Have you codified a joke structure? — Comedians Sit in a Semicircle on JoCo Cruise 2018
Channel: Angela Brett
Date: 2018-03-21

Moderator Tim looks for a new moderator with a question, and they find that Aimee Mann has one. She asks if there was a moment when they first started getting into comedy when they felt they codified a joke structure. They stroke John Hodgman’s beard while Cameron Esposito thinks of an answer. Michael Ian Black turns the question into ‘How did you know when you found your voice?’ and turns it back on Aimee, the finest scatting songwriter. They talk about inter-song banter, how to get applause (People have to clap after a song, even if they don’t like it!), etc. John Hodgman explains that his method of autographing books came from his old writing teacher, and always makes people laugh. They talk about Bill Cosby for a bit, and Hodgman notices a man dressed as The Riddler from Batman Forever. They decide to take some random questions from the audience. Cameron goes to pee.


The full panel is in the playlist https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLJ-l6mr1dW0hB7VBBEEuzCwZb_8KO4VvW