tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1713787600759594848.post751598777762108890..comments2024-03-22T15:48:22.502+03:00Comments on The Mikocheni Report: Laughing Our Way To Better Politics. Elsie Eyakuze-http://www.blogger.com/profile/13101928879201073169noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1713787600759594848.post-23283826700172426402012-11-06T09:34:16.343+03:002012-11-06T09:34:16.343+03:00My experience with comedy I have loved has always ...My experience with comedy I have loved has always been that it's periphery, sitting-on-the-bench, only-subtly biased poking. Take stand-up for example; all my favorite comedians graze over 30 issues in 30 minutes, obnoxiously and fearlessly dissing people and events that fuel their jokes. They don't go into dialogue or intellectual debate. But somehow, peoples' laughter (approval) akhttp://www.vijana.fmnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1713787600759594848.post-53633845122789594662012-11-05T14:21:38.013+03:002012-11-05T14:21:38.013+03:00@AK: Always good to hear from you madam. My sense ...@AK: Always good to hear from you madam. My sense is that it depends on whom you want to convince and how deeply you want to go into an issue. National media and public events have the advantage of reach, great tools for dissemination of messages to a wide and public audience and fostering public dialogue. Access to social media is still on the lower side, not the best place for that kind of Elsie Eyakuze-https://www.blogger.com/profile/13101928879201073169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1713787600759594848.post-42106739440572483842012-11-05T13:06:36.372+03:002012-11-05T13:06:36.372+03:00You can say that again. I'm waiting for the ar...You can say that again. I'm waiting for the army of stand-up comedians in TZ to crack ribs (read: embarrass the suits) over the senseless contradictions we see around us. Maybe shouting time is over and utani time is in. Question though: Do you think this is more efficiently done via national media/venue setups, or self-organized social media channels?akhttp://www.vijana.fmnoreply@blogger.com