Funny People Society
No matter how passionate we are about the work we do, we all have those days when we feel a bit deflated or lost. It’s important during those times to focus on something that recharges the inspiration within us.
One of those things for me is a group of college students from Cal State Fullerton called the Funny People Society.
I spent 5 years taking classes and workshops in Los Angeles and it is all anyone can do to get me back up to the area, or even close to it. But I don’t even think twice when asked to come up and coach or play with this group.
Shane Geller, a Fullerton student himself, has done a fantastic job getting this group together and guiding them. I’m grateful to David Escobedo for connecting us.
There is a kind of joy that comes from hanging out with this crew that is hard to describe. They are highly supportive and extremely clever.
You might at first walk into a room and think, uh oh, 20 (or so) college students, they’ll never listen to me. But they are beyond attentive and focused. And they exhibit this same support of each other.
They really remind me what improv is all about. It was the bit of inspiration I needed to pull me out of my creative rut. I’m already wondering when I can get back up there to coach and/or play with them again. Check them out below!