but that is why God (or was it Steve Jobs?) created
#Q3. Two tweets I remember really made me
the "block" option.
laugh.
#Q2. I don't really use any material from my
routines in Tweets. I usually write jokes that are
topical and have a very short shelf life. It allows me
One was by @jimmycarr that read:
'Leanne Rimes. No it doesn't'
to get some jokes out there that are fun for the day,
Another was retweeted by a comic friend in the US
but nothing I really want to hang onto or explore in
that read: 'People who listen to Pitbull get a bad rap'
a routine.
#Q3. To be honest I don't have any particular
favourites when it comes to Tweets. I'm more
likely to retweet pictures of kittens or baby animals
being adorable. Invariably I read funny tweets by
people like Patton Oswalt or Wil Anderson and
laugh in the moment, but by the time it comes to
remembering them I'm already looking at pictures
of baby hippos.
Tim Ferguson: @withtimferguson
#Q1. It's free. Comedians are obsessively frugal
(we never know if our jokes will dry up) so
Twitter's a prudent selling tool. Many Australians
hate to be seen selling (the convict-streak at work) –
Twitter allows a brief and painless broadcast of gigs
with minimal evidence we do this for a living.
Dave Thornton: @dave_thorno
I have no shame selling, but enjoy the
subterfuge of understatement Twitter offers.
#Q1. It's free advertising, and because people have
#Q2. I generate Twitter-specific material – one-
actively followed you promotion is encouraged and
liners, parody headlines, anomalous questions – so
not seen as an annoyance, i.e. a pop up ad on
it's no hassle at all. The discipline of being amusing
YouTube. Also, through trial and error I've found
in 140 characters forces any gags to be punchy and
out it's easier than calling individual people up and
clear. I like that discipline, keep it sharp.
cheaper than skywriting.
#Q2. I'm fine with it. Twitter forces you to be
productive, so put a joke out there, burn it and it'll
force you to write another one (hopefully better).
#Q3. Wil Anderson @Wil_Anderson ‘Farnsey snubbed as judge on The Voice after he
told every contestant they were the voice and got
mad that they didn't try to understand it.’