Snare

I've been told that I'm extremely good at deadpan. I'm so good, people have no clue I'm being, well, deadpan, which royally screws the purpose. A teacher of mine once said of me, "then she gives you that look, as if to say, 'Yes, you may now laugh.'" Because people couldn't gather from the context that the situation warranted it. I think it's a very American thing to expect humor to announce itself prior to arrival. That probably explains the success of a lot of comedians, especially now. Myspace has a new feature called "MySpace Comedy" and it's full of people mugging for the camera in that way only desperate comedians do, to let you know, "There's wacky stuff a-coming!!!" I'm not someone you expect humor from, because I'm not overweight and I don't make it a habit of wearing my hipster glasses (I have contacts). Therefore, I think it takes a lot of people by surprise. I know a lot of people who claim to love British comedy, but usually it's just Monty Python. And while Monty Python is certainly a treasure, I just think a lot of the fans just like saying, "We are the Knights who say NI!" PBS has been showing reruns of As Time Goes By, the Judi Dench/ Geoffrey Palmer comedy. I must confess I'm bowled over by Dench's impeccable delivery. I think she's an amazing comedic actress. But her name won't come up when you mention "funniest actors." No one expects a Dame to be funny.