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Now that Jim Rash Has an Oscar, He's Finally Worthy of Writing for 'Community'

by | October 5th, 2012

Community cast member Jim Rash won an Oscar this year for co-authoring the screenplay to The Descendants, and now that he's achieved the highest honor in screenwriting, Community's writers have finally given in and let him write an episode of the show. Vulture reports that Rash will be scripting one episode for the upcoming fourth season of Community (which begins Oct. 19th). If I were him, I'd drag that Oscar into the Community writers' room and every time another Community writer would try to give me a note on a line or a scene, I'd hold up my Oscar and say, "Excuse me? How many Oscars do you [...]

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Could You Get Paid to Laugh Infectiously?

by | January 2nd, 2012

Laughter ringers are people with infectious laughs that live-audience sitcoms plant in the audience to get the rest of the crowd going, and this article by Joel Warner investigates what it takes to join their ranks. It's definitely a good idea to try laughing as loudly as you can right now, immediately, wherever you are. Otherwise you'll never know.

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