Viral Video Comedy Workshop
How can humor help your video message go viral? Clearly, laughter plays a role in promoting progressive values—on TV and on the web. Comedians and online activists from The Onion, 236.com and Comedy Central discuss what makes humor work online, showcase their examples of successful video and offer feedback on videos brought by attendees.
Baratunde is a comedian, writer and activist. He blogs at The Hufington post and as Jack Turner for Jack & Jill Politics.
Baratunde has authored three books, was nominated for the Bill Hicks Thought-Provoking Comedy Award, and Barack Obama called him “someone I need to know.” He was an early member of Laughing Liberally and has emceed the National Conference for Media Reform, YearlyKos and SXSW. He’s been featured on NPR, BBC, CNN, The NY Times, C-SPAN and ComedyCentral.com.
Baratunde speaks at colleges and conferences around the country and lives in NYC where he works for The Onion.
Comedian and writer Lee Camp has performed at events that featured John Edwards, Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama. He's headlined more than 300 colleges in the past four years and writes humor for HuffingtonPost and 236.com. He's also part of Laughing Liberally, and most recently you may have seen the viral clip of him calling Fox News a "parade of propaganda" while live on their morning show. Catch more of him at www.LeeCamp.net and www.YouTube.com/LeeCamp.
Katie Halper is a comic, writer, and filmmaker from/based in NYC. A founder of Laughing Liberally and director of the The Tank, Katie performs throughout the country and has made Al Franken, Joe Wilson, and Jim Hightower laugh. Her favorite audience is NetRoots Nation, where she never has to denerdify her comedy.
Katie blogs for the HuffingtonPost, Alternet, 23/6, WorkingLife, CultureKitchen, and Takepart.com. Katie's award-winning documentary, "La memoria es vaga," is about Spain’s historical memory. Her next documentary is "Another Camp Is Possible," about her camp’s non-violent and socially-conscious alternative to Color Wars, “The Peace Olympics.”
