Oh, that's too bad. There is this awful flu going around though, so I understand BUT that means you missed Rob's thing. Maybe he can give you a recap. I'll give you the beginning part...he had a nail through his head and he was wearing these huge glasses...ha ha, he really was. Yeah, he took them off as soon as he could though.
So, uh, okay, I'll give a small recap anyway, Rob and Tamra talked about what made comedy funny and here's a few:
1-Close to home (something you can actually relate to)
2-the ridiculous (Seinfeld Style), though it can't be so ridiculous that you can't relate to it BUT the tiny things that irritate can actually make you giggle.
3-Taking the dramatic and making it light. I thought it was really interesting (and something I hadn't thought about before), but Rob pointed out that 'Life is Beautiful' is a comedy...a very sad comedy, but a comedy nonetheless. I remember laughing (and uh...crying) very hard while watching it. I suppose you could have someone tell the same story (say of a date gone wrong) and you can get a very different meaning out of each take, be it drama...or comedy, it's all in the take.
There, I hope that helps a little, and hope your tummy feels better, oh, will I resist, will I resist? No, I'm going to be cheesy...laughter is the best medicine, and I hope you feel better already (ack, I'm sure you probably feel worse)!