Advanced Writing Portfolio presentation A Sean Viers Production

Stand Up comedy Topic Selection… Topic Selection… Wanted to show the different directions you could take the topic.Wanted to show the different directions you could take the topic. Something I am familiar with.Something I am familiar with. A topic I felt I could stretch the boundaries with.A topic I felt I could stretch the boundaries with. Wide variety of material I could use.Wide variety of material I could use. Autobiography… Autobiography… –That #1 Subject –Passion for what you do! –Why do I write? –Who do I write for?

The Picasso of stand up comedy “The Informal Essay” Before… Before… –I wanted to have my introduction formatted simply about Richard Pryor. –Jump right into the essay After… After… –I decided not to mention his name till the very end –I changed my title, and I used another comedian to introduce Pryor into the essay

Dane Cook “Forcing himself into your world…doggie style” Before… Before… –“Page 3” “Paragraph 3” “Paragraph 3” After… After… –“Page 3-4” Paragraph 3-4 V.S

From seinfeld to seinfeld “Literary Criticism” Goes to… 

A dynamic duo “Research Paper” Definitely my favorite one to write Definitely my favorite one to write Enjoy comparing two of my favorite comedians Enjoy comparing two of my favorite comedians Was difficult to categorize throughout the essay at first but eventually once I figured what information was best to use, it started to fall together Was difficult to categorize throughout the essay at first but eventually once I figured what information was best to use, it started to fall together Lewis Black Dane Cook

Semester Favorites Informal Informal Journalistic Journalistic Research Research Criticism Criticism “Page 4 : Conclusion” “Page 4 : Conclusion” “Page 4 : Quote” “Page 4 : Quote” “Page 1: Introduction” “Page 1: Introduction” “Page 4: Quote” “Page 4: Quote”

A time to reflect Dane Cook Bill Cosby Lewis Black Richard Pryor Seinfeld Crew

Final Thought “The Iraq war is not an easy war to take either side on. And the fact of the matter was that this country as it does, every time it comes down to war, completely looses it’s sense of humor. And when we do that we become dangerously close to what we hate about our enemies. The terrorist is a person without humor at all, and we begin to act like this. And neither side, neither side knew exactly what they were talking about. I’ve reached a point where everything I see on television I think is a lie. I don’t believe anything anymore. Because if I believe one side, I go well fuck that’s crazy, and then I go to the other side and go their crazy too, and then it just doesn’t matter anymore. It just doesn’t fucking matter. So at least maintain your humor. And we didn’t. They actually came out with, they actually started to yell when we went to war, “Oh boy you know, if you’re against the war you might as well be for Saddam Hussein”. And that is bullshit. And that kind of crap got to stop. The god damn situation boils down to this, if you’re against the war that doesn’t mean that you are for the other side. If people show up with signs that say “GO IRAQ YOU FUCKERS” Then you go Holy Shit! And you beat the fuck out of them. But this is something you have to keep. Cause the enemy doesn’t have humor, and you always have to keep your humor.” Lewis Black