Week 1- Doc Brown

With the idea of timing, I'd like to look at a different type of comedy; music.
Doc Brown is a stand up comedian who uses his culture in rap to explore comedy.

Music allows many different elements to be added to a Stand up routine. The first is 

un-expectancy; the title 'My Proper Tea' has the phonology of 'My Property', this combined with the rap beginning with Doc inviting a friend into his home creates the idea that the rap could be about crime in his home and so when the idea of this extreme is crushed by an anger about the every day making of tea, it Doc gets a positive reaction.

The second element is of timing and physicality; towards the end of his rap, Doc, in time the the music, finishes stirring his tea, un-expectedly shoots his un-reliable friend, and drinks the tea (all done without props or another actor). This too is comical, I think a part of this is because Doc does it so well.

Another element, in my opinion, is Doc's ego and edge as a rapper similarly as Jeremy Lion has an edge as a child's entertainer. Doc Brown is Ben Baily Smith's stage name; Doc I believe is a reference is Doctor Dre, a successful rapper, which adds to the idea of culture within his ego. Brown may also add to the idea of culture as a reference to the colour of his skin with black culture being the roots of rap. Doc Brown is also the name of a character from 'Back to the Future' who is an old scientist which may represent the more delicate side of Doc which is better shown in his rap 'Slang 101' but shown by the fact that he in 'on the fence' in terms of politics, showing no truly strong beliefs in areas that most rap artists do, and that he is only truly angered by the wrong making of tea, something also associated with an old man.

Finally, Doc Brown's 'My Proper Tea' is funny because it's relatable; we make tea almost every day of our lives, for ourselfs, our friends, for some our parents and everybody likes their tea a different way which is why, to some extent, we can relate to Doc for being raged at his Tea not being made right. Me and my girlfriend laugh because we, like Doc says, put the milk in first and so in that aspect it's relatable to us.

To conclude, unlike Doc Brown I have no true culture elements that I think I could manipulate in a routine, except from possibly in my subject areas, and so music may not be an effective element to add to my routine however he does stress to me the idea that I could develop and exaggerate my ego to create a positive reaction.