It’s so crazy, it just might work…
Comedy has always been a great coping mechanism, can it also be a catalyst for change? JJJ:Comedy for a Change, an international conference taking place at the Jerusalem Cinematheque on December 21 & 22, 2014, will explore the potential of comedy to open hearts and minds.
Famously funny minds will gather in Jerusalem for two days of brainstorming, discussion and sharing the secrets of social change comedy. The full program and ticket information may be found on the Comedy for a Change website.
Program Highlights:
A competition to create the next viral video-with-a-message, à la “the ice bucket challenge.”
Director of BBC Television, Danny Cohen will talk to Channel 2 Evening News Anchor Yonit Levi about the role of entertainment in generating a social change.
Writers Mika Almog and Youval Friedman will share insider info on former Israeli President Shimon Peres’ viral video: “Job Hunting.”
Steve Bodow (US, The Daily Show) and Dan Patterson (UK, Mock the Week) will participate in a panel discussion on the connection between comedy and the news.
Writers and executives of the American, German and Israeli versions of The Office will talk about comedy transcending geographic and cultural boundaries.
Comedy director Alon Gur-Arie will talk about how to use humor to drive home a message.
Two Israeli comedians, two Arab comedians and one savvy mediator draft the treaty that solves the problems of the Middle East.
