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How to Be a Really Famous Actor (And Other Acting Tips), Friday, Period 1

"Hey, you made it back. 'Grats on not being losers," Lucas said as the class began. "I'm breaking up the semester so you'll get some time learning about all three movie genres that are worth anything at the box office. And we're starting with the easiest genre, comedy. Really, anyone can make someone laugh. All you really have to do is fart at the right time. Well, that's all you have to do. Farting's beneath me. You'll never catch me farting for a laugh. A-listers don't have to unless they really need a paycheck, or they're pretenders to the crown."

"But hey, you want to fart, go ahead and fart. I'll just grab a gas mask," Lucas said. "Anyway, the key to comedy - besides farting - is that you don't have to be funny. Unless you're really good at improv - and based on last week, none of you are... except for maybe the frog kid. That bear thing cracked me up - you're going to be completely dependent on what people who are SO MUCH funnier than you write. Don't admit thatin the press. The writers know the deal. All the credit goes to you. You can even say that you improved your lines, nobody will say anything else because they're beneath you. But hey, if they figure out how to become directors, then they'll get some credit. Until then, be sure to sell those bastards out like your career depends on it, because it probably does."

"And that's all comedy acting is. It's lying about how funny you are. And if you're good enough at that while you're reading those things actual funny people wrote for you to say, then somebody might believe you and give you more work, or maybe a Golden Globe," Lucas said. "And remember, you get to drink at that show."

"So, here's what we're doing today," Lucas said, reaching under his desk to pull out a bunch of joke books and tossing them indiscriminately toward his students.

Because if they got hit in the face, it would be funny.

"Grab a book, grab a partner, make them laugh. If they don't laugh, you're doing something wrong because a lot of those jokes are great. Go ahead and fart if you're getting desperate," Lucas encouraged. "We'll know that you suck, but at least you'll make it another day in the business. I'll be around to give some tips on delivery if you're dying out there." Or, more likely, he would heckle.

[OOC: Really, he's more throwing them to the students, only a little high. But obviously, feel free to catch or dodge or bat away any joke books. They're small, 100 page softcover things, so they're not going to hurt that bad, even if they do hit....]

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Kate Gregson

Calvin

Caroline Forbes

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Listen to Lucas talk about how to be a total hack sellout of a comedic actor and LOOK OUT, BOOKS! FLYING THROUGH THE AIR. KNOCK KNOCK. WHO'S THERE? A BOOK IN YOUR FACE! A BOOK IN YOUR OW SON OF A BITCH! YEAH, EXACTLY.

Ahem.

Kate looked pretty pleased with herself as she listened to the lecture, her thoughts on something other other than Lucas.

Well, at least before the books started flying.

Caroline caught a book just before it smacked her in the face and she frowned at the idea of getting hit with books before paging through the super lame jokes. At least she thought she might get some use out of the insults.

As soon as those books started flying, Nathan brought his hands up to defend his beautiful face and started cursing nonstop. There wasn't a word that was coming out of his mouth that wasn't vulgar in some way.

He kind of forgot he was in a class when he was getting fucking books thrown at him. If this insane professor broke his nose, he was suing.

Peter was loving this. He didn't think Lucas was as good as Lucas thought he was (he'd say 'pretty good', which was good enough for the sort of movies he made as far as Peter could judge from the one last night).

He did, however, duck out of the way of a flying joke book before catching one that was at a better angle.

Quinn caught a book just before it would have slammed into her shoulder.

Well, it wasn't so much "catch" as "deflect so it bounced into her lap." It still counted! ... and still pissed her off.

Robin ducked the first flying book, which would have been funnier with more Muppets, and possibly more flying books. And maybe chickens.

The next one knocked him off the desk and onto the floor.

Lucas Lee was right. It was funny. Because if there's one thing Muppets are good at, it was selling slapstick.

You have books. Hopefully you had decent reflexes. Now it's time to tell some jokes. Grab a partner and try to make each other laugh.

Kate... had actually surprised herself by catching the book that had threatened to hit her square in the face. And that surprise had distracted her from complaining loudly about the teacher throwing fucking books at them, Jesus Christ what was wrong with him?

She glanced idly around for a partner.

Robin hopped up onto a nearby desk, joke book in hand. "Hi Kate! Wanna partner up?"

After checking to make sure his face was fine, Nathan had picked up one of the books and was paging through it while waiting for a partner. Going through a lame ass joke book was better than standing up and making the wild accusations against Caroline that he wanted to make. She'd probably convince everyone that he was drunk and stupid when he was right! This time, he wasn't even the wrong one!

Seriously, there were going to be words at some point.

Ooh, perfect person to try her insult joke book on! Caroline decided she'd start simple with a smirk. "I bet your brain feels as good as new, seeing that you've never used it."

"What did you do to me?" Nathan asked, ignoring her statement and the assignment for the moment. "And don't play fucking dumb either, I know you did something. Did you use some secret -- "

He wiggled both sets of fingers at her, still glaring.

" -- gypsy magic? Or did you put me under some sort of curse?"

Caroline tilted her head at him like he was speaking a foreign language. "Was that supposed to be funny? You really ought to considering coming up with better punchlines for your jokes, Nathan."

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