identifying improviser laughs

arthursimone · Post by **arthursimone** » May 18th, 2007, 10:13 am

We've all been there on stage, lights cooking us in the face, unable to see the faces of audience, only able to communicate with the outside world when the occasional sound of laughter rings our little eardrums... But lo! there is that laugh, that one very recognizable laugh that means _____ is in the audience! At last! gratitude and validation! This, what we're doing on stage, will a) matter and b) continue!

my question:

Who in the AIC has the best laugh?

my vote: Dave Buckman

andrea · Post by **andrea** » May 18th, 2007, 10:38 am

i respectfully submit sara farr and shana merlin as my votes.

Roy Janik · Post by **Roy Janik** » May 18th, 2007, 10:47 am

Caitlin Sweet is back for the weekend, and she came to the Cinzano/PGraph show last night. We all loved hearing her delightful cackle in the audience once more.

As for favorites, I think it has to be Buckman's. Short but sweet.

Dave · Post by **Dave** » May 18th, 2007, 10:49 am

Jeremy's and Rachel's are my favorites to pick out when I am in a show.

Greg and Doug also has have great laughs that feel loving.

kbadr · Post by **kbadr** » May 18th, 2007, 10:51 am

There are a lot of distinct laughs. Buckman, Wallace, Caitlin, and I can still hear Jay Bernardo...no, seriously. He's yucking it up in Taiwan and it's keeping me up at nights...

But I think my favorite has got to be Lamb. When he laughs he sounds like he is, just for an instant, a being of pure joy.

vine311 · Post by **vine311** » May 18th, 2007, 10:56 am

I definitely can pick out all those laughs that have been mentioned above. Asaf, York, Jastroch and Terp all stand out for me as well. I'd have to say that Buckman is my favorite as well. He was one of the tougher coaches I've had and if I can make him laugh while I'm onstage, I'm secretly saying "yyyyyyeeeesssssss" in my head.

improvstitute · Post by **improvstitute** » May 18th, 2007, 11:10 am

kbadr wrote:But I think my favorite has got to be Lamb. When he laughs he sounds like he is, just for an instant, a being of pure joy.

Hard to pick just one, but gotta ditto the Bearded(less) One. Jeremy's laugh is very honest and genuine. I don't think he gives token laughs at all. He laughs only when something deserves laughter. If I am wrong, then you sir are an even better actor than I could have imagined (insert Dave Buckman laugh here).

Dave · Post by **Dave** » May 18th, 2007, 11:21 am

shando · Post by **shando** » May 18th, 2007, 11:28 am

Beard, Dave (especially if he's in the booth), and Jastroch.

TexasImprovMassacre · Post by **TexasImprovMassacre** » May 18th, 2007, 11:54 am

I am pleased when i hear chris trew laughing in his gaspy dying 6 year old girl laugh

York99 · Post by **York99** » May 18th, 2007, 12:14 pm

Sitting on the top row at the Hideout during TNA last night reinforced that Dave Buckman wins in my eyes and ears.

Let's face it -- that show was shit without Buckman.

jokes.

sara farr · Post by **sara farr** » May 18th, 2007, 12:26 pm

I love this topic!

Dave, Shana, Shannon, Jen, Andy, Chris, Arthur, Asaf, and Phil.

Mo Daviau · Post by **Mo Daviau** » May 18th, 2007, 1:27 pm

The stand-out laugh on three years worth of GGG videos is always Bob Apthorpe.

To me, anyway.

Roy Janik · Post by **Roy Janik** » May 18th, 2007, 1:30 pm

Also, it was really really sweet to hear my brother laughing in the audience. After 2 1/2 years, he finally came to see a show. It threw me for a second because I recognized the laugh, but couldn't place it to any of the improvisers I knew.

Also, although Kaci doesn't have a particularly distinctive laugh, once something hits her funny bone, she can be really loud and raucous.

Lindsey · Post by **Lindsey** » May 18th, 2007, 2:24 pm

Dav's are so varied. You've got the singular "(h)ah!" which signifies bemusement, and the more coveted, almost triumphant "hahhah!". You can really tell he's into it.