Introduction to Comedy

Extension

* No, Yes, No 10 Mins

Make an audience. Place a chair on the “stage.”
One volunteer sits in front of the class.
One by one, each member of the class must ask them a question.
One person in the seat will be asked five questions.
They cannot answer with “Yes,” “No” or “Maybe” or else they’re out. For example: Audience: Do you need the toilet? Person on chair: I don’t think I do, Audience: Are you hungry? Person on chair: I ate before I came here

Make an audience. Place a chair on the ‘stage’
One volunteer sits in front of the class.
The person on the chair closes their eyes.
The teacher points at a student who must say “Tomato ketchup,” but in a way that disguises their voice e.g. squeaky, low, robot-like, alien-like.
The person on the chair then has two guesses as to who the voice came from.
If they guess correctly, they swap with a new person.
If not, they have one more turn

Make an audience. Place a chair on the “stage.”
One volunteer sits in front of the class.
One by one, each member of the class must ask them a question.
Emphasise that each question can only be asked once so we have a different question every time.
The person on the chair can only answer with the word “chicken.” They must do so with a straight face.
Encourage the audience to be clever and creative with questions. They can be cheeky but not offensive e.g. “What’s your sisters name?”
If they laugh, their turn is over and someone else must take their place.
They answer five questions to win and then swap with someone new.
You can swap the word “chicken” with other funny words. Elicit ideas from the class. “Sausage,” “candy floss,” “banana,” and “marshmallows” are good ones.