one of the 10,000 or so...
Shawn Parks
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Aug 5, 2005
8:04 am
5031
Subject: Get Shakespeare ideas in by Saturday, get them read Sunday If anyone's mulling over an idea for the Shakespearian Sitcom Trials, I'd recommend you try...
Kev F Sutherland
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Aug 5, 2005
8:38 am
5032
Jason, there was a recent court case (I heard about on the radio) in which someone sued a TV station, claiming that the station stole his idea for a sitcom. ...
Jan Rogers
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Aug 5, 2005
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