I've got a Bachelor's in English, A Master's in Literature, and a PhD on the way in Linguistics. But I'd trade all three for 20 minutes that kill.
After 15 years teaching at the high school and college levels I realized all I care about is how many laughs I got during class.
When trying to illustrate a point about politics, society, religion, culture, or philosophy, I regularly use bits from stand-up acts (giving due credit of course). Not because comedy is important, but because those other things aren't.
You know all those statistics about how much TV Americans watch? I guess I'm an overachiever.
