101 Comedy Games for Children and Grown-Ups (eBook)

Leigh Anne Jasheway says that, after she discovered her own inner comedian, she became "a happier, healthier, saner, and more fun person to be around." Now she is a stand-up comic, stress management and humor expert, and comedy writer and instructor who was awarded the Erma Bombeck Award for Humor Writing in 2003 and who organizes a comedy benefit every spring. Jasheway has been teaching comedy for over 20 years and has written several books. Her work has also appeared in various anthologies, including the Chicken Soup for the Soul series. She lives in Eugene, OR.

PrefaceIntroduction: Laughing Out Loud: Why A Chuckle and a Snort are So Much FunGirls (and Boys and Women and Men) Just Wanna Have FunA Banana Peel, a Silly Word, and Two Marshmallows up the Nose: The Basic Ingredients for FunnyWhy Everyone Should Be the Class ClownChief Court Jester Job DescriptionKey to the Icons Used in the GamesThe Games: Finding Your Inner FunnyCracking the Ice What's Funny About MeHello! And You Are?Faking ItFunny AuditionSilly Non-HandshakesVoice-oversFollow the Body PartFractured ClichésWords are FunnyLet’s Get PhysicalFunny FacesStuck on YouDuck, Duck, MooseSilly ShamblesBody SwitchMirror MirrorThe Eyes Have ItBigger/SmallerFunny CheersMachineBad Exercise InstructorHop to ItStuck in...So You Think You Can't Dance Comedy WritingWho's That Knocking?Riddle Me ThisThat's So ClichéRead My BumperThe Stories My Bumper Can TellI am Spam; Spam I AmThe Group Poetry SocietyWeird Holidays, Weird CardsThen This HappenedRent My Bedroom/Don't Get PersonalFunny Fortune CookiesIt Was So Funny...How Funny Was It?Word UpWhy Ask "Why"?What Does Webster Know?You Ought to Have a MottoInsert Caption HereFive-Word FunnyTop Ten Reasons to Do a Top-Ten ListDear Sir or MadamFirst Line/Last LineUnfinished BusinessHalf the ScriptRewrite It Funny Stand-Up ComedyEntrances and ExitsSound OffYou're Quite a CharacterImpress MeCourt GesturesSplit PersonalityCatchphrasesSave Me Sketch ComedyInfomercialFairy Tale Mix-UpGone CountryWhat Are You Doing Here?Third Time's a CharmBad Museum TourWho Wants to Be a Game Show Host?It's Not MagicA Day in the Life of a VampireFast and Funny MoviesFunny Scary StoriesVideo Game Game Improv ComedyThis to ThatWell, That's UnexpectedI'm Sorry, But...Weird Thing in the ClosetRemember When You...Odd Patient/Bad TherapistHey! Can You Lend Me a Hand?Interview with a Fairy Tale CharacterTeach a Blank to BlankMy Lips are SealedOpposites Stuck in an ElevatorTwo Words/Ten WordsMovie Character in Another MovieMusical ComedyToo Fast Sing-alongParody, Sweet ParodySingin' in the BlankRap the MenuThe "I Love You" SongWhose National Anthem is That? Prop ComedyIn My Country This Is...Dress Me!Model/PhotographerCan I Get a Patent?Wiggin' OutMoustaches and TiarasNow What?Human PropsSee the Prop; Be the PropHead Puppet TheaterHow Did This Get Here?Prop StoryClowning AroundTribute to Jonathan Winters Tech Comedy (Bonus Games)Sound EffectsPhoto BombingTalking Tom Cat AppMouthOff AppCartoon It!Lights, Camera, Action Alpha List of Games