Jokes aside, M.A.C.C organised a comedy workshop

JOHOR BAHRU – The MACC trio, Douglas Lim, Kuah Jenhan and Phoon Chi Ho enthralled the audience with their wittiness and their knowledge of presenting the ‘punch’ in their jokes. [VIDEO]

Some 30 enthusiastic people participated in a free comedy workshop organised by Malaysian Association of Chinese Comedians (MACC) during the JB Arts Festival on September 12, 2013.

The MACC trio, Douglas Lim, Kuah Jenhan and Phoon Chi Ho enthralled the audience with their wittiness and also with their knowledge of presenting the ‘punch’ in their jokes.

The workshop started with with two warm up sessions with words association’ and ‘lame props comments’.

Intensifying the process, the three trainers emphasised on the ‘I’ statement as one of the first step in creating jokes, followed by assumptions expected from the audience on this statement.

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Aiyoh! It’s not easy telling a joke…

 

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The enthusiastic and happy participants (Photo courtesy of Kenneth Wong)

 

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What’s tickling their funny bone? (Photo courtesy of Kenneth Wong)

 

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The word association warm-up (Photo courtesy of Kenneth Wong)

 

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Douglas Lim with participant Tan Eng Suan

 

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Douglas enthralling the crowd with his wittiness

 

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Why so glum?

 

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Lee-Jean Fung

Lee-Jean is a citizen journalist, who actively promotes laughter as the best medicine. She lives in Johor Bahru.