Laugh Tracks

Carter gave his third and final class presentation yesterday. These presentations are based on original writing, but not necessarily original material.

For the first one (last fall), he presented the basic rules of football. The second one was a completely original story about a hobo and a spaceman (this involved those cool cardboard cutouts). For this final one, he decided to do a stand-up comedy routine of sorts.

Anyone who knows Carter knows this is right up his alley. He's always Mr. Entertainer. Always looking for a laugh. (So unlike his introverted parents.)

He found some classic jokes, new ones, even revised a few and offered "points to ponder" like why is there an expiration date on sour cream? I also downloaded a laugh track sound byte for a sound effect the teacher played occasionally during the routine.

I wasn't too concerned about how this would go. His teachers have always commented on his keen sense of humor and say Carter is quite comfortable speaking in front of the class.

Despite the fact he had to explain a few of the punchlines (like why the guy got fired at the M&M factory for throwing the W's a way), Carter said it went very well.

I'm pretty sure he's willing to do an encore, so if you're planning a summer party and looking for fresh (cheap) entertainment, just contact his agent...